Practical guidance on groundworks, adoption agreements and site delivery, written for housing developers and principal contractors.
Foundation choice on UK housing developments is one of the more consequential design decisions in the civils package. The choice between piled foundations and traditional strip or…
Sites with historic contamination present a specific set of commercial risks that developers underestimate at scheme acquisition. The remediation cost can be significant, the…
Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 is the legal mechanism by which local planning authorities secure developer contributions to community infrastructure…
On UK housing developments of any meaningful size, electrical supply requires a new sub-station within or adjacent to the scheme. The provision, installation and commissioning of…
Housing developments on sites with mature trees carry specific planning conditions around tree protection. Root Protection Areas, defined by British Standard BS 5837, extend well…
Sustainable Drainage Systems, commonly abbreviated as SuDS, have become standard on UK housing developments in response to Environment Agency guidance and, more recently, Schedule…
On housing developments that include new roads or modifications to the existing highway network, two specific legal agreements with the highway authority govern the work. Section…
Across the UK housing market, defects originating in the groundworks package are statistically the most expensive defects developers and warranty providers face. The reasons are…
On phased residential developments, roads and sewers are the infrastructure that determines plot release dates. A plot cannot be released for sale and occupation until the road…
Plant operators on UK construction sites carry either CPCS or NPORS certification for the categories of plant they operate. Both schemes are recognised by the major UK…
Fencing and decking on UK housing developments often get specified late in the design process. They are visible parts of the finished plot but small components of the cost plan,…
On most housing schemes, the principal contractor role rests with a main contractor who carries the duty across the full construction programme. There are schemes, however, where…
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