Liverpool seeks development partner for £65m heat network

United Utilities has outlined ambitions for £225m-worth of improvements to the city’s wastewater treatment works and £300m to Eccles’ over the next five years.

Great British Energy – Nuclear has appointed the two global built environment consultancies to deliver a five-year environmental services programme, geared towards enabling the delivery of small modular reactors at the North Wales site.

Funding from a range of sources is now in place to reinvent St John the Evangelist church as a business centre, with the £8.9m project set for sign-off.

Working with heritage design specialist Buttress, the healthcare firm wants to extend its Newton House facility, also adding a link to and repurposing a grade two-listed church as a therapy centre.

The Rochdale-based contractor will work with Trafford Council to finalise the design and cost of the refresh of the beloved 54-acre green space in Stretford.

Expect the planning application approvals and work starts announcements to flood in with 50 stalled projects now able to progress – and the delivery of more than 3,000 homes unlocked – after Natural England changed the River Eden nutrient neutrality catchment boundary to reflect improvements made to the area’s water quality.

The Cunard Building and Bootle Leisure Centre are among the 35 buildings that will benefit from a slug of the funding, aimed at reducing the carbon footprints of the publicly owned assets.

Plans for 42 affordable homes off Close Lane have been ditched by a hefty majority verdict, with questions over outfall from the site at the heart of the matter.

Digital platforms are transforming the industry’s approach to surplus material. With the April landfill tax increase looming, now is the time to get smart about waste, writes Fraser Linaker of MukAway.

CGIs providing insight on the proposed extension and internal refurbishment and repurposing of the historic Victoria Square building have been released.

Proclaiming a desire to restore national pride, the government said the five-year project would turn the corner after more than a decade of underfunding.

A need for a government funding commitment has led Liverpool City Region Combined Authority to adjust its estimated planning application submission date from 2026 to 2028.

Cumberland Council has secured funding for a flood risk management programme for Millom and Haverigg. Meanwhile, United Utilities is readying improvements to the water infrastructure in Ulverston and Windermere.

Martin Bissell and Jon Moister have joined from Ramboll and Curtins respectively after a combined 46 years with their previous employers.

Work on the first phase of public realm improvements is due to complete in March, after the council agreed a masterplan for the town.

The statutory consultee has broken from tradition and gone public with its support for the project, which would see the Tudor mansion converted into 36 flats and its grounds turned into a 396-home neighbourhood.

All five local authorities that would host Natural Resources Wales’ proposed Glyndŵr National Park have now either formally opposed the plan or raised concerns about it.

An energy company capable of designing, building, and operating the low-carbon energy project is high up on the local authority’s Christmas wishlist.

The UK’s legally binding commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is driving a transformation across the built environment, fundamentally shifting the way we heat our homes, offices, and cities, writes Joseph Lazell of Cundall.