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Industry warning over government plans to gut Biodiversity Net Gain

|Date: 15 December, 2025

Industry warning over government plans to gut Biodiversity Net Gain

Emma Toovey, Chief Nature Officer at the Environment Bank, says weakening Biodiversity Net Gain is both u ...

Emma Toovey, Chief Nature Officer at the Environment Bank, says weakening Biodiversity Net Gain is both unnecessary and damaging. Environment Bank is deeply alarmed by reports suggesting the Governmen ...

15 December, 2025
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Local spending is driving construction industry growth, SCAPE report reveals

|Date: 21 October, 2025

Local spending is driving construction industry growth, SCAPE report reveals

New data from public sector procurement authority SCAPE has revealed that local investment has been the h ...

New data from public sector procurement authority SCAPE has revealed that local investment has been the highest generator of social value in construction 2024. In the past year, construction sector in ...

21 October, 2025
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Funding reform could boost local growth, new report suggests

|Date: 25 July, 2025

Funding reform could boost local growth, new report suggests

A new report has highlighted how refining government funding processes and streamlining the business case ...

A new report has highlighted how refining government funding processes and streamlining the business case system could strengthen the delivery of local and regional growth. Published by national plann ...

25 July, 2025
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Glenigan forecasts gradual social housebuilding growth from 2024, following a tough year

|Date: 14 November, 2023

Glenigan forecasts gradual social housebuilding growth from 2024, following a tough year

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released its w ...

Glenigan, one of the construction industry’s leading insight and intelligence experts, has released its widely anticipated UK Construction Industry Forecast 2024-2025. The key takeaway from the Novemb ...

14 November, 2023
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New plan to triple housebuilding delivery and add “billions” to Northern economy

|Date: 10 November, 2023

New plan to triple housebuilding delivery and add “billions” to Northern economy

A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better ...

A “once-in-a-generation” plan to tackle the North of England’s housing crisis and provide more and better homes for the region has been revealed. Homes for the North’s blueprint will treble the number ...

10 November, 2023
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Boroughs launch new infrastructure framework to ‘secure London’s future growth’

|Date: 18 May, 2023

Boroughs launch new infrastructure framework to ‘secure London’s future growth’

London boroughs have unveiled a list of key infrastructure projects needed to secure “a more prosperous, ...

London boroughs have unveiled a list of key infrastructure projects needed to secure “a more prosperous, inclusive, and sustainable” future for the capital. For the first time, all 33 of the capital’s ...

18 May, 2023
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SFT’s new business plan urges focus on a net zero built environment

|Date: 21 April, 2023

SFT’s new business plan urges focus on a net zero built environment

The Scottish Futures Trust’s new business plan, launched on the 20th April, urges public and private sect ...

The Scottish Futures Trust’s new business plan, launched on the 20th April, urges public and private sector organisations across Scotland to focus on greater collaboration to help deliver a net zero b ...

21 April, 2023
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Liverpool appoints new Development and Major Projects Manager

|Date: 7 March, 2023

Liverpool appoints new Development and Major Projects Manager

Liverpool City Council has appointed Sophie Bevan as its new Director of Development and Major Projects. ...

Liverpool City Council has appointed Sophie Bevan as its new Director of Development and Major Projects. Sophie (pictured right), currently Senior Investment Manager at Liverpool City Region Combined ...

7 March, 2023
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