THIS week saw an end to the 10-week consultation period on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The changes to the NPPF aims to reform and simplify planning law for local communities and succeeded in cutting more than 1,000 pages of policy down to just 52.Read
IT is heartening to learn the Government sees that an efficient, effective and profitable construction industry is at the heart of any growing economy.Read
IT IS heartening to learn that the Government sees an efficient, effective and profitable construction industry at the heart of any growing economy.Read
THE commitment to reduce the cost of construction by 20% is no small thing, but it will help the Government and the construction industry. This strategy will stimulate growth by enabling more to be constructed within the funds available.”Read
AS the end of April draws near, anticipation is building across the country. No, I’m not talking about that first glimpse of the soon-to-be Princess Catherine’s dress, but within industry circles there is the expectation that surrounds the announcement of the growth figures for the first quarter of 2011.Read
THE response from our industry to Chancellor George Osborne’s second Budget has been mixed. The diversity of feeling came across in one construction website’s e-newsletter, which linked to no fewer than 10 articles, each giving comment from various people related to the sector.Read
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