Lawyers warn of escalating disputes over right of light
Property lawyers are warning that they expect to see right of light disputes escalating on the back of the government’s relaxation of planning laws.South Mimms on course to get Europe’s largest data centre
Hertsmere Borough Council’s planning committee has approved plans for a £3.75bn data centre near Potters Bar.CMA drops admixtures probe due to lack of resources
The government’s competition watchdog has dropped its investigation into suspected anti-competitive conduct relating to the supply of chemical admixtures and additives.Travis Perkins fined £2m after stray plank kills motorist
Builders’ merchant Travis Perkins has been fined £2m after part of a timber load fell off one of its lorries and into the windscreen of an oncoming car.Folkestone brickworks redevelopment moves forward
Construction is set to start on a former brickworks in Folkestone after an intervention by the local council.Stonemason fined for slab storage failure
An Ipswich worktop supplier has to pay more than £10,000 after two workers were injured by slabs of stone toppling onto them.Selco enhances parental leave
Selco Builders Warehouse has introduced new employee terms and conditions to support those starting families.Timber firm fined for repeated wood dust failures
An Essex-based company that makes windows and doors has been hit with a £4,000 fine after repeatedly failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.Network Rail recruits new Southern MD
Network Rail has named Dave Hooper as the new managing director for its Southern region.Government fleshes out plans to remove roadblocks
Selling indulgences to offset bat genocide and silencing troublemakers will be key planks of the forthcoming Infrastructure & Planning Bill.Highways specialist puts new roller to work
Hertfordshire-based North Herts Surfacing has purchased the first JCB CT430-140 compaction roller off the production line.UK Power Networks and Falco trial e-diggers
UK Power Networks and groundworks contractor Falco Construction have collaborated to bring battery-powered excavators to projects on the power network.Esh expands anti-idling initiative
North of England contractor Esh Group has seen an 84% reduction in the time that its fleet vehicles have sat idle in recent months.Costain engineer becomes ICE Fellow at 30
A 30-year-old Costain engineer has become the youngest woman ever to be awarded Fellowship by the Institution of Civil Engineers.Swedish green cement makes UK debut on Sunbury warehouse
A Swedish low carbon cement has been used in the UK for the first time for the base of a Surrey warehouse.Story targets energy sector
Civils contractor Story is pitching to become a key player in Scotland’s transition to net-zero.Milestone finally set to start on Botley bypass
Milestone Infrastructure is expecting the go ahead next week from Hampshire County Council to start work on the £47m final phase of the Botley bypass.New roof for National Maritime Museum
The National Maritime Museum in Greenwich now has a new roof.London sees build-to-rent construction slowing
Analysis of house-building in London reveals a slow-down in the growth of the build-to-rent sector.Persimmon launches training house
House-builder Persimmon Homes has set up a new facility for training builders in the use of new systems and technologies.Utranazz secures Imer dealership
Concrete equipment specialists Utranazz has signed an exclusive distribution agreement to represent Italian manufacturer Imer Group in the UK.Company fined after steeplejack fatality
A specialist construction company has been fined £60,000 after a worker fell to his death from a church steeple in Birmingham.New MD for HG Construction
Hitchin-based HG Construction has completed a corporate restructure and appointed a new managing director.Planning reform coming too late to save Norwich road scheme from bats
Norfolk County Council has pulled plans for the £274m Norwich Western Link road after admitting defeat in a battle with Natural England about bats.Hospital building programme pushed back 10 years or more
The government has confirmed that it will honour the hospital building programme that it inherited but it is going to take at least 10 years longer than the previous lot promised.
