Built Environment Networking Blog: Public Sector News

Government Invests £500 Million in Oxford-Cambridge Growth Corridor

The government is accelerating growth across the Oxford to Cambridge Corridor with a major £500 million investment package aimed at delivering new homes, infrastructure, and business space, while strengthening transport links and creating thousands of new jobs. Communities and businesses across the region will benefit from improved connectivity, including the reopening of the Cowley Branch […]

Posted by: Mya Driver

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Border to coast launches £1.2bn UK real estate fund

Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, (Border to Coast), the largest LGPS pool in the UK, today announces the launch of a direct UK real estate investment proposition, working with its LGPS Partner Funds to unlock access to new investment opportunities in the sector.  Three Partner Funds – Tyne and Wear Pension Fund, Cumbria Pension Fund, […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Barking Riverside is growing to 20,000 homes, supporting the Government’s ambitions for thousands of vitally needed homes

BRL has submitted a new Outline Planning Application that could see up to 20,000 new homes delivered at Barking Riverside – potentially creating a community of up to 50,000 people. The new Outline Planning Application supports recent Government promises to instigate the largest housebuilding programme since the post war period, delivering a new generation of […]

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Six Local Authorities Join ACCESS UK Core Fund

The ACCESS UK Core Fund has announced the addition of six new local authorities, significantly broadening the participant base in this real estate-focused investment vehicle. Norfolk, East Sussex, Suffolk, Cambridgeshire, Isle of Wight, and Hertfordshire councils have officially joined the fund, reinforcing the trend of Local Government Pension Schemes (LGPS) pooling resources for improved efficiency […]

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Plans approved for redevelopment of former Royal Mail site at Maidstone East

Maidstone Borough Council (MBC) Planning Committee last night approved plans for the redevelopment of the Former Royal Mail Sorting Office site, at Maidstone East, for mixed-use development which is predominantly residential. The development will include 180 apartments, 1,863 square metres of commercial and/or community space and around one acre of open green space town centre […]

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£1bn investment secured in North Wales

A major investment of over £1 billion in the redevelopment of Shotton Mill in Deeside, North Wales, will safeguard 147 jobs and create a further 220 when fully commissioned, the UK and Welsh governments have confirmed today. Cabinet ministers from both the UK and Welsh government will visit the historic industrial centre of Wales to […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Plans in for £15m urban park in Aberdeen centre

Aberdeen City Council has submitted plans for their £15m urban park in Queens Street. Central to their regeneration plans for the area – which includes the City Centre and Beach Masterplan – the park will include outdoor seating, performance spaces, terraced garden, sensory garden and more, as well as a strong link across key areas […]

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£96 Million Funding Approved for New Liverpool Baltic Merseyrail Station

The Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has approved a £96 million funding package to support the construction of the new Liverpool Baltic Merseyrail station. This transformative investment signifies a major leap forward in enhancing the region’s transport infrastructure, further solidifying the city’s ambitions to improve connectivity and sustainability. The new station will be strategically located […]

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Burton MP named A50/A500 parliamentary advocate

Burton and Uttoxeter MP Jacob Collier has today been named as parliamentary advocate for the North Midlands Manufacturing Corridor. In 2022 Midlands Connect released a ‘road map’ document with a series of proposals for the A50/A500 which outlined how improvements in the route could add £12 billion to the region’s economy over the next 60 […]

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