Developer Gets Green Light On Appeal For Wales Project

  Developer Wales & West Housing Association has won an appeal to deliver ‘much-needed’ affordable homes in Gwersyllt in Wrexham. The scheme, which was initially refused by Wrexham Council, was sent on appeal to the Welsh Government and their appointed planning inspector has now overturned that decision. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The housing association, who’re speaking at […]

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Sustainable ‘Living’ Building Revealed For Swansea

Hacer Developments have revealed proposals for their newest Swansea city centre development – and it is set to be covered in plants and trees. A planning application has now been submitted to Swansea Council, and developer Hacer is hoping that the scheme, once approved, could begin as early as April 2020 – and they’ll be […]

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Regeneration Specialist Compares Swansea Transformation to “Victorian” Proportions

Swansea is embracing the changing nature of Britain’s high streets, a leading Councillor has said. Cllr Rob Stewart, Cabinet Member for Economy and Strategy, told delegates at our High Streets Development Conference that the scale of changes occurring across Swansea was transformational: “About 70% of our city centre is under redevelopment, regeneration or being refurbished […]

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Dock Marine: The £60M Marine Energy Project in Pembroke

The Swansea Bay City Deal’s Joint Committee last week signed-off a detailed business case for the £60 million Pembroke Dock Marine project, which will now be submitted to the UK Government and Welsh Government for final approval. The project that will place Wales at the heart of global marine energy innovation is seeking £28 million […]

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Welsh Government Favouring Newport for Development to Prevent Over-Expansion of Cardiff

The Welsh Government says it wants to make Newport “the focus for regional growth and investment” and says Cardiff “cannot continue to expand indefinitely”. The Welsh Government and Newport City Council are speaking to our up coming Wales event. [emaillocker id=”71749″] But Cardiff council has criticised the idea, revealed in the Welsh Government’s proposed new […]

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New Gas-Fired Power Station Approved for Swansea

A new £90 million gas-fired power station in Swansea has been given the go-ahead. The application for Abergelli Power Station, submitted by Drax Group Plc, was referred to the Secretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy for the final decision. Drax Group are speaking at our upcoming energy development conference.  The decision to […]

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Bridgend – New police training centre planned

The four-storey police learning centre would be built in Cowbridge Road alongside a human resources building and a two-storey gym, if approved. Plans were submitted by The Police and Crime Commissioner (PCC) for SWP and said the development would provide the police with their own in-house on-site training and recruitment centre, saving them having to […]

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Sypro secures key role in £738m Transport for Wales infrastructure project

Across the board deployment of Sypro Contract Manager software in: Improved connectivity for 1.5 million people Electrification of 172km of track Five new rail stations Improvement to all 52 rail stations within the Cardiff valley region  Hull-based construction software providers, Sypro, has been announced as a key partner in a landmark Transport for Wales infrastructure […]

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“We need your help”

As hosts of the leading built environment networking events, we are always looking at ways we can improve and modernise to ensure we are providing everyone with an outstanding experience. We have recently partnered with Constructing Rainbows to look at ways we can encourage a more diverse audience to our events. We know that by […]

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Pagabo and Built Environment Networking announce new partnership

Pagabo and Built Environment Networking – the UK’s leading provider of construction and networking events – are pleased to announce their new partnership which will allow Pagabo to continue connecting valued clients to the very best the construction industry offers – Simply Better Procurement. Pagabo support public sector organisations across the UK by providing a […]

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