News

Environmental reforms to break planning system gridlock

The Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs says environmental planing reforms will ‘rewire Britain's broken planning and development system’ as the government moves to accelerate infrastructure delivery and homebuilding while safeguarding the environment. Major projects are to have one lead environmental body in charge of its planning and monitoring its progress.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Safety prosecutions to follow nuclear site accident

The Office for Nuclear Regulation (ONR) will prosecute two contractors for alleged safety offences that led to serious injuries to a worker at the Hinkley Point C nuclear construction site.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Fatal Accident Inquiry calls for health and safety changes

Reasonable precautions could have been taken by contractors that could have prevented the death of a ten year old boy in a construction site accident, a Fatal Accident Inquiry in Scotland has concluded.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

New issue of Construction Law arrives with subscribers

The July/August issue of Construction Law print journal is now with subscribers, with its unique blend of legal advice, analysis and news aimed at construction professionals.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Toughening of planning rules for big projects being considered, says a press report

UK chancellor Rachel Reeves has told officials to draw up plans for another overhaul of Britain’s planning rules affecting projects of national significance, according to a report in the Financial Times.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Radical reset called for ‘not fit for purpose’ nuclear regulation

Nuclear projects are being held back by regulatory barriers, an independent taskforce commissioned by the government says in its interim report.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Final investment decision for Sizewell C

Government has agreed the final investment decision to give the Sizewell C nuclear plant the go-ahead.   

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Treasury issues business cases guidance for major projects

The Treasury has published new guidance for government department accounting officers to prepare business cases for major projects that will be accessible by the public. Business cases must now be published by departments within four months of being approved by the Treasury.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

Subsidy contract changes welcomed

Changes to the UK’s contracts for difference (CfD) scheme offered to developers of wind and solar projects are being introduced that offer the prospect of spreading development costs over longer periods and reducing project risk.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

News in Brief: August/September 2025

The Public Accounts Committee released a scathing report on the water sector days before Sir Jon Cunliffe’s damning Independent Water Commission report that called for scrapping of the industry’s regulator.

To read more of this and every other news story on this site, please log in with your Construction Law membership account details. If you don't have an account, you can get free access to the news on this site and receive a free newsletter on Fridays by creating a Newsletter account. See the panel to the right.

Subscribers to the printed magazine get access to the entire Construction law website.

+ More