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Q4 2022 was a poor period for construction in Scotland, with project starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all having decreased significantly on the previous year. However, an increase in the value of detailed planning approvals against the preceding quarter provided some optimism. Scotland overview Totalling £758m, work starting on-site in Scotland decreased

Encouragingly, in Q4 2022 underlying project-starts and detailed planning approvals improved against the previous year. Main contract awards performed poorly against both the previous year and preceding quarter. Northern Ireland overview While underlying (less than £100m in value) work starting on-site during Q4 2022 fell 28 per cent against the preceding quarter on a seasonally

The West Midlands experienced a poor Q4 2022, with project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all declining on the previous year and preceding quarter. West Midlands overview Work starting on-site in the West Midlands added up to £973m during Q4 2022, a 53 per cent decline compared with the preceding quarter and 68

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While main contract awards and detailed planning approvals fell in the three months to December, project starts increased slightly on the previous year. Offices overview Office work starting on-site totalled £1.191bn during Q4 2022, a 26 per cent decline compared with the preceding quarter but a 6 per cent increase on the previous year. No

The West Midlands experienced a poor three months to November, with project-starts, main contract awards and detailed planning approvals all having declined on the previous year. Detailed planning approvals increased on the preceding three months to provide some optimism. West Midlands overview Work starting on-site in the West Midlands added up to £1.43bn during the

In the three months to November, project starts, main contract awards, and detailed planning approvals all experienced declines on the previous year, with main contract awards and detailed planning approvals experiencing particularly sharp declines. Retail overview Totalling £328m, retail work starting on-site during the three months to November decreased 46 per cent against the preceding

The consistent fall in construction-starts worsened during the three months to November as the fallout from the mini-budget and heightened material prices held back projects moving to site. High interest rates and inflation is likely to prevent a quick recovery in project-starts, but a strong development pipeline should help to turn the tide in 2023.