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Government backs record number of clean energy projects

03-09-2024 09:11 via constructionenquirer.com

The Government has backed with agreed funding support a record 131 renewable energy projects to stoke up the green economy.
The projects awarded contracts for difference subsidy deals exceed the 92 projects delivered in the last auction round.
The latest funding round reboots offshore wind farm projects, sees a record number of solar projects and advances the world’s largest commercial-scale floating offshore wind farm known as Green Volt.
This makes it the biggest round ever with signific

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Tube station housing plan gets Government green light

03-09-2024 08:59 via constructionenquirer.com

The government has given the go-ahead for a new housing development by Cockfosters Tube station which was blocked by previous Transport Secretary Grant Shapps.
The proposals will deliver 350 new homes across four blocks built on the former car park of the north London station.
Transport for London is required to seek the consent of the Secretary of State for the disposal of land used for its operational purposes. TfL first requested permission in 2021 to sell the land currently used for car park

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Construction costs cut for Plymouth city centre revamp

03-09-2024 08:40 via constructionenquirer.com

Construction cost estimates to regenerate Armada Way in Plymouth city centre have been reduced by nearly £7m after exploratory works at the site.
Plymouth City Council said the work will now cost £29.9m following previous estimates of up to £36.8m.
Designs were tweaked in February and since then detailed work has been carried out to establish the final cost of construction.Work has has included digging exploratory trial pits on Armada Way to get a more accurate picture of what

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Government mothballs plan to scrap CE Mark

03-09-2024 08:36 via constructionenquirer.com

The Government has halted plans to scrap CE marking in favour of switching to the new UK Conformity Assessed mark.
Building safety minister Rushanara Ali has confirmed that the planned 30 June 2025 time limit for recognising CE Marking has been abandoned.
The minister said that any plan to resurrect the previous administration’s aim to switch all manufactured products over would only be introduced with a two-year notice period, but declined to set any future date.
The new delay has been pr

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Go-ahead for Bristol Temple Quay hotel and build to rent job

03-09-2024 08:13 via constructionenquirer.com

IKB Developments and development manager Marick Real Estate has gained planning for a hotel and build to rent scheme at Bristol’s Temple Quay.
The scheme designed by architect Sheppard Robson will see construction of three new buildings comprising a 230-room hotel, a 170-room extended stay aparthotel, and over 100 build-to-rent flats.
This site known as Plot 3 has been vacant for around 30 years and is owned by Homes England. It neighbours the 130-hectare Government-funded urban regenerati

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