Planning appeal success in the Green Belt – landmark decision!
We are celebrating the news that an Inspector has granted planning permission for our planning team’s appeals for a cross-boundary scheme of up to 100 new homes on an unallocated
Community and Culture – learnings from Covid and looking to the future in Birmingham
As we emerge out of lockdown, to say that Birmingham is a hive of development activity is quite the understatement! With HS2, plans for next year’s Commonwealth Games, the expansion of
Bellway and Clarion to deliver 1,200 homes in Cambridgeshire
Unconditional contracts have been exchanged for Bellway and Latimer, the development arm of Clarion Housing Group to acquire a parcel of land on which it will build 1,200 homes in
BIG news for Woods Hardwick and the Midlands
The Woods Hardwick Birmingham team has moved! Still located in the iconic Fort Dunlop building, the team has taken high profile office space on the ground floor of the former
60 seconds with…Apprentice Engineer, Mia Loveridge
Mia is a Student Engineering Technician in our Birmingham office. Following her GCSEs, she went on to Solihull college where she was chosen to become an engineering apprentice. Despite having
Structural engineers set to transform iconic London building
Work has started on the structural renovation of iconic London landmark, 80 Strand, a Grade II listed building on the Strand, close to the River Thames. Our structural engineering team
Creating industry guidance for Blue Roofs – with your help!
We are proud to announce that Woods Hardwick has been appointed as the preferred contractor to lead a highly experienced team for a construction industry research project on Blue Roofs. Together
60 seconds with…Scott Darrington
Scott Darrington is an Associate in Woods Hardwick’s civil engineering team. He is currently working from home during the lockdown period. Having transferred his whole desk, including his chair and plants,
“The ‘go-to’ civil engineering team for Bellway’s eastern region”
Alex Szarawarski is a Senior Technical Manager at Bellway Homes (Eastern Counties). He regularly works with Woods Hardwick’s civil engineers on residential projects from 80 to 300+ units across the
How to plan a basement conversion without digging yourself into a hole!
Simon Bennett, Director at Woods Hardwick explains how! Robbie Williams won an unlikely planning battle late last year with his next door neighbour Jimmy Page. The trouble was caused by Williams’s plans to construct a basement beneath his west London garden, and the episode has highlighted rising tensions about the increasingly ambitious — and disruptive — construction work beneath London properties.
