Tag: killing
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Stop councillors killing self-builds and let experts decide
Securing planning permission can be the biggest hurdle for self-builders – especially when councillors can block homes on sites already allocated for housing in local plans. These allocated sites, identified through the local planning process as suitable for development, are not the same as sites with full planning permission. They have been approved in principle…
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‘I want contractors to make a living, not a killing’
CM starts a new series of client profiles this month. First up, the University of Oxford’s Jennifer Makkreel MCIOB talks procurement, quality and sustainability. The prospect of delivering a Passivhaus project for the first time can seem daunting for any client – but not Jennifer Makkreel, the University of Oxford’s deputy head of capital projects.…