Ports, airports & rail freight
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InsightSteven & Bolton’s Sarah Cardew on whether freeport ships will be allowed safe harbour
With political uncertainty ahead in the run-up to the next general election, will the politics surrounding freeports be put aside in favour of waiting out the initial tax incentive time limits, to really understand the return on the Exchequer’s investment in these special tax sites?
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InsightIs the HS2 project going off the rails?
There has been much talk in the past few days on two highly contentious issues that will have a profound impact on the country generally.
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NewsProperty heavyweights urge Sunak not to axe HS2’s northern section
Bosses at some of the UK’s largest property firms are among a list of around 80 business leaders who wrote to the government urging Rishi Sunak not to scrap the remaining northern section of HS2.
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InsightPolicies are too often up in the air
This week’s air traffic control disruption, apparently caused by a single malformed flightplan, has provided a painful demonstration of the law of unintended consequences.
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MarketsFast track for station schemes
Large swathes of brownfield land beside railways are set to become available.
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NewsFreight and logistics planning consultation misses the mark
Experts welcome publication of the consultation into planning reform but find its contents disappointing.
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NewsIndustry welcomes logistics planning review following ‘decade of underestimating needed space’
The British Property Federation (BPF) has welcomed a consultation into how planning reform can boost the freight and logistics sector ”after more than a decade of the government underestimating the need for new warehousing space”.
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NewsConsultation launched on freight and logistics planning reform
The government has launched a consultation on how planning reform can address the needs of the freight and logistics sector.
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MarketsGrowth plans get ready for take-off
UK airports are set to expand to a degree that has not been seen in decades.
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NewsIJM Land partners with Network Rail for railway developments
Network Rail and Malaysian developer IJM Land have formed a partnership to explore opportunities on land close to rail assets.
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MarketsPorts up their green credentials
Shipping set to play bigger role as UK reduces reliance on air and road freight.
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NewsPlans submitted for Liverpool Street station £1.5bn regeneration
Shard developer Sellar, MTR Corporation and Network Rail, have submitted a joint planning application to the City of London Corporation for their £1.5bn redevelopment of Liverpool Street station.
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NewsRevised plans for Euston HS2 station have ‘not succeeded’ as cost hits £4.8bn
The price tag for a HS2 station at Euston in London has rocketed to £4.8bn since 2020, with revised plans for a delayed London terminus still failing to deliver a viable solution, according to the public spending watchdog.
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NewsThames Freeport greenlighted with £25m funding
Thames Freeport has received final government sign-off to start operating and will receive up to £25m in seed funding.
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MarketsCanary Wharf of the Midlands
The UK Central hub development looks set to transform the Solihull area.
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OnlineChester regeneration framework revealed
Plans to transform the area around Chester railway station have been kickstarted with the launch of a public consultation into the scheme.
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NewsPlymouth, Solent and Teeside freeports given final approval
Freeports in Plymouth, Solent and Teesside are now up and running after being given final government approval by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC).
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MarketsAirports plot a new course
The pandemic has driven up demand for space surrounding airports.
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MarketsStockport’s stock keeps rising
Transport interchange redevelopment leads major regeneration of the town. Adam Branson reports.
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NewsBattle stations over Liverpool Street redevelopment plans
Historic England slams Sellar’s £1.5bn scheme as ’oversized and insensitive’.
