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Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all experienced declines on the previous year. More positively, contract awards increased against the previous quarter, thanks to an increase in major project awards.  Retail overview Totalling £261m, retail work starting on-site during the first quarter of 2023 fell 4 per cent against the preceding three months

22 Mar 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: Construction activity February 2023: East of England Projects starting on-site and detailed planning approvals both weakened during the three months to February. However, strong growth in main contract awards boosted the development pipeline. East of England overview The total value of project-starts in the East of England was

22 Mar 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: Construction activity February 2023: London The three months to February 2023 were a poor period for project-starts and main contract awards. Detailed planning approvals, on the other hand, experienced a small boost against the previous quarter. London overview Totalling £2.17bn, work starting on-site in London during the three

22 Mar 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: Construction activity February 2023: North East Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all decreased on the preceding three months and last year’s levels. However, underlying approvals advanced slightly against the preceding three months and last year. North East overview Totalling £752m, work starting on-site in the

22 Mar 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: Construction activity February 2023: North West While project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all weakened against the previous three months, the value of detailed planning approvals increased significantly against the previous year. North West overview At £1.49bn, work starting on-site in the North West during the

22 Mar 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: Construction activity February 2023: Northern Ireland Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all performed poorly in Northern Ireland, weakening against both the previous three months and last year. Northern Ireland overview Underlying work (less than £100m in value) starting on-site during the three months to February

27 Feb 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: UK construction activity: January 2023 Weak construction-starts performance continued through January. Main contract awards and detailed planning approvals also weakened. Averaging £5.286bn per month, work commencing on-site during the three months to January fell by almost half (-47 per cent) against the preceding three months to stand one

27 Feb 2023 By Contributor Digital Edition: Construction activity January 2023: East Midlands Project-starts and detailed planning approvals performed particularly poorly in the East Midlands during the three months to January. While main contract awards fell during the three months to January, the value increased slightly against the previous year. East Midlands overview Adding up