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Planning in 2023

03/01/2023

2023 will see the UK taking some major steps forward with planning policy reform. The UK government has announced measures to place local communities at the heart of the planning system as part of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill. The measures aim to build the right homes in the right places with the right infrastructure, ensuring the environment is protected and giving local people a greater say on where new development should be placed.

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RIBA Stirling Prize best building of 2016

06/10/2016

RIBA Stirling Prize

Newport Street Gallery has won the this years RIBA Stirling Prize for the UK’s best new building. The RIBA Stirling Prize is the UK’s most prestigious architecture prize. Read more here: http://bit.ly/2fQQYWg

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UK faces shortfall of 1.8m rental homes

04/10/2016

Shortfall of homes

The UK government has been warned by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors that there is a shortfall of 1.8 million rental homes in the UK. The private sector has taken over from the councils and housing associations as the biggest provider of rental homes but stamp duty is having an impact on this now. The stamp duty tax is being called into action along for local authorities holding brownfield sites to be encouraged to release land for build-to-rent developments.

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A rare find on site

13/09/2016

Axe-head

This rare axe-head unearthed by the Civil Engineering team and Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd in Swindon is from the Neolithic period, around 3000BC. A delightful rare find!

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A View From Above

28/07/2016

Overhead View of Archaeological Trenches

The view from above taken by our very own in-house drone pilot. Drones are becoming ever more popular for survey work in todays world. This shot from above shows a small portion of the archaeological trenches needed to be dug in order to ascertain what may have been left under the surface by our ancestors.

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County archaeologist visit NEV site

25/07/2016

County archaeologist

The County archaeologist visited site to inspect the trenches being dug by Capital Land Civil Engineering and Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd. Trenches at NEV and major development sites across the UK need to be dug in order to find anything that may need preserving left by our ancestors.

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County Archaeologist

Capital Land Civil Engineering at NEV for first trenches

25/07/2016

First trenches

Capital Land Civil Engineering and Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd on site today to begin digging first trenches.

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Capital Land take delivery of first of many

24/07/2016

Capital 1

Capital Land Property Group and Capital Land Civil Engineering take delivery of the first member of the new construction fleet. The 320e CAT excavator, supplied by Finnings CAT, being delivered to site ready for its first shift.

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Capital Land Civil Engineering excavator

Capital Land offer fresh start for stalled New Eastern Villages project

20/06/2016

New Eastern Villages

Capital Land and Headland Archaeology (UK) Ltd visited by the Swindon Advertiser to discuss progress for New Eastern Villages development. After a series of set backs for the New Eastern Villages project Capital Land is driving the project forward with Great Stall East.

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Visiting Finnings CAT for new fleet

20/05/2016

CAT Fleet

Capital Land visited Finnings CAT to discuss the potential of having a future CAT fleet of operating machines. The fleet would provide the working power for Capital Land Property Group and Capital Land Civil Engineering. The fleet would construct the infrastructure and housing on developments across the UK.

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Excavators Finnings CAT

Capital Land open door for New Eastern Villages project to go ahead

04/02/2016

New Eastern Villages

Swindon Advertisers article on Capital Land sealing the deal for control of the Great Stall East area of the New Eastern Villages development in Swindon.

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Jeremy Francis