Mace Consult and Arcadis land Luton Airport growth roles
The expansion of London Luton Airport supports a programme designed to increase capacity to as many as 32 million passengers a year. The expansion is expected to generate up to 11,000 jobs and £1.5bn in annual economic activity, according to Luton Rising.
Snowsfields Quarter secures full planning consent
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Data centres
News
Data centre plans submitted for former IBM site in Scotland

Four-building scheme would bring 80,000 sq m of digital infrastructure to Greenock
Ofgem targets speculative data centre schemes with fees

Regulator proposes new fees to free up grid capacity for genuine developments and to acclerate project delivery.
Features & Reports
Data centre success: more than grid connections
Experts agree - the data centre market is maturing and the challenges ahead go beyond power constraints.
Agile, flexible, responsible: next gen data centres
Data centre development is critical to the UK's digital future. Karen Fletcher looks at what it takes to deliver in this sector.

Operational Living
News
Cambridge Halls moves into construction

Gateway 2 approval clears first phase of 2,302-bed Manchester student scheme
Features & Reports
Golden Years, golden opportunities: The rise of senior living

The UK's ageing population needs more senior living spaces - and it's a big opportunity for property and construction.
Urban living redefined: What's behind the rise of UK co-living?

We look at the rise of co-living as an alternative residential offering and consider what it takes to get it right in terms of features and facilities.

Mixed Use & Regeneration
News
Plans revealed for 462-home North-East Middlehaven neighbourhood

Capital&Centric and Middlesbrough Council are consulting on the first phase of the regeneration plans
Retail-led plans for Great Yarmouth Quayside regeneration

£150m scheme would regenerate the town's North Quay
Features & Reports
Niche to Mainstream: Can low-carbon housing scale up?

Can housebuilding at scale ever be truly 'green'? Our editor Karen Fletcher asks the experts.
Regional Report: Manchester's built enviroment

The SectorScope considers the northern powerhouse's vision for the built environment.

Offices & Workplace
News
Features & Reports
GRAHAM appointed to deliver Sky Livingston campus

New 15-acre workplace will consolidate Sky’s West Lothian operations
Willmott Dixon lands £40m Leeds office redevelopment

Princes Exchange will become a new workplace hub for Network Rail
Lab conversions - a new life for offices

Does the science sector hold out a new future for older office buildings?
A new future for old offices at risk of being stranded

Can offices avoid the fate of becoming stranded assets as standards rise and tenants turn away?

Industrial & Warehousing
News
Mace Consult lands Luton Airport growth role

Mace and Arcadis will support delivery of the airport’s expansion to 32 million passengers
PLP gets green light for Nottingham logistics campus

Three-unit M1 scheme will deliver 700,000 sq ft of industrial and logistics space
Features & Reports
Big Box to Small Box: Growth factors for UK warehousing

SME businesses with global digital reach are just one of the key factors driving demand for small-medium warehouses.
Report: The drive for sustainability in warehousing

What does it take to deliver sustainability in warehousing? Our editor Karen Fletcher talks to the experts.

Science & Technology Buildings
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London Snowsfields Quarter secures full planning consent

Southwark life sciences scheme will deliver 245,000 sq ft of laboratory space
£1bn innovation campus moves into construction

Tech-led development will combine innovation space, transport infrastructure and new homes.
Features & Reports

Regulation and Legislation
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Mayors to gain planning call-in powers

Major housing and commercial schemes will fall within new mayoral powers in England
New NPPF strengthens support for development

Planning overhaul backs housing, data centres and strategic growth
Conferences and Exhibitions
News
elementalLONDON renews ADE: Heat Networks partnership for 2026 event

Collaboration to spotlight heat networks and low-carbon energy at London showcase.
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