Councils take on futile fight against national planning changes

Kier has started work on the £18m Energy Central Institute for Northumberland County Council as part of the Energising Blyth regeneration programme.

I’ll be honest, when I was asked for my intervention to solve the housing crisis, my first instinct was not to bother, writes Tim Heatley. Not because I don’t care about it. Quite the opposite.

A pre-development agreement has been signed by the developer and Stockton-on-Tees Council to build out a series of residential sites in the town centre.

A House of Lords committee has warned threats to supplies of building materials and a shortage of skilled construction workers could hamper the building of seven communities.

The logistics developer will cease to be listed on the LSE on 12 November after Peel secured more than 75% of its shares.

The cancelled schemes come from across the country, with four in the North and three in the Midlands.

The high-profile housebuilder’s Sheepfolds development in Sunderland will create 350 homes, using £27.7m from Homes England, and £10m from the North East Mayor Kim McGuinness. Place North East sat down with Vistry’s regional MD to talk markets, viability and city centre revival.

The Consett-based housebuilder has submitted a detailed planning application to North Tyneside Council to develop 46 houses on disused land next to the Metro station.

Laura Shoaf, a former chief executive of West Midlands Combined Authority and board member of Transport for London, will lead an inspection into the workings of Tees Valley Combined Authority.