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CONSTRUCTION SITE PLANNING

The Constructor

The opportunities and constraints inherent to a site and the response to a program/design brief are analysed and documented in an overall site planning document that should accompany a development application. Good site planning therefore starts with a comprehensive analysis of the site, within the immediate and regional context.

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New Bill to transform infrastructure delivery

Construction Law

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill has received a cautiously warm welcome to its proposals designed to speed up planning and reduce obstacles to delivering infrastructure. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Infrastructure taskforce holds inaugural meeting

Construction Law

The inaugural meeting of the new British Infrastructure Taskforce was convened by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves today (18 October), bringing together major financial companies and government in a bid to increase business confidence in making UK infrastructure investments. See the panel to the right.

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Chancellor to relax fiscal rules to borrow for infrastructure

Construction Law

Hopes for a substantial rise in infrastructure investment have been boosted by news from Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves that she will alter fiscal rules to make a potential £50 billion available. To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details.

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Scottish government committee demands new approach to infrastructure projects

Construction Law

A dedicated Parliamentary committee should be established to provide oversight on major infrastructure projects being pursued by the Scottish Government where the project is likely to run over multiple parliamentary sessions, a Scottish Government committee recommends. See the panel to the right.

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State of the Construction Industry: May Roundup

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Additionally, the news suggests technology will play some other key roles for contractors, both now and in the future, if they get on board with it. Read the following stories from May’s construction news to find out what’s new, what’s changing and what’s worth your attention. Infrastructure. One of their top concerns?

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Treasury Minister promises end to infrastructure ‘chaos’ of recent years

Construction Law

The Treasury has announced that a new National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority (NISTA) to replace the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) and the Major Projects Authority (MPA) will be launched in Spring next year. See the panel to the right.