Government in talks with Manchester authority on land clean up fund Aug 23, 2017 The new pan-Manchester authority is negotiating with the government to create a new fund to remediate the conurbation’s contaminated brownfield sites. Eamonn Boylan, chief executive of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority said that contamination, often the legacy of Manchester’s industrial past, was a big obstacle to bringing forward sites for development across the conurbation. “Land […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
BBC slammed over country estate sale 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
Viability impact warning over post-Grenfell Tower building regulation review Changes to building regulations likely to be triggered by last month’s Grenfell Tower fire disaster will have an impact on the viability of high rise projects, a leading property investor has said. Ed Crockett, director of residential fund management at Aberdeen Asset Management, told a Built Environment Networking event on Birmingham development plans, said the […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Glasgow to unveil city centre residential plans Glasgow council is putting the finishing touches on a city centre residential strategy, a Built Environment Networking event in the city has heard. Patrick Flynn, head of housing and regeneration at the Glasgow City Council, told the Scottish Development Plans event on July 15th that the authority would be publishing its city centre residential strategy […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Winter gardens refurb set to restore Blackpool to Conference Premier League The refurbishment of Blackpool’s iconic Winter Gardens will put Britain’s biggest seaside resort back on the map as a major conference destination, a Built Environment Networking event heard last week. The renowned conference facility is currently about to undergo a £25m revamp, due to commence in September that will enable it to cater for up […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
New plans unveiled for Leeds city centre expansion plan. Developer CEG is on the verge of submitting an application to regenerate a 6 acre site on Leeds’ South Bank, which forms a key plank of the council’s plans to expand the city centre, delegates at a Built Environment Networking event heard last week. At the West Yorkshire Development Plans event, which was held in […] Posted by: Keith Griffiths Read more
Huddersfield University set for new developments Jul 22, 2017 Huddersfield University are heavily investing in new buildings to attract students to study in Yorkshire. A new £30m development will see the Barbara Hepworth Building become a start of the art facility for students studying art, design and architecture. Colin Blair, recently made an MBE in the New Years Honours, will be speaking at our […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Rising nimby backlash frustrates social housing delivery Oct 20, 2014 Bristol is delivering a tenth of the new affordable housing that it needs. That was the blunt message from a member of the city’s mayoral housing commission at last week’s Bristol Development Plans 2014 event. Oona Goldsworthy, chief executive of the locally-based United Communities Housing Association, said that Bristol mayor George Ferguson’s Homes Commission had […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
New scheme will put Coventry on the euro map Oct 15, 2014 Coventry’s Friargate development is a scheme of potentially European significance, the scheme’s developer has claimed. Delivering the closing keynote presentation at Built Environment Networking’s Coventry Development Plans 2014 event, Stephen Reynolds said: “I can’t think of another city that can put forward 36 acres of developable land by a railway station. This is at least- […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Historic University faces major revamp to meet needs of today’s students Oct 12, 2014 Glasgow University’s historic main campus must be significantly revamped in order to meet the educational needs of today, its director of estates has warned. Ann Allen outlined her organisation’s development plans in the closing keynote presentation at the Glasgow University Investment Plans event organised by Built Environment Networking. She said more than half of the […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
