Inland Homes has been given the go-ahead by planners to build a £620m “urban village” at Cheshunt Lakeside in Hertfordshire. Work will include construction of 1,725 homes, 19,000 sq m of commercial space and a new primary school. Inland said the first phase of 195 homes “will be brought forward at the ear… Read More
Masterplans have been finally approved for the largest area of housing at the Ebbsfleet Garden City The Eastern Quarry area, now known as Whitecliffe, will be home to the villages of Ashmere and Alkerden. Up to 4,600 homes will be built in the location adding to the 1,600 homes in Castle Hill where building work is well … Read More
John F Hunt is boosting its presence in the nuclear market with the acquisition of diamond drilling specialist Holemaster’s Demtech operation. Cumbria based Demtech will now become part of John F Hunt’s BD Nuclear Ltd business. Diamond cutting and decommisioning specialist BD Nuclear has taken on all Demtech staff and … Read More
Developer Derwent London has picked Skanska to deliver a new office project near Old Street in London. Under the £58m contract, Skanska will deliver the 120,000 sq ft Featherstone Building project, which is designed by architect Morris+Company to look like four individual office blocks varying in height and facade. An 11 … Read More
Berkeley Homes is cranking up investment in new regeneration sites despite pre-tax profits falling by just over a fifth to £775m. This morning the luxury house builder said it was entering a new investment phase targetted at developing major regeneration sites in London and the South east, as well as its relatively new Birmi… Read More
The chief executive of house builder MJ Gleeson has left with immediate effect after a row about his pay package and succession. Jolyon Harrison, who was appointed chief executive officer seven years ago, received a total package worth £2.9m last year. In a statement this morning, the board said: “Following extensive discus… Read More
New images have been released of the £1bn redevelopment of London’s Olympia Exhibition Centre which will be carried out by Laing O’Rourke. Project sources confirmed the contractor has taken the job from under the noses of Mace who were originally hot favourites. Consultant Pell Frischmann has shared the images on the … Read More
Developer Weston Homes has received planning permission for a new £350m urban-village in Barking, east London. The firm plans to regenerate the 6-acre Abbey Retail Park into a riverside urban-village called Abbey Quays, which will provide over 1,000 homes of mixed tenure. Designed by architectural practice Broadway Malya… Read More