by theconstructionindex | May 27, 2025
The government is keen for developers to build out housing sites more quickly The government is proposing that house-builders will have to commit to delivery timeframes before they get planning permission and publish annual progress reports of all their...
by theconstructionindex | May 23, 2025
HSE inspectors were stunned when employees revealed that no-one was in charge of health and safetyInspectors from the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) visited Inova Stone Ltd nine times over a six-year period and found little or no improvement across several areas...
by theconstructionindex | May 23, 2025
Pay the nature levy and build where you likeCritics of Part 3 of the Planning & Infrastructure Bill have called it ‘a licence to kill’ and a ‘pay to pollute’ scheme. The Bill proposes allowing developers to ignore local habitats and bypass their biodiversity net...
by theconstructionindex | May 23, 2025
How the athletics stadium might look after refurbishmentMorgan Sindall Construction is now beginning a pre-construction period, which will include detailed applications for planning and listed building consent; major works are planned to start in the second half of...
by theconstructionindex | May 23, 2025
hurray, more paperwork…The House of Commons select committee for energy security and net zero (ESNZ) published a report this week, Retrofitting Homes for Net Zero, critiquing government efforts to promote improved insulation and other energy efficiency measures...
