Demolition workers destroy new Banksy artwork

Demolition workers destroy new Banksy artwork

15/03/23

The artist confirmed the new work – “Morning is Broken – on his Instagram this morning. But it was too late for fans to make a pilgrimage because demolition workers had moved in the day before. The work was on the side of an old farmhouse at Blacksole Farm in Herne Bay, Kent where developer […]

Landsec gets go-ahead for London Bankside green office scheme

Landsec gets go-ahead for London Bankside green office scheme

10/03/23

The Red Lion Court development will create 230,000 sq ft of offices, retail and open public space on the banks of the River Thames, adjacent to Borough Yards.  Designed by Bjarke Ingels Group, Red Lion Court has been designed to be net-zero in both construction and operation. Read more here.

First nuclear reactor arrives at Hinkley

First nuclear reactor arrives at Hinkley

01/03/23

The “reactor pressure vessel” will create the heat needed to make steam for the world’s largest turbines and is just 13-metres long weighing 500-tonnes, It is the first of two nuclear reactors which will be installed at Hinkley Point C and each reactor will help provide enough low carbon electricity for 3 million homes. Read […]

Plans in for £290m London gasworks resi project

Plans in for £290m London gasworks resi project

24/01/23

Joint venture developer SGN Mitheridge has submitted hybrid plans for the site, which is one of the last undeveloped sites in Wandsworth town centre The mixed-tenure scheme is to be developed with four main buildings ranging from 10-30 floors and will cost around £290m to build over six years. Read more here.

Go-ahead for 600 homes at London Aylesbury estate

Go-ahead for 600 homes at London Aylesbury estate

20/01/23

Housing association Notting Hill Genesis is the client for the mixed-use development, which comprises five buildings and delivers 50% affordable housing. Construction is now anticipated to begin in March on the £170m project, with Erith expected to deliver site preparation and demolition works. Read more here.

Laing O’Rourke on track for £300m Oxford campus job

Laing O’Rourke on track for £300m Oxford campus job

16/01/23

The firm has signed off a preconstruction services agreement to build the proposed new 300,000 sq ft Ellison Institute for Transformative Medicine research campus. The institute is backed by the world’s seventh richest man Lawrence Joseph Ellison who founded the Oracle Corporation. Read more here.

Galliford Try lands £95m prison contract

Galliford Try lands £95m prison contract

05/01/23

Galliford Try’s Building business has been appointed to a £95m contract to deliver a new custodial facility at HMP Rye Hill. The privately run prison is managed by Onley Prison Services Limited and operated by G4S Care & Justice Services Limited, on behalf of the Ministry of Justice. Read more here

1,000-home North London scheme approved

1,000-home North London scheme approved

06/12/22

The site adjacent to St Ann’s Hospital in South Tottenham will also provide enhanced green spaces, shops, and other commercial uses, including affordable workspaces, while retaining and restoring several historic hospital buildings. Hill will deliver 239 homes within the first phase which gained detailed approval. Outline plans for an additional 756 homes will be built […]

British Land sees construction cost inflation easing

British Land sees construction cost inflation easing

16/11/22

British Land is predicting construction cost inflation will ease to a maximum 4-5% next year as subcontractor rate rises start to soften as some projects are delayed or cancelled.   The developer said inflation is still running at 8-10% this year. But it added: “There is a possibility that inflation next year is lower than […]