Sustainability

Glasgow City Council has published guidance to support a “major urban renewal project” along the River Clyde that combines regeneration with adaptation to climate change. The document, which takes immediate effect, sets out a process and principles for developers and designers in preparing major planning applications. It promotes a “design-led…

Rolls-Royce has told MPs that the supply chain is eager for the government to signal its further commitment to the building of small modular reactors (SMRs). SMRs, which are small-scale nuclear power plants, can be largely built offsite in factories. This saves on time, cost and carbon emissions, compared with…

Britishvolt’s financial advisers have been given five weeks to find a buyer for its £3.8bn battery-factory project, it has been reported. According to the Times, investment bank Lazard – acting on behalf of Britishvolt – has been given a deadline to find private equity investment from the US in the…

National Highways has reapplied for a development consent order for the construction of the Lower Thames Crossing, which would connect Essex and Kent across the Thames. The application for the order, which is a planning consent needed for major projects, comes two years after a previous application was withdrawn by…

The client behind a planned £3.8bn gigafactory in Northumberland has found funding, as part of its bid to stave off administration. Yesterday, reports in national media outlets said that Britishvolt – which is behind a vehicle-battery gigafactory in Cambois, Northumberland, that is set to be built by ISG under a…

A £120m job to build a new station and business district in Cardiff has been called in by the Welsh government. The Cardiff Parkway station and linked Hendre Lakes business park obtained planning approval from Cardiff Council in April, more than a year after plans were submitted in 2021. The…

A project to build a 19,500 square-metre school campus in Dundee has received the go-ahead. The £60m campus, which includes a main school building of up to three storeys, was approved by Dundee City Council this week. Catering for 1,879 pupils, the school replaces Braeview Academy and Craigie High School,…

McLaren Construction has won a £73m job to build the first phase of a logistics centre in Yorkshire. The contractor will work on the warehouse project as part of a wider project called Konect 62 – a large logistics and industrial scheme that is notable in that it will be…

Galliford Try has won a contract to deliver a £65m subsea cable factory in Blyth, Northumberland. The project, awarded by JDR Cable Systems, will see the creation of a 46,000-square metre facility. JDR said the new factory, designed by architectural practice Vincent and Gorbing, would help to expand its product…

All regions are reporting the “best product availability in two years” but concerns remain over the cost of energy intensive products, construction leaders have warned. The range and volume of products available are improving, as are delivery times, according to John Newcomb, chief executive of the Builders Merchants Federation, and…