All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 108
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Harley designer quizzed over missing cavity barriers
Cladding firm’s hired hand believed lack of key safety component in architect’s drawings reflected ‘different route to compliance’
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry: Harley ‘project designer’ was freelance draughtsman
Hired hand did not know what job title would be until cladding specialist printed his business cards
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NewsMPs tell government to stop bickering with building owners and sort out cladding woes
Public Accounts Committee says housing ministry must get a grip of delays in removing flammable material
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NewsLords committee flags concerns about new planning system
Worries raised over whether changes have been subject to enough scrutiny
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CommentThe government’s ‘algorithm for homes’ may be its next A-level style fiasco
Proposals to change the method behind England’s housing targets could dash hopes of leveling up, says Clive Docwra
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry told that Harley design manager ‘not qualified’ to advise on fire performance
Cladding contractor engineer had only just started a masters degree in facades when firm was working on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment
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CommentAnger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor
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NewsSeptember week one: What we learned from Rydon and Harley at the Grenfell Inquiry
Refurbishment main contractor and facades specialist questioned as hearings resume after summer break
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NewsAround 5,000 small contractors set to benefit from CITB levy changes
Skills body proposes raising wage bill threshold to £120,000 next year
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NewsGrenfell Inquiry hears Harley boss rip into regulatory regime
Cladding firm’s director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials, claiming ‘widespread confusion’ in industry
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NewsGrenfell cladding contractor tells inquiry ‘buck didn’t stop with us’
Harley boss says specialist firm was just one of a ‘raft of layers’ tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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NewsSchools three times more likely to be a high fire risk, study finds
Insurer Zurich calls for sprinklers to be made mandatory in England
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NewsCampaigners push ahead with permitted development rights legal challenge
Judicial review of new permitted developments rights, which came into force yesterday, launched
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NewsGovernment to rethink planning formula after backbench backlash
Reports suggest review of formula being conducted just three weeks after it was launched
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NewsPermitted development rights extension facing legal challenge
Campaign group issues “pre-action” letter warning of judicial review over controversial planning deregulation
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NewsConstruction firms claim £2.9bn of furlough payments
Industry also has most self-employment income support scheme claims
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CommentFor and against: Two planning experts debate reforms in the white paper
White paper taskforce member Chris Katkowski says the reforms will simplify planning while TCPA chair Mary Parsons thinks it will reduce democratic oversight
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CommentA planning committee member on the planning reforms
Sachin Shah says the white paper has some good ideas but will neuter local democracy
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NewsProbe into government’s Nightingales’ contracts to report later this year
National Audit Office will reveal findings this winter
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CommentThe devil will be in the detail of Jenrick’s planning reforms
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers