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.

Business owner outside a small café.

To mark Small Business Saturday, the business secretary has announced that small businesses across the UK will be able to get quicker and easier he

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