Go!

Were you at the PSB gig Harry?

It’s a truly lovely thing

Thanks, Mary! Glad you agree.

For a start, “deserts” are actually rich with biodiversity, so using this as a metaphor for a lack of green space is moronic.

“We’re going to need a bigger Pret…”

Ha ha, yeah I saw that too.

That is completely incorrect. Planning has nothing to do with building compliance whatsoever. After planning is approved it's possible that the council may not have any involvement in the project at all—especially if they used Approved Inspector for Building Regs, which is likelyin this case.

I don't understand why this article appears to conflate planning policy and construction quality, when they're entirely different things?

It was worth watching just for this moment

They clearly had so much difficulty gaining the consents they dedicated a whole paragraph to it on the information board.

“Just think of all the meaningful things I could have done with my life, but instead I’ve ended up here.”

I am ready, willing and able.

We’re sleepwalking into disaster, for sure.

Nope.

Indeed, this has been my understanding for some time now, but we’re still seeing them being used for most large projects. I don’t understand why.

I’ve lost count of the number of articles I’ve written about design & build contracting being the fundamental reason for so many construction catastrophes. And, as night follows day, another example comes to light. When are we going to learn?
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And to close out the year, the housing delivery test scores…