Government warned over Surrey housing numbers Nov 20, 2017 Surrey’s local authorities will be unable to meet the increased housing output being demanded by ministers, the county council’s cabinet property supremo has told a Built Environment Networking conference. The government recently announced that it is planning to change the way it calculates how many new homes councils need to plan for in their local […] 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
£8.4bn price tag for Oxfordshire infrastructure Sep 30, 2017 Oxfordshire requires approximately £8.4bn worth of infrastructure investment by 2040, a Built Environment Networking event has heard. Sue Halliwell, Oxfordshire County Council’s director for planning & place, revealed the emerging findings of the OxIS study that at BEN’s Oxfordshire Development Plans event last month. She said the study had shown that the county’s transport funding […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
BBC slammed over country estate sale Aug 23, 2017 The BBC has been slammed as ‘irresponsible’ for selling off an estate that it owns outside Reading without properly consulting the local authority’s planners. Tony Page, deputy leader of Reading council, speaking at a recent Built Environment Networking event in the town, criticised the way that the public broadcaster was selling the 93-acre Caversham house […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Reading’s success fuels development demand Sep 24, 2014 Reading’s economic success in recent years is fuelling strong demand for development across all sectors, according to the town’s borough council. Councillor Tony Page, deputy leader of Reading Borough Council, told a Built Environment Networking Event on ‘Reading General Development Plans 2014’ at Reading’s Town Hall, that development investment was sorely needed. “There are major […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Thames Valley universities reveal development plans May 9, 2014 Universities are planning major development pushes to attract students in an increasingly competitive market, according to the University of Oxford, Oxford Brookes University and Buckinghamshire New University. The universities were speaking about their development pipelines and strategies at the Built Environment Networking event on Thames Valley Universities Investment Plans 2014, held in Oxford Town Hall. […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Wise up: Universities want more from their estates May 9, 2014 Construction firms must adapt to universities’ ever-increasing demands from their estates, according to Sue Holmes, chair elect of the Association of University Directors of Estates (AUDE). Holmes presented an overview of the higher education development market at the Built Environment Networking event on Thames Valley Universities Investment Plans 2014, held in Oxford Town Hall. Holmes, […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Lance Taylor from RLB talks about why he wanted to be our first National Sponsors Apr 21, 2014 Listen to why Lance Taylor, Chief Executive of Rider Levett Bucknall wanted to be our first National Sponsor.. [cincopa A4CAtOLvsYIu] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
