All Construction Business: Strategy, Risk and Regulations articles – Page 99
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News
Grenfell Inquiry: Harley ‘project designer’ was freelance draughtsman
Hired hand did not know what job title would be until cladding specialist printed his business cards
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MPs tell government to stop bickering with building owners and sort out cladding woes
Public Accounts Committee says housing ministry must get a grip of delays in removing flammable material
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Lords committee flags concerns about new planning system
Worries raised over whether changes have been subject to enough scrutiny
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Comment
The government’s ‘algorithm for homes’ may be its next A-level style fiasco
Proposals to change the method behind England’s housing targets could dash hopes of leveling up, says Clive Docwra
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Grenfell Inquiry told that Harley design manager ‘not qualified’ to advise on fire performance
Cladding contractor engineer had only just started a masters degree in facades when firm was working on the Grenfell Tower refurbishment
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Comment
Anger over defeated Fire Safety Bill amendment is misplaced
Change may not be fast enough for some but it is coming, says Andrew Mellor
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September week one: What we learned from Rydon and Harley at the Grenfell Inquiry
Refurbishment main contractor and facades specialist questioned as hearings resume after summer break
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Around 5,000 small contractors set to benefit from CITB levy changes
Skills body proposes raising wage bill threshold to £120,000 next year
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Grenfell Inquiry hears Harley boss rip into regulatory regime
Cladding firm’s director calls for immediate ban on use of combustible materials, claiming ‘widespread confusion’ in industry
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Grenfell cladding contractor tells inquiry ‘buck didn’t stop with us’
Harley boss says specialist firm was just one of a ‘raft of layers’ tasked with making sure tower refurb design was compliant
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Schools three times more likely to be a high fire risk, study finds
Insurer Zurich calls for sprinklers to be made mandatory in England
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Campaigners push ahead with permitted development rights legal challenge
Judicial review of new permitted developments rights, which came into force yesterday, launched
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Government to rethink planning formula after backbench backlash
Reports suggest review of formula being conducted just three weeks after it was launched
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Permitted development rights extension facing legal challenge
Campaign group issues “pre-action” letter warning of judicial review over controversial planning deregulation
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Construction firms claim £2.9bn of furlough payments
Industry also has most self-employment income support scheme claims
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Comment
For and against: Two planning experts debate reforms in the white paper
White paper taskforce member Chris Katkowski says the reforms will simplify planning while TCPA chair Mary Parsons thinks it will reduce democratic oversight
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Comment
A planning committee member on the planning reforms
Sachin Shah says the white paper has some good ideas but will neuter local democracy
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Probe into government’s Nightingales’ contracts to report later this year
National Audit Office will reveal findings this winter
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Comment
The devil will be in the detail of Jenrick’s planning reforms
The white paper begs many questions. It could take years to find the answers
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Features
Ten things you need to know about the planning white paper
Government’s planning white paper sets out to radically reform the system