New Build Construction
Schools, leisure centres, housing delivery, civic buildings. 244 UK councils have discussed new build construction in monitored meetings — track who, where and how the conversation is moving.
What councils are saying about new build construction
New Build Construction is one of the procurement themes QuorumInsight tracks across UK local government, detected in 5,892 meeting mentions spanning 244 councils. Every mention comes from an analysed council meeting — a cabinet decision, a committee discussion or a budget report — so this is a picture of what councils are actually planning and debating, not a directory of published tenders.
Discussion has cooled quarter-on-quarter: there were 268 mentions in the last three months, against 491 in the three months before. For suppliers, that matters because activity in a council meeting typically precedes any formal procurement by months. Reading it early is the difference between shaping a requirement and responding to one. New Build Construction sits within the broader construction & building works category.
Mentions over the last 12 months
Monthly new build construction mentions across all monitored UK councils, by meeting date. The current month is excluded while it is still in progress.
Most active councils
Central Bedfordshire Council in East of England is the most active authority on new build construction, with 181 mentions across 181 monitored meetings — around 3% of all new build construction discussion QuorumInsight has tracked. The council returned to the subject as recently as its “CBC Housing Plan” meeting on 11 Jun 2026.
Waverley Borough Council (162 mentions) and Braintree District Council (146) are also notably active. The full list of leading councils is below — each links to its live intelligence profile.
| Council | Region | Mentions |
|---|---|---|
| Central Bedfordshire Council | East of England | 181 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 162 |
| Braintree District Council | East of England | 146 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | London | 112 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 107 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 105 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 105 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | Wales | 105 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 94 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 92 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 92 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 90 |
In councils’ own words
Recent meetings where new build construction came up, with the relevant passage from the discussion. Each meeting links to the council’s intelligence profile.
Moray Council · Planning, Energy and Food Risk · 2 Jul 2026
“"204 homes, 51 affordable"”
Worcestershire County Council · Care, Schools & Libraries · 2 Jul 2026
“we need to build schools”
Buckinghamshire Council · Planning, Parking & Housing · 1 Jul 2026
“"the redevelopment of the site for 20 dwellings"”
Newport City Council · Planning Approvals & Jobs · 1 Jul 2026
““a relatively recently completed residential development””
Sevenoaks District Council · Local Plan and Infrastructure · 1 Jul 2026
“"build 17,500 houses over the next 15 years"”
Chelmsford City Council · Chelmsford Garden Community · 30 Jun 2026
“"delivering three and a half thousand new homes"”
Related topics in construction & building works
- Highways Capital Works · 236 councils
- Refurbishment & Retrofit · 229 councils
- Housing Stock Investment · 222 councils
- Construction Consultancy · 216 councils
- Decarbonisation Retrofit · 202 councils
- Building Control Services · 179 councils
- Demolition & Enabling Works · 153 councils
- Fire Safety Remediation · 114 councils
Track new build construction across every council
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