Tom Lowe
NewsRevised Vauxhall towers set for approval next week
Scheme to replace former plan for hotel towers on riverside site
NewsPlans for 3,000-home Nine Elms tower scheme revealed
Scheme would include 70-storey tower, making it one of the tallest residential developments in the UK
NewsBuilding safety sign-off problems spooking investors, Quintain boss tells Lords
Construction director at Wembley Park developer says firm would pay higher fees if it improved transparency at regulator
NewsBuilding Safety Regulator chief to step down in September
Philip White’s ’partial retirment’ announced internally in March but only made public today
In FocusWhat will the Treasury’s 'green book' review mean for construction and housing?
Boris Johnson’s 2020 review of the Treasury’s appraisal process for government investments led to some improvements in how value in schemes is judged, but a new review commissioned by Labour this year found many of the old practices remain embedded. Rachel Reeves has now said she wants to go further.
In FocusKey talking points from UKREiiF 2025
Building safety regulator delays, new towns and infrastructure were the biggest topics at this year’s gathering of construction professionals in Leeds as the industry debated the degree to which a huge amount of work could be threatened by systemic challenges
NewsHomes England boss calls on government to fix ‘unacceptably slow’ gateway 2 approvals
Three quarters of high rise housing schemes still being refused for pre-construction approval
NewsNew towns housebuilders to be stopped from ‘diluting’ design or housing mix, taskforce chair warns
Michael Lyons tells UKREiiF conference that working on government’s 10,000-home developments will come with ‘clear expectations’ around design and mix
NewsPlans for 1,200-home scheme in Birmingham approved despite high-rise jitters
Five-tower Goods Station scheme signed off after developer Vita Group changes one tower to private sale
NewsDeveloper revives plan for homes on abandoned Camelot theme park site
Story Homes tables 350-home scheme after two former proposals were rejected due to concerns over the use of green belt land
NewsBath council approves 450 homes on banks of River Avon
HUB scheme replaces plans for carehome on site of demolished Homebase store
NewsPlans in for 758 build-to-rent apartments in another Manchester tower
Stocktons scheme to include two buildings of 50 and 26 storeys containing office space and homes
NewsPlan to add 300 homes to scheme at Battersea Power Station approved
Battersea Development Company says new phase will have a “more modern aesthetic”
NewsLabour has made no progress on climate adaptation since gaining power, CCC claims
One in four buildings could be at risk of flooding by 2050, according to the CCC report
NewsHousing starts lag behind completions for sixth consecutive quarter
Pocket chief bemoans ‘disappointing’ results as ONS publishes latest quarterly data
NewsWandsworth councillors unanimously reject 29-storey Battersea tower
Scheme branded as making a “total mockery” of council’s tall buildings policies
NewsBuilding Safety Regulator deputy head admits to ‘underestimating’ challenge of new regime for industry
Around 75% of gateway 2 applications for higher risk buildings are still being turned back by the BSR
NewsGreen light for 300 homes in Melton Mowbray despite removal of affordable element
Scheme designed by Assael Architecture for Birmingham developer Worthearly Ltd
NewsProposed office scheme altered to include student accommodation and affordable housing
Canada Water scheme will deliver 742 student beds and 75 affordable homes