Executive Summary. The UK Spring Statement 2025, delivered on March 26, brings significant construction-related news: a £600 million training package for 60,000 workers, £2 billion for affordable housing, and a push toward 1.5 million new homes. For Northern Ireland, these measures don’t directly apply due to devolved powers, but funding boosts via the Barnett Formula […]

Time for action, where economic growth new priority. Assessing the length of time to obtain planning approval in Northern Ireland involves analyzing key metrics such as processing times for major and local development applications, alongside enforcement case conclusions. Data is drawn from the latest available Northern Ireland Planning Statistics: 2023/24 Annual Statistical Bulletin (covering April […]