Graham picked for £50m nuclear waste framework

Architect Levitt Bernstein, in collaboration with low energy specialist Etude, has developed a three-part document package for Greater Manchester Combined Authority, to help applicants comply with the joint spatial plan’s sustainability aims.

Cyan Lines will plug gaps in walking and cycling routes across Manchester and Salford in a bid to give the cities’ residents better access to nature.

The recently redeveloped 110,000 sq ft asset that sits off Altrincham Street within Bruntwood SciTech’s £1.7bn Sister masterplan has been given grade two-listed status.

A local development order would enable septic tanks to be replaced with modern package treatment plants without the need for planning permission – a move that would largely reduce the amount of phosphorus being discharged into nearby rivers.

Plans to use a combined 150 acres in Lymm and Northwich for ground-mounted solar panels have been approved by Warrington Council and the Planning Inspectorate respectively.

Cubico Sustainable Investments’ £200m Scout Moor Two comprises 17 turbines and could power 77% of homes across Rochdale and Rossendale.

Last year, instances of illegal levels of nitrogen dioxide were down by almost half compared to 2023, according to data published by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority.

The local authority has invited landowners and developers to pitch suitable sites for housing, employment, recreational, and community use across the island.

Phase two of the National Trust’s ‘sky walk’ will build on the first stretch of repurposed railway, extending the viaduct’s accessible length by 250 metres.

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.