New Build Construction
Schools, leisure centres, housing delivery, civic buildings. 310 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 6,714 meeting mentions spanning 310 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 held steady quarter-on-quarter: there were 484 mentions in the last three months, against 457 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 182 mentions across 182 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 (148) 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 | 182 |
| Waverley Borough Council | South East | 162 |
| Braintree District Council | East of England | 148 |
| Tower Hamlets London Borough Council | London | 115 |
| Flintshire County Council | Wales | 110 |
| King's Lynn and West Norfolk Borough Council | East of England | 107 |
| Pembrokeshire County Council | Wales | 106 |
| Leeds City Council | Yorkshire and the Humber | 106 |
| Wokingham Borough Council | South East | 95 |
| Southwark London Borough Council | London | 95 |
| Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea | London | 95 |
| Glasgow City Council | Scotland | 94 |
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.
Planning and Environmental Appeals Division (DPEA) · Wind Farm Conditions · 20 Aug 2026
“"wind farm" and "grid connection"”
Glasgow City Council · Equal Pay and Housing · 20 Aug 2026
“"support delivery of around a thousand home mixed tenure regeneration scheme"”
Fenland District Council · Section 106 Deadlines · 20 Aug 2026
“"the erection of up to 200 dwellings"”
Cheltenham Borough Council · Pump Room Works & Tree Orders · 20 Aug 2026
“"the planning application for a small dwelling"”
West Lindsey District Council · Planning Policy Shift · 19 Aug 2026
“one self-built detached dwelling”
South Cambridgeshire District Council · Cambridge North housing · 19 Aug 2026
““deliver four twenty five new homes””
Related topics in construction & building works
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- Housing Stock Investment · 296 councils
- Refurbishment & Retrofit · 293 councils
- Construction Consultancy · 294 councils
- Decarbonisation Retrofit · 262 councils
- Building Control Services · 246 councils
- Demolition & Enabling Works · 195 councils
- Fire Safety Remediation · 146 councils
Track new build construction across every council
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