construction

A round-up of planning news in Northern Ireland: 24 June-30 June, 2017

An ageing workforce and an unattractive image of the job means the construction industry is lacking the skills and capacity to deliver the homes the country needs, an audience at the Chartered Institute of Housing conference heard.

There is little evidence in the government’s industrial strategy of coordination across government departments to achieve “an economy that works for all”, with the housing white paper cited as example, according to a report.

The government has laid out measures to support small and medium-sized builders to grow and build more homes.