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• Flagship biodiversity net gain scheme flawed

  17-05-2024 09:53 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Rules requiring developers to deliver a 10% improvement in biodiversity from new building projects in England are flawed.
  According to a report today by the public spending watchdog, the Government’s scheme launched last February has serious operational shortcomings that could eventually undermine the flagship scheme.
  Under the rules, developers must now achieve a 10% uplift in biodiversity at a site.
  When on-site gains are not enough to meet the 10% requirement, off-site gains can be crea
  
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• Plan in for £3bn Lincolnshire mega data centre

  17-05-2024 09:08 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Plans to build a £3bn next-generation AI-training data centre have been submitted to North Lincolnshire Council.
  The 3.3m sq ft hyperscale scheme will be built on land by the A160 near South Killingholme and would rank as one of Europe’s largest data centres.
  The total construction cost for the completed data centre will depend on the precise specification but is likely to range from a minimum £2.2bn to well over £3bn.Cost breakdown
  Land and building shell (15% to 20%): c
  
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• £210m M3 Junction 9 upgrade gains consent

  17-05-2024 09:05 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  The Government has granted development consent for the M3 Junction 9 Improvement near Winchester in Hampshire.
  VolkerFitzpatrick is lined up to deliver the complex £210m Winnall roundabout scheme.
  Programmed works include the creation of four traffic lanes in each direction of the M3 as well as building a same-direction free-flow link between the M3 and A34.Also VolkerFitzpatrick will be constructing three new bridges, rearranging the main junction 9 roundabout and providing a number of ot
  
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• £400m Lewisham resi-led scheme advances

  17-05-2024 09:04 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Residential living specialist Amro Partners has advanced plans to build its largest scheme to date in South East London.
  The firm has bought Lewisham Retail Park to paving the way for a £400m development that will provide 1,000 new homes.
  Over the last 18 months, Amro has acquired various adjoining land holdings from a number of private landowners, concluding with the acquisition of the Lewisham Retail Park site and remaining land holdings from Legal & General.Forming one of the final
  
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• Green light for Digbeth 1,300 homes scheme

  17-05-2024 09:03 via constructionenquirer.com
  Build to rent developer Dandara Living has got the planning thumbs up to build over 1,300 new homes and 30,000 sq ft of commercial space at Warner’s Fields in Digbeth.
  Work can now begin to regenerate the brownfield site, which is located within a mile of rail, tram, bus and coach connections.
  The development will deliver a new neighbourhood centred around a renaturalised River Rea, which runs through the middle of the site, but is not currently accessible to the public.Dandara will invest
  
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• United Living wins 14-year L&Q homes repairs deal

  17-05-2024 08:54 via constructionenquirer.com
  United Living Property Services has been awarded a 14-year contract to deliver housing upkeep for social landlord L&Q in Trafford.
  The contract, worth up to £205m, covers all planned investment and regeneration works across L&Q homes in Trafford and forms part of the housing association’s North West Major Works Investment Programme.
  The programme is believed to be the industry’s largest investment with almost £3bn to be spent over 15 years.It will see all L&Q
  
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• McLaren gets go-ahead for Grade II listed Leeds student scheme

  17-05-2024 08:32 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Leeds City Council has approved the redevelopment of Springfield House to deliver a 334-bed purpose built student accommodation scheme centred around the refurbishment and conversion of the Grade II Listed Springfield House.
  The McLaren Property scheme will sit in mature landscaped grounds next to the University of Leeds campus.
  Designers Cartwright Pickard Architects have placed the refurbished Springfield House at the heart of the scheme. The Grade II building will be the main entrance to the
  
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• Piling giant to fit people alarms on all rigs

  17-05-2024 08:14 via constructionenquirer.com
  
  Cementation Skanska piling rigs and cranes are being fitted with with the latest human form recognition technology in a bid to prevent accidents.
  The Spillard Safety Systems’ Human Detection System utilises a series of cameras fitted to the base of the plant that recognises people or objects if they get to close or encroach in a red exclusion zone.
  It then automatically suspends tracking and slewing of the machine to avoid contact while sounding an audible alarm. A screen fitted in the cab
  
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