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  • Build! Build! Build!

    • March 14, 2018
    • Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
    • Category: Building, Construction, Construction News, Development, General Construction, News
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    We recently heard Theresa May’s plans to boost the UK’s housing market by encouraging more developments by loosening the council’s guidelines for planning permission. Gary Porter, the Conservative leader of South Holland council in Lincolnshire strongly defended the planning system, declaring nine in ten planning applications are approved. No doubt Theresa May’s proposals come as

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  • £150 million Redevelopment of Preston Barracks

    • March 27, 2017
    • Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
    • Category: Brighton, Construction, Construction News, Development, General Construction, News
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    Plans have recently been put forward for an ambitious redevelopment of the derelict Preston Barracks site on Lewes Road, Brighton. The developers U+I Plc are in partnership with the University of Brighton, and the plans include 350 new homes of which 20% will be “affordable” as well as a new 50,000 sq ft state of

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  • Brighton Marina Development Phase II

    • February 28, 2017
    • Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
    • Category: Brighton, Construction, Construction News, Development, General Construction, Marina, News, Seafront
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    After a lengthy period of trying to gain planning permission, works for the Brighton Marina development were put on hold following the financial downturn in 2008. Construction works recommenced in 2013 and Phase I of the project has now been completed with most of the properties sold and the commercial spaces up and running. Phase

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  • Steel: The Green Material of Construction

    • October 11, 2016
    • Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
    • Category: Construction News, General Construction, Green Building, News, Uncategorized
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    In the UK, steel consumption is on the rise in the building industry, and unsurprisingly too. More and more people are recognising that structural steelworks are ideal for homes, schools, hospitals, and almost any kind of building. Steel framed buildings are cost effective, long-lasting, safe, flexible, produces no site waste, and helps speed along the construction

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  • Proposed Plans for Anston House – “Brighton’s Ugliest Building”

    • October 2, 2016
    • Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
    • Category: Construction News, General Construction, News, Uncategorized
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    Recent plans put forward by developers First Base and The Hyde Group for the redevelopment of Anston House have been met with fierce resistance from local residents of Brighton and Hove for a number of reasons. In this blog post we will examine the case for and against the proposed works.   Proposed Plans Anston

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  • Large Construction Project: The King Alfred Re-development.

    • August 30, 2016
    • Posted by: Shelby Buchanan
    • Category: Construction News, General Construction, News
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    Brighton and Hove greatly anticipate the re-development of the King Alfred Leisure Centre with the 560 luxury apartments alongside it. Earlier this year, the council teamed up with Crest Nicholson, Rob Starr, and LA architects to draw out plans for a highly modern £200 million development to bring a touch of sophistication to Brighton and

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  • £36.2m Government Loan Gives i360 Green Light – Milan Builders

    • May 16, 2014
    • Posted by: Lance Buchanan
    • Category: Construction News, New Builds, News
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    Construction for the greatly anticipated i360 viewing tower is expected to get underway in Brighton this summer after a £36.2m government loan was agreed upon. A government funding agency known as the Public Works Loans Board (PWLB) who make loans available to major building projects will be behind the cash injection. The PWLB loan will

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  • New Build Bespoke Designer Homes Completed

    • November 16, 2012
    • Posted by: Lance Buchanan
    • Category: News
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    Milan Builders Brighton and pleased to confirm the completion of our latest new build project in Hurstpierpoint. The new build was completed on time, on budget and to a premium finish. The Hurstpierpoint / Cornercroft project represented a unique challenge for Milan Builders and required a broad range of expertise to ensure adherence to the

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