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McLaren lodges fresh Reading Broad Street Mall plan

22/2/24

The development arm of contractor McLaren has submitted fresh plans for the redevelopment of Broad Street Mall in Reading town centre.

Developer wanted for Limmo tower blocks

20/2/24

Places for London, Transport for London's commercial property company, is searching for a partner to work with in east London.

Places for London is looking for a private sector partner for a development scheme at the Limmo...

Digbeth Gateway scheme approved

20/2/24

Plans for a major residential development in Birmingham's Digbeth Quarter have received planning permission.

Garrison Circus, being brought forward by Birmingham-based residential developer and investor Sama Investments, will have...

Demolition of Birmingham Ringway Centre approved

19/2/24

Developer Commercial Estates Group has finally secured planning for a triple tower scheme of over 1,750 flats on the site of the vast curving Ringway Centre block in central Birmingham.

McLaren gets green light for Liverpool student scheme

19/2/24

Liverpool City Council has granted a resolution to approve planning permission to McLaren Property for a 242-bed student accommodation scheme on Myrtle Street, neighbouring the University of Liverpool campus.

Birmingham Broad Street's scaled-back tower passes planning

16/2/24

A planned tower block in Birmingham has been substantially reduced in size.

Housebuilders hit out at continuing delay to crucial second staircases guidance

16/2/24

Building Safety Regulator says no ‘definitive timescale’ for publication of regulations as firms warn of schemes being stalled further

Revised plans submitted for UK’s joint-tallest building

15/2/24

A revised planning application has been submitted for a 74-storey tower in the City of London, which would be the joint-tallest building in Western Europe.

Plan lodged for 700-bed London Stratford student tower

15/2/24

Dominus Real Estate and Queen Mary University of London have jointly submitted plans for a 700-bed student room tower in Stratford, London.

Stanhope submits full planning application for revised 1 Undershaft

14/2/24

Developer unveils most detailed images yet of Eric Parry-designed tower set to be City’s tallest

Faster, better and less disruptive: the next chapter in Mace’s manufacturing journey

14/2/24

The contractor wants to bring DfMA discipline to high-rise residential projects for the same cost as traditional build.

Plans approved for the Hundred

13/2/24

We’ve secured planning consent for a new landmark 33-storey build-to-rent development in Birmingham. Working on behalf of Urban Vision, a specialist real estate investor and developer, the plans will deliver 294 homes on a city centre brownfield site.

Holistic approach to sustainability sets SFS rainscreen brackets above the competition

13/2/24

The complexities and sometime confusions to sustainability in construction put specifiers in a daunting position, with even apparently responsible choices of material – including picking recycled aluminium – leaving a host of questions still to be answered.

Chapman Taylor designed £200m expansion plans for Salford's Soapworks submitted for planning

12/2/24

Salford's iconic Soapworks is set to undergo a remarkable transformation, with a £200 million mixed-use expansion project. This ambitious development by Bankfoot APAM and Catella APAM in partnership with Greater Manchester Pension Fund, aims to breathe new life into the 8.5-acre site, turning it from a gated commercial area into a welcoming, sustainable, and vibrant mixed-use community. Chapman Taylor’s design considers how the new works will complement the existing uses on the site and expand the amenities and facilities for the occupants, residents, and wider community.

The Future of Tall Buildings

12/2/24

Adapted from his lecture given at Gresham College in London earlier in 2023, Roger Ridsdill Smith, Head of Structural Engineering at Foster + Partners, considers the evolution of tall buildings through history and investigates how their status might be reconsidered in light of today’s climate emergency.