All articles by Daniel Gayne – Page 16
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NewsBerkeley’s modular building machinery put up for auction valued at £30m
Housebuilder is reportedly withdrawing from the volumetric business
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NewsPlanning and Infrastructure Bill sets out radical shake-up of committee system
Legislation would see government dictate which types of applications can be determined by councillors
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NewsRayner sets out plans to cut list of statutory consultees and reduce role in planning decisions
Proposals come ahead of publication of planning and infrastructure bill
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NewsDfE seeking views on new £15.4bn construction framework
Department could merge offsite and traditional frameworks, previously separate
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NewsProfit at Bouygues’ construction arm slips, annual results show
Turnover at French giant edges up towards €57bn figure
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FeaturesHow closely has the government adhered to the Grenfell Inquiry’s recommendations?
While Angela Rayner has promised to ‘ take forward’ all of the recommendations, not all appear to have been adopted to the letter. Daniel Gayne and Tom Lowe analyse the wiggle room the government has given itself over some of the key measures
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NewsMPs ‘sceptical’ that private sector will step in to fund HS2’s £6bn Euston scheme
Rail scheme has become a ‘reputational risk’ to UK, public accounts committee says
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NewsProfit and revenue down at Taylor Wimpey as fire safety provision rises
Government planning reforms reason for optimism, says housebuilder
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NewsGovernment sets out plans for reform of construction products regime
Third party testing could be subject to audits
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NewsSeven firms could be disbarred from taxpayer contracts over Grenfell failings
Government to launch investigations into companies as part of response to last year’s report into disaster
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NewsFire chiefs say it could take 24 years to identify unsafe buildings over 11m
NFCC calls for coordinated government strategy to address barriers
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FeaturesCurtain rises on Sadler’s Wells’ elegant East Bank ‘end terrace’
Last night’s opening of the new dance theatre marked another stage in the Olympic Park’s development as a cultural destination designed to lure artists and audiences out of their traditional West End comfort zone, Daniel Gayne reports
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NewsChancellor confirms backing for third runway at Heathrow
Rachel Reeves also backs Lower Thames Crossing, Old Trafford regeneration and East West Rail in speech designed to outline growth plans
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NewsAvant Homes confirms plans for redundancies in Midlands
Housebuilder declines to put number on planned lay-offs
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NewsWatkin Jones ‘creating margin’ out of building safety remediation work, firm says
Developer carrying out work in-house rather than contracting it out
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NewsGovernment wants views on proposed infrastructure planning shake-up
NSIP regime to be reformed in upcoming legislation
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NewsCompetition watchdog says construction chemicals probe ‘no longer priority’
Decision comes as CMA’s chair reportedly forced to step down
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NewsDeveloper ‘positive’ about Nine Elms towers handed symbolic refusal last week
Wandsworth turned down planning weeks after Watkin Jones lodged appeal for non-determination
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NewsReeves’ number two to be lead minister for new infrastructure body
Project delivery functions to be transferred from Cabinet Office to the Treasury
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FeaturesA new quango, a new levy and 32 new hubs: Six months in, what has Labour done to fix the skills crisis?
Labour shortages pose a huge challenge to the government’s plans for housing and infrastructure. While it is still relatively early days for Keir Starmer and his team, the construction industry is not yet sure whether his party has the answers, writes Daniel Gayne