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Jonathan Parker is development director at framework provider Pagabo  The newly elected government’s long-needed planning reforms, with their focus on unlocking development and setting housing targets, have been met with widespread approval. But planning reform is just the start, and development needs to look beyond new homes to wider town…

With the eyes of the world on Paris for the 33rd Summer Olympic and Paralympic games, Construction News takes a look at some of the venues and stadiums hosting the elite athletes and their spectators. Additional research: Matt Ross Project: Grand Palais Location: Paris Client: RMN (Réunion des musées nationaux)…

Richard Robinson is the UK & Ireland president of AtkinsRéalis The importance attached to infrastructure investment and economic growth has been elevated to the central priority of the new government. And our industry has loudly voiced the need to maintain the momentum of projects in development and streamline processes that…

Construction News talks to a client and a contractor who have used the Conflict Avoidance Process (CAP) to resolve issues which have cropped up on contracts. The CAP was established six years ago to help parties avoid expensive legal proceedings to resolve disputes. Read CN's full article about how the…

As Rishi Sunak was picking out his skinniest suit for his big election announcement last week, political podcasters Rory Stewart and Alastair Campbell were sitting on a stage 200 miles away in front of a packed audience of built-environment professionals. During the session, at Leeds’ UK Real Estate Investment and…

Delivery of Labour's new town ambitions would require clear pipelines of work, a radical approach to planning and innovative funding routes, key industry figures have warned. Shadow housing secretary Angela Rayner said in a speech at the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum in Leeds this week that she…

As concern grows over the structural safety of post-war housing blocks, the Building Safety Regulator is prioritising the issue On 16 May 1968, four people died and 17 others were injured after the 22-storey Ronan Point tower block in east London partially collapsed. A gas explosion in an 18th-floor flat…

Which projects are likely to have the biggest impact on the industry in the year ahead? Keith Cooper reports Houses of Parliament Politicians and construction firms alike are standing by for more details on the beleaguered Palace of Westminster restoration. After more than 7,500 hours of surveys being carried out…

10. How do we make modular buildings safer? More than eight months after fire-service leaders published a five-page document outlining a litany of concerns about modular buildings, and more than a year-and-a-half after safety body Cross-UK highlighted the potential for concealed spread of fire inside extensive cavities within such structures,…

10. M&E contractor enters administration In August, former Mears subsidiary Haydon Mechanical & Electrical went into administration. The London-based £66.2m-turnover firm had more than 100 employees but was experiencing cashflow problems and posted a £6.2m pre-tax loss in its final accounts for the 18 months to 31 December 2021. An…