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The 20th annual Brownfield Awards Ceremony will bring together the brownfield community to celebrate the excellent work undertaken by the sector

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Stopping and remediating PFAS from a former fire training unit

This Brownfield & Regeneration Network webinar looked at an award-winning* collaboration effort between Regenesis and Mott MacDonald, constructing the first injectable permeable reactive barrier in the UK to treat PFAS. Ian Grant reports.
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Vapour intrusion mystery investigated

In this webinar, CR partner Simon Burr explains the techniques used from multi-level boreholes to in-house vapour monitoring and how the communication strategy was vital in gaining access to the homes.
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What are the foundations to your remediation?

Earthworks, or the use of engineered fill, is now a frequent activity as sites need to be prepared before house building can take place. In this Network event, speakers from NHBC’s Land Quality Service team explained the newly published addition to the NHBC’s Standards, Chapter 4.6 - Engineered Fill.
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EIA & Planning

Government commits to nature recovery with planning reforms
24 July 2024
In a briefing note accompanying the King's Speech, Labour said it wants to use development to fund nature recovery where currently both are stalled, unlocking a win-win outcome for the economy and for nature
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Ambitious growth targets but potential trouble ahead?
24 July 2024
The Planning and Infrastructure and English Devolution bills aim to accelerate housing and infrastructure delivery and devolve powers to local councils, but there are warnings of plenty of resistance ahead.
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King’s speech: Reaction to brownfield and planning announcements
24 July 2024
Reaction to Labour’s plans on housing and infrastructure delivery in the King’s speech have been generally positive, but there are warnings that housing must keep pace with infrastructure and employment needs with challenges such as skills shortages, out of date local plans and potential legal disputes ahead.
EIA & Planning

Planning: West Yorkshire | Sheffield | Salford | Islington | Bath
23 July 2024
West Yorkshire Combined Authority releases 15-year strategy for 38,000 homes, as derelict site in Sheffield centre gets recommendation, Peel Waters to develop employment zone in Salford, StudioHive to develop 12-acre Bristol site, Bath University and the council link up on riverside site and East Hampshire District Council residents suggest 111 brownfield sites.