CN Intelligence | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/ Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:13:11 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.1 https://cdn.ca.emap.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/8/2023/07/favicon-cn192-70x70.png CN Intelligence | Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/ 32 32 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/wp-content/themes/mbm-mops-2017/images/logo.gif Construction News https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/ 125 75 Read UK Construction Industry News, Analysis, Opinion and data Galliford Try awaits RAAC-hit school rebuild approval https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/sector/education/galliford-try-awaits-raac-hit-school-rebuild-approval-09-02-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/sector/education/galliford-try-awaits-raac-hit-school-rebuild-approval-09-02-2026/#respond Mon, 09 Feb 2026 12:45:12 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=537763 Galliford Try is expected to receive approval this week for plans to demolish a school where reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC) was found and replace it with a £11m new building. The contractor and the Department for Education (DfE) submitted a planning application in October to…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/sector/education/galliford-try-awaits-raac-hit-school-rebuild-approval-09-02-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Housing  https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-housing-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-housing-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:17:04 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536840 Housing overview 3 per cent decrease in project starts year-on-year 19 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 38 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Although the housing sector looked promising at the beginning of the year, unfortunately the…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-housing-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:17:02 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536837 8 per cent decline in detailed planning approvals year-on-year 11 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 20 per cent decline in project starts against the preceding year-on-year Across the UK construction market, 2025 recorded a decline in activity, with project starts, planning approvals…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Industrial https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-industrial-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-industrial-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:17:00 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536845 Industrial overview 31 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 2 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 37 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Although the sector faced geopolitical instability due to US tariffs, industrial starts had a…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-industrial-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Offices https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-offices-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-offices-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:16:57 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536848 Offices overview 161 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 49 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 60 per cent increase in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Office starts experienced a strong year in 2025, having grown 32 per cent against…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-offices-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Health https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-health-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-health-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:16:53 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536857 Health overview 21 per cent decline in project starts year-on-year 9 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 63 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals to the year-on-year The UK health construction sector mirrored wider market trends in 2025, with project starts, planning…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-health-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Retail https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-retail-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-retail-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:16:49 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536851 Retail overview 31 per cent decrease in project starts year-on-year 54 per cent decrease in main contract awards from 2024 33 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 The Retail sector experienced a weak performance in 2025, with declines across the board…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-retail-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Education https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-education-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-education-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:16:49 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536860 Education overview 26 per cent decline in project starts year-on-year 28 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year 29 per cent decline in detailed planning approvals to the year-on-year The UK education construction sector experienced a downturn in 2025, with project starts, planning approvals,…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-education-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Infrastructure https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-infrastructure-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-infrastructure-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:16:44 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536866 Infrastructure overview Project starts declined 56 per cent year-on-year 1 per cent rise in main contract awards year-on-year 90 per cent rise in detailed planning approvals to the year-on-year Civil Engineering experienced a mixed period in 2025, with project starts declining over the year while…

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]]> https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-infrastructure-28-01-2026/feed/ 0 UK construction activity December 2025: Community & amenity https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-community-amenity-28-01-2026/ https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/cn-intelligence/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-community-amenity-28-01-2026/#respond Wed, 28 Jan 2026 14:16:41 +0000 https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/?p=536863 Community & amenity overview 68 per cent increase in project starts year-on-year 57 per cent increase in main contract awards from 2024 45 per cent decrease in detailed planning approvals compared to 2024 Project starts in the Community & Amenity sector performed strongly, rising 68…

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