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UK construction activity January 2023: Offices

While project starts and main contract awards fell in the three months to January, detailed planning approvals increased on the previous year and preceding three months, to provide a boost to the development pipeline. Offices overview Office work starting on-site totalled £1.210bn during the three months to January, a 33 per cent decrease compared with

UK construction activity January 2023: Retail

Project starts and main contract awards both experienced declines on the previous year in the three months to January. On a more positive note, detailed planning approvals increased against both the previous year and preceding three months to provide a boost to the development pipeline. Retail overview Totalling £235m, retail work starting on-site during the

UK construction activity January 2023: Health

Project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals in the three months to January all experienced sharp declines on the previous year. Health overview Adding up to £672m, underlying health work starting on-site (less than £100m in value) during the three months to January, increased 16 per cent against the preceding three months on a

UK construction activity January 2023: Education

In the three months to January, project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all fell on the previous year, with main contract awards growing slightly compared to the previous three months. Education overview Totalling £691m, education work starting on-site experienced a 44 per cent decrease on the preceding three months and 41 per

UK construction activity January 2023: Housing

Project-starts, detailed planning approvals and main contract awards all fell in the three months to January against the previous three months and the preceding year. Housing overview  Totalling £8.27bn, residential work commencing on-site during the three months to January decreased by a quarter against the preceding three months to stand 29 per cent lower than

UK construction activity January 2023: Industrial

Project starts and main contract awards in the three months to January both experienced declines against the previous year. More positively, detailed planning approvals performed slightly better. Industrial overview Totalling £1.05bn during the three months to January, underlying industrial work starting on-site (less than £100m in value) decreased 34 per cent against the preceding three

Construction activity December 2022: South West

While project-starts weakened, strong growth in major project contract awards and detailed planning approvals boosted the development pipeline in Q4 2022. South West overview Work commencing on-site in the South West added up to £1.27bn during Q4 2022, a 24 per cent decline compared with the preceding quarter to stand 30 per cent lower than

Construction activity December 2022: Wales

Project-starts and main contract awards suffered declines during Q4 2022 while detailed planning approvals more than doubled. Wales overview Totalling £595m, underlying work starting on-site (less than £100m in value) in Wales during Q4 2022 remained unchanged against the preceding quarter on a seasonally adjusted (SA) basis but increased 51 per cent against the previous