Castlefield Viaduct secures £2.75m for expansion

TITAN Group plans to open a processing facility to recycle waste ash produced by the former Warrington power station into low carbon building materials.

There has been no shortage of announcements during an eventful first year in power for Keir Starmer’s party but the industry, while largely positive about the last 12 months, is awaiting detail about how promises will become reality before passing judgement.

Every salvaged brick, every repurposed beam, is a step towards a more sustainable built environment, writes Michael Pledger of DeSimone Consulting Engineering.

An appeal by the Ffestiniog Railway Company against the Snowdonia National Park Authority’s refusal of a new station building for Beddgelert has been allowed, with the authority also required to pay costs.

Already part of the Crescent Salford regeneration masterplan team, the urban design practice has been chosen by the University of Salford to lead on a public realm transformation across its campuses.

Delivered in Prestatyn by the contractor for Denbighshire County Council, the flood protection works have been finished nine months ahead of schedule.

A facility that would have produced 28MW of power from the gas for industrial use, tying into the HyNet pipeline network, has been effectively shelved after it was not selected for a Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement.

The Prime Minister has confirmed that 600 acres next to Sellafield is to be redeveloped as part of the government’s investment into clean power with small modular nuclear reactors seen as the preferred option.

Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has launched a consultation on proposals to rethink transport links between the city centre and the emerging Fabric District, the University of Liverpool campus, and Kensington.

The built environment is a major contributor to global carbon emissions, and refurbishing and retrofitting existing structures is crucial to achieving net zero targets. This roundtable, convened by DeSimone Consulting Engineering, brought together developers, architects, and real estate experts to discuss the pros and cons of breathing new life into a building.

The city council’s housing company and the Greater Manchester Pension Fund will form a joint venture to deliver 1,600 homes across a variety of neighbourhoods. 

Cheshire East Council has said plans to redevelop a 136-acre peatland site in partnership with housebuilder Barratt cannot go ahead as planned as the scheme does not align with the authority’s priorities around nature and sustainability.

Enabling faster decisions on small sites and removing obligations for projects of 10-49 homes are among the proposals as the government looks to make good on its 1.5m homes target, with consultation periods now launched.

The Lancashire-based company has outlined plans for the development of a 109-acre neighbourhood.

As the UK pushes toward a decarbonised future, the demand for renewable energy shows no sign of slowing, writes Dan Fitzpatrick of Anstey Horne.

Over the last 10 years, Duncan Wilson has fought to strike a balance between convincing the development industry it is not a blocker and trying to preserve the country’s historic estate. He sat down with Place North West at UKREiiF to reflect on his decade in post.

The park was upgraded as part of a £40m public realm programme and reopened this weekend.

HyNet, the massive network of pipes that will pump carbon dioxide to be sequestered under Liverpool Bay, has taken a further step forward with the appointment of a principal contractor.

Construction on the HyNet pipelines, a critical aspect of the Liverpool Bay carbon capture storage project, can now start after the government and Eni shook hands on a deal for the first slug of public cash.