Spotlight: Data Centre growth, Reform and Labour UKREiiF comments, West of England Mayoral Development Zone
28
May
2026
Author
Laura Kennedy
ENERGY
✒️Energy price cap will rise by 13% from July | Ofgem
✒️Changes to energy infrastructure planning application fees: summary of responses | Department for Energy Security & Net Zero, Consultation outcome
📰 Energy security remains one of the UK’s key priorities | Building Magazine
📰 UK’s North Sea industry demands action on prioritizing domestic energy | Offshore Energy
📰 UK public supports faster rollout of energy infrastructure to boost resilience and economic growth | Review Energy
📰 Community-owned BESS already 80% funded by the public | Solar Power Portal
📰 Whitehall insiders warn Labour risks crippling UK energy sector | London Loves Business
📰 SSE highlights record UK energy infrastructure investment | TGS 4C
📰 SSEN Transmission cuts grid costs while supporting cleaner energy growth | Energy Live News
INFRASTRUCTURE
📰 UK AI growth threatened by data centre water risks | The Engineer
📰 New taskforce to reshape development of UK mass transit systems | New Civil Engineer (paywall)
📰 HS2 paid consultancies £65mn last year in run-up to project ‘reset’ | Financial Times
📰 UK Rail Corridor Leads 2026 Green Energy and Nature Push | The Traveler
📰 UK government to upgrade onboard train wifi coverage | BTN Europe
📰 Yorkshire Water launches AI project to deliver real-time river water quality predictions | Energy Live News
DEVELOPMENT
🗣️ UKREiiF | What would Reform do to accelerate housebuilding? - United Kingdom | Richard Tice at UKREiiF
🗣️ Chancellor puts regional growth at top of the agenda at UKREiiF - GOV.UK | Rachel Reeves at UKREiiF
📰 The push and pull factors behind building new homes in the UK | Building Magazine
📰 Data centre applications in England doubled between 2024 and 2025 | BE News
📰 The infrastructure gap that nobody wants to price properly | Building Design
📰 Councils see housing need change by 10% or more following new housing stock and affordability figures | Planning Resource (paywall)
📰 West of England to establish first Mayoral Development Zone | Public Sector Executive
📰 Ardent launches UK self-storage platform | BisNow
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