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News this month

26/08/26

New Spitalfields completes major solar project

London’s largest rooftop solar array will cut the market’s reliance on grid power

26/08/26

Railpen starts work on South Mimms X

122,820 sq ft logistics scheme will target net-zero carbon

26/08/26

Cambridge North BtR scheme approved

Grainger will forward fund and operate the 425-home development

26/08/26

Mayors to gain planning call-in powers

Major housing and commercial schemes will fall within new mayoral powers in England

26/08/26

Final phase planned for Stratford Cross

Around 2,000 homes would complete the east London development

19/08/26

Plans in for retrofit of former HSBC tower

8 Canada Square would become mixed use office and hotel destination

19/08/26

National Grid launches North West London upgrade

Electricity project will enable five new data centre connections

19/08/26

Retail-led plans for Great Yarmouth Quayside regeneration

£150m scheme would regenerate the town's North Quay

19/08/26

Bicester Motion advances Oxfordshire £1bn masterplan

Plans would create major mobility and technology employment cluster

19/08/26

New NPPF strengthens support for development

Planning overhaul backs housing, data centres and strategic growth

12/08/26

Unite completes £185m Stratford PBSA scheme

Fully-let development strengthens Unite's ties with leading universities

12/08/26

Arada submits plans for Peckham PBSA

Brownfield scheme combines student accommodation with social rent homes

12/08/26

Muse appointed to lead Castleford regeneration

Partnership will shape a long-term regeneration strategy for the town

12/08/26

ECF selected for Portsmouth City North regeneration

Partnership will explore a new mixed-use city centre neighbourhood

12/08/26

Multiplex appointed to deliver 99 City Road

Office tower will target London's tech and innovation occupiers

05/08/26

Microsoft advances Slough data centre plans

Tech giant moves forward with new UK facility to meet demand for cloud infrastructure.

05/08/26

Unite Students sharpens focus on leading university cities

PBSA operator reshapes portfolio around the UK's strongest higher education markets.

05/08/26

Net zero building verification opens in UK

Scheme enables developers to independently prove net zero carbon performance.

05/08/26

GSK selects Cambridge for flagship R&D hub

£400m investment reinforces Cambridge's position as critical UK life sciences cluster.

05/08/26

Manchester to deliver landmark Passivhaus PBSA

£530m partnership will create the world's largest single-phase Passivhaus student accommodation scheme.

30/07/26

Ofgem targets speculative data centre schemes with fees

Regulator proposes new fees to free up grid capacity for genuine developments and to acclerate project delivery.

30/07/26

BESA backs Regulator's supply chain warning

Building Safety Regulator urges tighter oversight of subcontractors on higher-risk projects.

30/07/26

Manchester PBSA scheme clears Gateway 2

HG Construction appointed as 239-bed student accommodation project moves into delivery

30/07/26

Arada advances Thameside West mixed use scheme

First phase of 5,000-home Royal Docks development moves towards planning submission.

30/07/26

The Crown Estate expands West End regeneration

Two retrofit-led developments will deliver almost 170,000 sq ft of office, retail and hospitality space in West End.

23/07/26

Railpen secures consent for next-generation office redevelopment in Smithfield

Refurbishment will deliver sustainable HQ as London's emerging Smithfield district continues its transformation.

23/07/26

Whitbread: approval for mixed-use scheme under city centre growth strategy

Norwich scheme combines hotel, student housing, homes and public spacex

23/07/26

CBRE: Build-to-Rent drives surge in UK living sector investment

Rental living sector investment reaches £4.4bn in first half of 2026

23/07/26

Habiko secures first West Midlands scheme as Solihull affordable housing plans approved

Planning consent for 228 affordable rental homes marks the platform's regional debut

23/07/26

£26bn infrastructure programme to drive defence construction pipeline

Government programme of new-build, refurbishment and waterfront infrastructure works for navy.

15/07/26

Southwark approves landmark key worker housing scheme in London first

Pilot development will deliver 152 affordable rental homes under the capital's new Key Worker Living Rent policy.

15/07/26

Council unveils masterplan for stadium-led regeneration around Old Trafford

Framework for Wharfside district sets out plans for 15,000 homes, 48,000 jobs and transport improvements.

15/07/26

£1bn innovation campus moves into construction

Tech-led development will combine innovation space, transport infrastructure and new homes.

15/07/26

Panattoni secures consent for speculative Southampton logistics scheme

Developer expands UK pipeline with 223,000 sq ft scheme targeting  South Coast's supply-constrained market.

15/07/26

Mace Construct to transform former London City Hall into next-generation workplace

Refurbishment of landmark building focused on sustainability and modern office demand.

09/07/26

Call for UK national cooling strategy as temperatures soar

Government urged to adopt national cooling action plan to avoid 'over-reliance' on air conditioning

09/07/26

Savills: UK needs 139,000 new care home beds

Development will need to more than double over the next decade as demographic pressures outpace supply.

09/07/26

Liverpool Pall Mall office scheme advances with VINCI appointment

Flagship commercial development reaches  milestone as contractor appointed for first phase of city regeneration.

09/07/26

Liverpool launches consultation on North Docks regeneration corporation

Proposed MDC aims to accelerate delivery of 17,000 homes and 5 million sq ft of commercial space.

09/07/26

Lendlease and The Crown Estate launch £24bn regeneration partnership

JV to accelerate delivery of more than 27,000 homes and commercial developments across the UK.

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