{"id":536837,"date":"2026-01-28T14:17:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/?p=536837"},"modified":"2026-01-28T14:17:02","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T14:17:02","slug":"uk-construction-activity-december-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.constructionnews.co.uk\/cn-intelligence\/uk-construction-activity-december-2025-28-01-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"UK construction activity December 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>8 per cent decline in detailed planning approvals year-on-year<\/li>\n<li>11 per cent decline in main contract awards year-on-year<\/li>\n<li>20 per cent decline in project starts against the preceding year-on-year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Across the UK construction market, 2025 recorded a decline in activity, with project starts, planning approvals and main contract awards all falling compared with 2024 levels. The downturn reflects persistently high interest rates for much of the year, weak investor confidence and ongoing cost pressures, which continued to suppress both private and public sector decision-making. Although certain pockets of resilience remained, overall volumes were insufficient to offset declines elsewhere.<\/p>\n<p>Overall project-starts (-2 per cent) , main contract awards (-11 per cent) and planning approvals (-2 per cent) all declined during the three months to December.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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 and main contract awards all falling compared with 2024 levels. 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