April 24th 2018 Construction Industry News

A brief round-up of Construction Industry News from throughout the UK; provided in partnership with Construction News.

Leeds £350m city centre revamp gets green light Leeds City Council has given the green light to a £350m city centre redevelopment. Developer CEG’s South Bank mixed-use scheme received unanimous backing from the council’s plans panel. Plans for the development, which is spread across a 3.5 ha site, were first lodged with the council in September 2017. CEG sought permission for two mixed-use office, retail and leisure developments totalling up to 26,100 sq m. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Glasgow £100m office scheme unveiled Plans for a new £100m office development in Glasgow’s city centre have been unveiled by property investor M&G Real Estate.The company has secured planning permission for The Grid project, which will feature 277,500 sq ft of office space across 12 levels. Designed by Glasgow-based architectural firm Cooper Cromar, the scheme will occupy the former Corunna House site in the city centre. Read the full article on the Construction News website.

Willmott crams in mixed-use revamp with a twist In west London contractor Willmott Dixon is working on a tiny site to create a development of epic proportions. Paddington Basin is the quintessential urban canal wharf. In its heyday it was a busy commercial centre with barges bringing pottery, coal and livestock from the Midlands and the North-west and returning with imported fabric and spices, gin and brandy. While some of the warehousing remains, today the hustle and bustle of the industrial revolution has been replaced with the clink of glasses in bars, the footfall of commuters on their way to work, and the noise of construction as the area undergoes an overdue revamp. Read the full article on the Construction News website.