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Article 4 Direction: What Property Owners Need to Know Before Converting

UK Construction Blog

Key Takeaways An Article 4 Direction is a legal measure that restricts permitted development rights, requiring property owners to obtain planning permission for changes that would normally be allowed without application. Ever wondered why your neighbour needed planning permission for a simple extension while you didn’t?

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Deep energy retrofits: The future of sustainable buildings

Construction Specifier

As the global focus on sustainability and climate change intensifies, the United States is seeing a new trend in building restoration-deep energy retrofits. 1 The agreement was enacted in 2016. Net-zero is the primary objective necessary for climate management. C above pre-industrial levels.

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Manchester United New Stadium: ÂŁ2bn 100,000-Capacity Vision to Replace Old Trafford

UK Construction Blog

Financing relies entirely on private investment rather than public funding, with the club exploring strategic partnerships to fund the ÂŁ2 billion development whilst managing existing debts of over ÂŁ1 billion. The club announced their official plans in March 2025, targeting occupancy by the 2030-31 football season.

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Van Elle and VolkerWessels get close

The Construction Index

Neither the value nor the volume of machinery changing hands has been disclosed. It was founded in 1984 by Michael Ellis and listed on the alternative investment market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange in 2016. AER recruits MD for site hut division 7 hours Welfare 4 Hire, part of the AER Rents Group, has a new managing director.

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Water System Builds Cleaner Future for Buenos Aires River

ENR Construction

The Webuild team added dredge material to expand the site over what had previously been part of the river. We are very proud” to have worked on the project, says Mario Pierobon, Lot 2 contract manager with Fisia Italimpianti. ACUMAR developed a plan that involved several additional projects beyond the pretreatment system.

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Southwark picks Bouygues to build key worker housing

The Construction Index

The site, next to the Arnold Estate, between London Bridge and Bermondsey stations, will be the first development project under the council’s emerging affordable housing supplementary planning guidance. But subject to planning, construction is expected to start around mid-2026, with completion targeted for 2029.

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Contractor named for Oldham industrial park expansion

The Construction Index

CGI of planned new units at Hollinwood Junction Langtree has completed a forward funding deal for the next phase of its Hollinwood Junction project in Oldham. Russell WBHO will start on site this month, with a construction programme envisaging practical completion in July 2026.