Highways England Announces 15-Mile Upgrade Nov 26, 2019 Highways England has unveiled plans which will see the 15-mile stretch of the A12 between Chelmsford and Marks Tey upgraded. [emaillocker id=”71749″] The announcement will see the road widened, whilst there are four options for a new route between Kelvedon and Marks Tey also proposed. The scheme is one of many set to be discussed […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Conference to set out regeneration and development opportunities and major plans within Essex Oct 30, 2019 On the 12th November, prominent business leaders within the construction and property industry will come together for the Essex and South East Development Plans Conference in Chelmsford – one of the region’s largest business events of the year within the construction sector. The event, hosted by Built Environment Networking, will see some of the region’s […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Focus on contracting delivers strong annual performance for Willmott Dixon Jun 20, 2019 Privately-owned construction and fit-out company, Willmott Dixon has recorded positive financial results for the 12 months to 31 December 2018. The company saw turnover rise by £54 million to £1.323 billion, while profit before tax rose by 55% to £37.5 million. These figures were bolstered through the significant levels of activity in the Midlands, with […] Posted by: Adil Kotia Read more
Essex County Council in discussions with Whitehall over viability tests Dec 3, 2018 Essex County Council has fired a warning shot over developers who use viability studies to wriggle out of housing projects. Cllr Gagan Mohindra, Cabinet Member for Economic Development, told delegates at our Essex and South East Development Plans Event that he has had discussions with central government about developers who use such methods or other […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Chelmsford conference to set out development opportunities and major plans within Essex and the South East Sep 17, 2018 On the 14th November, prominent business leaders within the construction and property industry will come together for the Essex and South East Development Plans Conference in Chelmsford – one of the region’s largest business events of the year within the construction sector. The event, sponsored by Willmott Dixon, will see some of the region’s leading […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
University of Cambridge breaks into housing delivery ‘big league’ Apr 30, 2018 The University of Cambridge is on track to be one of the major housing developers in the south of England this year, our Cambridge Universities Development Plans Conference has heard. Heather Topel, Project Director of the university’s North-West Cambridge development, told the event that 150 homes in the scheme’s first phase have already been built, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Garden Town must be more than a marketing tool – Essex Environment Chief Dec 7, 2017 The term garden community should not be watered down to a promotional tool for housing development, Essex council’s heads of planning has told a Built Environment Networking conference. Nicola Beach, executive director for infrastructure and environment at Essex County Council, said at last week’s BEN Harlow and Essex Development Plans conference that planned garden cities […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
