The ‘under-resourced’ Building Safety Regulator (BSR) is set to raise its charges by up to 5.1 per cent from tomorrow
Red + White’s ‘grey belt’ flats plan in Ealing park prompts 1,700 objections
Red + White Architects’ proposal to replace a dilapidated west London park lodge with flats, in what it hopes will be an early fulfilment of new ‘grey belt’ rules, has received more than 1,700 objections
Work starts on EBBA’s overhaul of listed house designed by Team 4 founder
Work has started on EBBA’s proposed ‘sensitive restoration’ and extension of a Grade II-listed home in north London designed by Modernist architect Georgie Walton
Co-design ‘one-stop shop’ website launched
A new website has been launched that its creators hope will be a one-stop-shop for co-design best practice
Starmer to announce locations of dozens of new towns
The government is set to unveil its plans for dozens of new towns across England later today as part of what it calls 'the largest housebuilding programme since the post-war era'
Construction costs to rise due to NI increases, experts predict
Construction costs could rise by up to 1 per cent due to the increase in National Insurance employer contributions in April next year, according to consultancy Arcadis
Revealed: Hundreds of damaging changes made to heritage buildings
An AJ Freedom of Information request has offered a rare snapshot into the extent of listed building enforcement notices handed out to property owners over damaging, unauthorised changes
Studio Egret West to redesign approved 45-storey Manchester tower scheme
Studio Egret West is revising plans for a 45-storey stepped residential tower and 19-storey office block on the site of a former Manchester tax office
Historic England warns of ‘severe harm’ from City of London local plan
Historic England has warned that the City of London’s local plan would cause severe harm to heritage assets including St Paul’s and the Tower of London
Private residential drives market recovery as inflation starts to ease
Private residential developments are lifting the construction sector as the picture improves and inflation and interest rates start to ease, new analysis has found