Devolution to further benefit the West Midlands and Greater Manchester Nov 14, 2017 Greater Manchester and the west midlands are the only two city-regions which are likely to receive more devolved powers, the chief executive of Coventry council has revealed at a Built Environment Networking Conference. Responding to questions at BEN’s Coventry Development Plans event, Martin Reeves said there would be announcements on further devolution ‘over the next […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Liverpool Council seeks partner for Garden Festival revamp Oct 26, 2017 Liverpool council will be going out to the market later this year for a development partner to regenerate the derelict Garden Festival site, a senior official has told a recent Built Environment Networking event. Mark Kitts, the local authority’s assistant director for development housing and planning, said at BEN’s Liverpool Development Plans event, held in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
‘Positive’ conversations underway for new high-rise build at London Bridge Oct 23, 2017 Great Portland Estates is due to submit plans early next year for a new high rise building at London Bridge, a Built Environment Networking Event has heard. Andrew White, development director of GPE, told the London Development Plans event earlier this month, that the company hoped to submit its application for a 352,000 sq ft […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Variations in construction costs proving to be a barrier in modern construction Oct 19, 2017 Variations in construction costs are a bigger barrier to increased housing delivery than those in land values, the UK’s biggest private landlord told the West Yorkshire economic growth conference. Ed Ellerington, director of PRS at Grainger, “I don’t think land values is the biggest problem. In the majority of cases across the country, you get […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Opportunities for the North as ‘Northshoring’ trend continues Oct 19, 2017 Leeds is not doing enough to attract professional services firms seeking to relocate operations from London, the chairman of one of the world’s leading law firms has told Built Environment Networking’s West Yorkshire Economic Growth conference. Global chairman of Eversheds, Paul Smith, told the keynote session at the event that legal companies were seeking to […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
North of England hub airport a key focus at the West Yorkshire Economic Growth Conference Oct 19, 2017 The government’s senior trade official in Yorkshire has expressed disappointment that the north of England has never successfully put forward the case for its own hub airport. Mark Robson, Yorkshire & Humber regional director at the Department of International Trade, said that a shortage of direct air routes to overseas destination was holding back business […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Central Square sets new bar for Cardiff Oct 17, 2017 Cardiff’s speculatively built Central Square has set a new standard for development in the Welsh capital, the city council’s head of economic development has told a Built Environment Networking event. Ken Pool highlighted the scheme, which is located between the Principality rugby stadium and the city’s mainline railway station, at BEN’s Cardiff Development Plans event […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
‘Heart of Slough’ regeneration set to take big step forward Oct 16, 2017 A council backed joint venture is due to unveil proposals for one of the south east of England’s biggest regeneration projects, a Built Environment Networking event has heard. Andy Howell. general manager of the JV, told BEN’s Thames Valley Major Development Plans event earlier this month, that the 10-acre site for the ‘Heart of Slough’ […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Sheffield Council big to restore Meadowhall as number one Oct 10, 2017 Sheffield council has approved detailed plans for a £300m extension to Meadowhall in a bid to restore the mall’s position as the north of England’s top shopping destination. The local authority’s s chief executive John Mothersole told Built Environment Networking’s Sheffield Development Plans event, which took place in the city last month, that the council […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Network of fast city to city trains proposal to be submitted at the end of the year Oct 10, 2017 Detail is still light on plans for the so-called Crossrail of the North, the Director of the region’s transport quango has admitted. Nigel Foster, director of strategy at Transport for the North, said in a session at the West Yorkshire economic growth conference that the business case for the line to link up the region’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
