Architectural plan of building

A new contractor for the government office in Manchester City will allow the building to enter its final construction phase. 

Urban city network

The mayor of London’s development corporation for Old Oak and Park Royal (OPDC) is well underway, following yesterday’s (31st March 2025) announcement that Hemiko has been chosen as the development partner for its innovative new district heat network.

Key in door of house

Homes England (the government’s housing and regeneration agency), Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and West Yorkshire Pension Fund (WYPF) are to provide a £91 million loan over a four-year term to contribute towards a residential project in Leeds.

Wooden trees and houses.

A partnership with Oxford City Council and the Environment Agency is set to secure 18,000 new homes while also maintaining high standards of environmental protection. 

Wind farm in countryside.

Dozens of clean energy projects, including wind and solar power, will skip the queue for grid connections and be prioritised as part of the governm

City construction site.

Over a hundred sites across England have come forward to be considered for the next generation of towns, with hundreds of thousands of working people set to benefit from the investment.

Deansgate in Manchester.

A new state-of-the-art government office building in First Street in Manchester has received a key stage of its construction.

The government has announced £8.2 million of funding for a regeneration project in Port Talbot, South Wales.

City of Westminster sign.

Chancellor Rachel Reeves is set to unveil her plans to kickstart the economy in her new plans to deliver the Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor that will boost the economy by up to £78 billion by 2035.

Solar farm.

A solar project in West Burton has received the go-ahead by the secretary of state for energy security and net zero, and comprises four electricity generations stations, each with an expected capacity of 50MW, and mounted solar arrays.

The government has announced measures intended to unblock infrastructure projects, whilst at the same time supporting nature recovery.

Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament.

The government has published a letter from deputy prime minister Angela Rayner to housing industry stakeholders, following the government’s consultation on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which was launched in July 2024.

Model wooden house with bricks.

One week after the announcement of the prime minister’s new Plans for Change, councils have been told they must meet a new target of building 370,000 per year in the mission to build 1.5 million new homes for Britain over the next five years.

Offshore wind farm.

Yesterday (Thursday 11th December), the government reached an agreement with wind turbine manufacturer Vestas to repurpose its wind blade factory on the Isle of Wight, which will save 300 jobs.

Model house

As part of the government’s Plan for Change, deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has set out new plans to speed up the planning process by giving greater decision-making powers for planners to speed up the approval process.

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