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Wilson adds Ward to stable

Wilson Bowden has snapped up Ward Homes Group in a strategic move that follows the company’s acquisition of Henry Boot Homes earlier in the year. Adding to its other existing housebuilding subsidiary David Wilson Homes, the purchase provides valuable deve

Draft guides for local development

The government has launched two draft guides on Local Development Frameworks, the new strategic planning documents that will be introduced next summer under the Planning Bill reforms.

Role for Egan

Accidents cause

‘Most brownfield is useless’- report

The government’s 60% brownfield development target has been dealt a severe blow by its own regeneration arm, English Partnerships, which has released a study claiming that almost 90% of the country’s brownfield stock cannot presently be developed. Most of

[MMC-IMG=360-A=Left] Plan and deliver

A flood of new policy guidance has completed the broad outlines of the government’s planning reforms. So will they deliver a more efficient planning system and a step change in housing output?

appointments

[MMC-IMG=383-A=Centre] <b>Charles Church</b> Charles Church has appointed Martin Bailey (right) as a surveyor and Gary Ross as a design manager to its Southern region, based in Camberley, Surrey. Both have a number of years’ experience in the industry.

New skills NVQs

The Joint Award Body Partnership (JAB) has launched new construction skills NVQs as part of ongoing moves to ease the industry’s skills crisis. The new qualifications will cover construction

London planning summit

The government is bringing together leading figures in the industry and top politicians to debate planning at a high powered conference in London this month.

in the pipeline

Tenders are currently invited for a £8 million building redevelopment at Huntingdon House, Cromwell Road, London. The scheme, being developed by LC (London) and Holiday Inn, will create 133 serviced apartments in a ten-storey block.