Category: new towns
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Contaminated land remediated for new Homes England development
Twenty hotspot areas of former contaminated land have been remediated ahead of the construction of a Homes England development in the old RAF Oakington base in Cambridgeshire. CR Civil Engineering, a groundworks contractor that is part of the RSK Group, worked with main contractor CR MacDonald on a 12-month project to deliver the site preparation…
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Lords committee launches inquiry into feasibility of new towns scheme
The House of Lords Built Environment Committee has launched an inquiry into new towns and expanded settlements. Using short, targeted modules, the inquiry aims to address whether new towns and expanded settlements are an effective means of delivering housing and, if so, how to ensure they are successful. The government wants to build up to…