Dudley Council plan for £25m facility to develop ‘very light rail’ Jan 11, 2018 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council have put forward plans to develop a facility in the region which will develop light rail technology. They’ve put forward a planning application which would see a £25m transport hub which would offer an alternative to heavier rail travel or traditional metro transport systems. The council was allocated £18m of funding […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Strong line-up announced for the Birmingham Development Plans Conference Jan 10, 2018 On the 24th January, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together at the Birmingham Development Plans conference – one of the City’s largest business events of the year within the property and construction industry. The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s biggest names in business lead a regional […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£100m Redditch Eastern Gateway project is a step closer Jan 5, 2018 A development which could be situated at junctions A4023 & A435 east of Redditch has taken a step closer after Redditch Council gave it the green light, subject to legal agreements. The development, which would see more than 2,500 jobs created in the region, went before the council chiefs last month. The project, which lies […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Conference to set out development plans & opportunities in Worcester Jan 3, 2018 On the 16th January, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together at the Worcester Development Plans conference – one of the City’s largest business events of the year within the property and construction industry. The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see five of the region’s biggest names in the construction and […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Landlord raises alarm about pace of Birmingham office lettings Dec 19, 2017 Potential occupiers are taking too long to mull over their office requirements in Birmingham, one of the city’s leading landlords has warned at a Built Environment Networking conference. Richard Norgove, property director at Hortons Estates, said at the West Midlands Development & Regeneration Plans conference, that he was concerned about the upcoming pipeline of prospective […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Built Environment Networking: Podcast EP10 – West Midlands Dec 15, 2017 In our newest edition of Built Environment Networking Podcasts we hear exclusively from the speakers at our West Midlands Development & Regeneration Plans Conference. This behind the scenes podcast sees Phil Laycock deliver a Q&A with leading figures of the construction and property market giving honest answers to some strong questioning. The exclusive audio footage […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Business case for Birmingham International transport hub given green light Dec 14, 2017 Council chiefs have agreed a £286 million business case for a major transport hub next to Birmingham International Airport and The National Exhibition Centre. The scheme plans to create a huge transportation hub at Birmingham International Station in Solihull, which links the existing rail infrastructure and new high speed network together with air, trams, buses, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New heritage park & city centre hotel to galvanise Coventry Nov 14, 2017 Ian Harrabin, chairman of the Historic Coventry trust, is to create a new heritage park in the grounds of the medieval Carthusian monastery on the outskirts of the city centre. He said that the monks’ cells will be restored to create new hotel accommodation and a new events venue will be built in the gardens. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
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
Ten acre site on the edge of Birmingham City Centre wins consent Sep 30, 2017 Birmingham’s biggest private landlord has secured outline permission for the redevelopment of 10-acre site on the edge of the city centre, Business Environment Networking’s recent event in the city heard. Mark Lee, chief executive of the Calthorpe Estate, told at the Birmingham Development Plans event that outline permission has been granted for the redevelopment of […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
