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• Delancey submits £400m King’s Cross lab plans

  17-04-2024 17:20 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Developer Delancey has submitted plans to build 200,000 sq ft of research and laboratory space overflying railway tunnels close to the surface on a brownfield site near London’s King’s Cross station.
  Situated in the growing Knowledge Quarter and Innovation District, the constrained site is located next to the disused York Road underground station,
  The innovative design for 176-178 York Way was drawn up by architect Kohn Pedersen Fox with structural engineer Arup to avoid loads on thr
  
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• Gove puts another major building scheme on hold

  17-04-2024 14:25 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Michael Gove has waded-in to another planning debate and put proposals for a major mixed-use scheme in the City of London on hold.
  The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities issued an Article 31 notice this week on the plans for the redevelopment of the 140 and 150 London Wall sites, known as Bastion House and the former Museum of London.
  The move meant the City of London Corporation Planning Applications-Sub Committee was not allowed to grant full permission for the scheme
  
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• Sellar plans £500m City tower next to Walkie-Talkie

  17-04-2024 08:52 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Sellar and Japanese developer Obayashi Properties UK are planning a landmark office tower that would link the City cluster to the Walkie-talkie on the capital’s skyline.
  The proposed tower at 60 Gracechurch Street within the Square Mile is being designed by Danish architectural practice 3XN, whose projects include 2 Finsbury Avenue at Broadgate.
  The intention is to commence the redevelopment of the building once vacant possession is secured in 2026, subject to securing planning consent.
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• Severfield ends year on high with record order book

  17-04-2024 08:22 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Britain’ s biggest steelwork contractor ended its financial year on a high with a record order book up 6% to £511m.
  In a trading update this morning the firm said it expected to announce pre-tax profits slightly ahead of market expectations and would be launching a £10m share buyback to return excess capital to investors.
  Alan Dunsmore, Chief Executive Officer said: “The Group is performing well, the outlook is positive and our businesses are well-positioned in markets wi
  
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• Second senior director exits National Highways

  17-04-2024 08:02 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  National Highways commercial and procurement director Malcolm Dare is leaving after five years at the roads delivery body.
  Dare worked at National Highways through the Roads Investment Strategy 2 period, steering it through the challenges of Covid 19, building greater collaboration and setting out the organisation’s intent towards net zero.
  He presided over the major and ongoing procurement shift towards new integrated delivery mega frameworks, which will set the contractor procurement str
  
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• New scheme fuels London lab building boom

  17-04-2024 07:59 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The surge in planned laboratory-led building projects in London shows no sign of slowing with another major scheme submitted for planning in Whitechapel.
  Specialist life sciences developer Lateral has teamed up with HIG Realty to submit plans for a 160,000 sq ft laboratory scheme located in the shadow of the Royal London Hospital site.
  Designed by AHMM, the 100-136 Cavell Street laboratory building will rise from 5 to 9 storeys and form part of the growing Whitechapel Life Science Cluster, which
  
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