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Project starts fell against the preceding quarter and last year. More positively, there was an uptick in detailed planning approvals against the previous three months and main contract awards grew against last year. South West overview Work commencing on site in the South West added up to £1.66bn during the…

Project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals decreased on both the preceding three months and the previous year. Wales overview Totalling £471m work starting on-site in Wales experienced a 65 per cent decrease against the preceding three months to stand 47 per cent down on the previous year. Major…

The West Midlands experienced a weak period for project starts and detailed planning approvals, which decreased compared to both the preceding three months and last year.  However, main contract awards grew against the 2023 numbers. West Midlands overview Work starting on site in the West Midlands added up to £1.37bn…

Project starts increased against the previous year and the preceding three months, whereas main contract awards and detailed planning approvals didn’t fare so well. Yorkshire & the Humber overview Totalling £5.12bn, work starting on site in Yorkshire & the Humber during the three months to September increased 35 per cent…

Detailed planning approvals declined compared to both the previous quarter and the previous year. More positively, project starts and main contract awards increased compared to the previous quarter and 2023 levels. Education overview Totalling £2.246bn, education work starting on site grew 50 per cent on the preceding three months to…

Detailed planning approvals declined compared to both the previous quarter and the previous year. More positively, main contract awards increased quarter-on-quarter and project starts grew year-on-year, boosting the development pipeline. Community & amenity overview Community & amenity work starting on site totalled £517m during the three months to September, 12…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all declined compared to the previous quarter and last year. More positively, project starts grew quarter-on-quarter. Retail overview Totalling £522m, retail work starting on site during the three months to September climbed 3 per cent against the preceding three months to stand 14…

Detailed planning approvals declined compared to both the previous quarter and the previous year. On a positive note, project starts and main contract awards increased year-on-year. Infrastructure overview Totalling £8.019bn, civil engineering work starting on site during the three months to September decreased 29 per cent against the preceding three…

Project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals decreased quarter-on-quarter and year-on-year. Health overview Adding up to £744m, underlying health work starting on site (less than £100m in value) during the three months to September fell 1 per cent against the preceding three months on a seasonally adjusted (SA)…

Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals decreased year-on-year. Positively, project starts increased compared to the previous quarter. Hotel & leisure overview Totalling £885m, hotel & leisure projects starting on site during the three months to September grew 17 per cent against the preceding three months to stand 4 per…