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Understanding the complex logistics of working in a live environment for public building retrofits

|Date: 20 August, 2025

Understanding the complex logistics of working in a live environment for public building retrofits

Retrofitting public buildings, particularly schools, hospitals, and civic assets, demands more than just ...

Retrofitting public buildings, particularly schools, hospitals, and civic assets, demands more than just construction expertise. Instead, it requires precise planning of logistics, safety, and stakeho ...

20 August, 2025
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Defendable decision-making in retrofit

|Date: 18 August, 2025

Defendable decision-making in retrofit

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says ...

Defendable decision-making in retrofit — why slowing down the process can improve long-term outcomes says Kevin Clarke, Account Delivery Manager at Procure Plus. As the Home Upgrade Grant Wave 2 (HUG2 ...

18 August, 2025
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Tamworth Borough Council appoints Interim Executive Director to help drive ambitious regeneration agenda

|Date: 29 July, 2025

Tamworth Borough Council appoints Interim Executive Director to help drive ambitious regeneration agenda

Tamworth Borough Council has appointed Bill Cotton as Interim Executive Director of Communities, a strate ...

Tamworth Borough Council has appointed Bill Cotton as Interim Executive Director of Communities, a strategic leadership role central to delivering the authority’s ambitious regeneration and economic d ...

29 July, 2025
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Barnet becomes first council to trial new planning appeals portal

|Date: 1 October, 2024

Barnet becomes first council to trial new planning appeals portal

Barnet Council has become the first local authority in the country to trial a new system designed to stre ...

Barnet Council has become the first local authority in the country to trial a new system designed to streamline the planning appeals process. The Planning Inspectorate has chosen the council to pilot ...

1 October, 2024
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Planning Portal unveils integrated Building Control service

|Date: 3 April, 2024

Planning Portal unveils integrated Building Control service

TerraQuest, the operator of Planning Portal, is unveiling a new Building Control Portal, offering a raft ...

TerraQuest, the operator of Planning Portal, is unveiling a new Building Control Portal, offering a raft of new features designed to benefit local authority building control teams (LABCs), planning ag ...

3 April, 2024
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Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

|Date: 8 March, 2024

Community engagement vital to develop more social housing in Wales

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shor ...

The latest report by housing policy research project — Tyfu Tai Cymru (TTC) — claims ongoing housing shortages could be alleviated by addressing the stigma associated with social housing and increasin ...

8 March, 2024
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Building homes on brownfield land to be strengthened

|Date: 13 February, 2024

Building homes on brownfield land to be strengthened

Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development over Green Belt, says government as it announces ...

Big city councils must prioritise brownfield development over Green Belt, says government as it announces a major shake-up to planning rules to boost the construction of new homes in the right places. ...

13 February, 2024
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What will social housing providers need to address in 2024?

|Date: 4 January, 2024

What will social housing providers need to address in 2024?

Winckworth Sherwood’s Social Housing team points to the five things social housing providers will need to ...

Winckworth Sherwood’s Social Housing team points to the five things social housing providers will need to consider in the year ahead. New regulatory frameworks 2024 will see many of the key provisions ...

4 January, 2024
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Plentific launches proactive planned maintenance solution for UK housing sector

|Date: 12 December, 2023

Plentific launches proactive planned maintenance solution for UK housing sector

Plentific’s Planned Maintenance solution enables users to schedule and automate maintenance workflows to ...

Plentific’s Planned Maintenance solution enables users to schedule and automate maintenance workflows to optimise resources and keep properties safe for residents. Plentific, the real-time property op ...

12 December, 2023
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AXA report calls for sustainable and resilient homes following government’s new housing commitment

|Date: 6 December, 2023

AXA report calls for sustainable and resilient homes following government’s new housing commitment

Following news in the Autumn Statement of the Government’s plans to consult on new permitted development ...

Following news in the Autumn Statement of the Government’s plans to consult on new permitted development rights to tackle the housing crisis, AXA UK has published its ‘Developing Better Homes Report’ ...

6 December, 2023
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