UK Progress Atlas
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2024

Co-op LiveOpened14 May 2024Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

Co-op Live is a purpose-built indoor music and entertainment arena on Manchester’s Etihad Campus.

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Hawking BuildingOpened11 October 2024Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

The Hawking Building at Wroughton is the Science Museum Group’s collection-management facility, providing storage and access for researchers, schools and the public.

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2025

Sadler’s Wells EastOpened6 February 2025Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

Sadler’s Wells East is a dance theatre and creative venue in Stratford’s East Bank cultural district.

Official opening by the Mayor of London; the performance programme followed.

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V&A East StorehouseOpened31 May 2025Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

V&A East Storehouse opens up the museum’s stored collections at Here East in Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.

Storehouse public opening; the separate V&A East Museum has a different schedule.

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Craven Cottage ExpansionOpened2025Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

The new Riverside Stand expands Craven Cottage with seating, hospitality and a riverside leisure destination known as Fulham Pier.

Riverside Stand and hospitality spaces opened in stages; the designer records 2025. No single day is established for all spaces.

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Everton StadiumOpened2025Completed · Opened
Everton Stadium during construction at Bramley-Moore Dock.
Everton Stadium during construction · Chris Morgan · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heritage & Culture

Everton’s new stadium at Bramley-Moore Dock provides a football ground and events destination on Liverpool’s waterfront.

Construction completed in December 2024; test events and the move into use followed in 2025.

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2026

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Horniman Nature + LoveOutdoor spaces openingMay 2026Live · Opened

Heritage & Culture

Nature + Love renews the natural history displays and outdoor visitor spaces at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, London.

Outdoor visitor spaces delivered through Nature + Love.

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Kynren — The Storied LandsOpened18 July 2026Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

The Storied Lands is Kynren’s daytime live-performance park at Bishop Auckland, County Durham, alongside its established night show.

Opening phase of the daytime park.

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Shakespeare’s Globe Research and Collections CentreOpened22 September 2026Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

A purpose-built library and archive centre at Shakespeare’s Globe provides public access to Shakespeare research collections.

Public reading-room access began on this date.

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Edinburgh Palm Houses RestorationPalm Houses reopening2 October 2026Completed · Opened

Heritage & Culture

The Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh has restored its two 19th-century Palm Houses, which shelter collections of palms, ferns and rare plants.

Reopening of the restored Palm Houses.

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Jacobs Wells Baths RestorationFirst roof and fabric restoration phaseAutumn 2026Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Trinity Community Arts is restoring the Grade II former baths for cultural, dance and community use under a long-term lease from Bristol City Council.

Earlier forecast; completion has not been verified.

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Etihad Campus Development & Stadium ExpansionCompletion / operationLate 2026Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Manchester City’s Etihad expansion adds a larger North Stand and a wider leisure and hospitality destination.

The wider development’s hotel, workspace and public spaces are due to open in late 2026, following the North Stand during the 2025/26 season.

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Lansdowne Monument RestorationMain masonry repairsEnd of 2026Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

National Trust conservation of the Grade II* Lansdowne Monument on Cherhill Down. The project repairs the 38-metre obelisk’s damaged masonry, quoins, pointing and plinth.

The National Trust aims to complete the majority of repairs by the end of 2026, subject to weather. This is not a confirmed whole-project completion date.

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2027

Horniman Nature + LoveNature Gallery and Discovery Den opening5 February 2027Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Nature + Love renews the natural history displays and outdoor visitor spaces at the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, London.

Announced opening date for the remaining indoor phase.

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Royal Academy of Arts ExpansionCompletion / operationEarly 2027Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

The Royal Academy is expanding its Collection Gallery at Burlington Gardens, restoring the sense of the original double-height hall.

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Ipswich Museum redevelopmentMuseum reopeningSpring 2027Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Ipswich Museum’s £12 million redevelopment restores its Victorian building on High Street and renews the galleries and visitor facilities.

Forecast museum reopening.

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Birnbeck Pier RestorationCompletion / operationSummer 2027Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

North Somerset Council is restoring the Grade II* listed Birnbeck Pier and associated buildings in Weston-super-Mare after decades of closure.

Public reopening target for the pier. Later works to island buildings and the north jetty are separate phases.

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Natural History Museum Collections, Research & Digitisation CentreBuilding completion2027Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

The Natural History Museum’s new Shinfield centre will house collections, research laboratories and digitisation facilities at the University of Reading.

Building completion; the centre is expected to be operational by 2031.

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Wrexham Stadium ExpansionNew Kop stand2027Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

The Racecourse Ground redevelopment replaces Wrexham’s Kop stand as part of the club’s stadium expansion.

New Kop stand, ready for the 2027/28 season.

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2028

New Cardiff Bay ArenaCompletion / operation2028Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

The new Cardiff Bay Arena is a multi-purpose entertainment venue planned at Atlantic Wharf, forming part of a wider regeneration scheme.

Operational arena opening, not the superseded 2026 masterplan forecast.

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Oxford United New StadiumCompletion / operation2028Approved · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Oxford United proposes a new stadium at the Triangle near Kidlington, north of Oxford.

Club target: ready for the 2028/29 season.

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Power Court StadiumCompletion / operation2028–29 seasonLive · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Power Court is Luton Town’s planned new stadium in the town centre, replacing Kenilworth Road.

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2029

Jacobs Wells Baths RestorationArts venue reopening2029Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Trinity Community Arts is restoring the Grade II former baths for cultural, dance and community use under a long-term lease from Bristol City Council.

Target for the broader arts-venue reopening, contingent on later restoration stages and funding. Not the first-phase completion date.

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Power Court StadiumCompletion / operation2028–29 seasonLive · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Power Court is Luton Town’s planned new stadium in the town centre, replacing Kenilworth Road.

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2030

Barbican Centre renewalPhase 1 completion2030Approved · Expected

Heritage & Culture

The Barbican Centre renewal repairs and upgrades the Grade II-listed arts complex in London, restoring its Conservatory, foyers and lakeside terrace.

The operator’s target for the first phase of renewal.

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Devizes Assize Court — Wiltshire MuseumCompletion / operation2030Approved · Expected

Heritage & Culture

Wiltshire Museum plans to move into the Grade II* listed former Assize Court in Devizes. The scheme will repair and convert the courthouse to provide galleries, learning rooms, event space, a café and accessible visitor facilities. Planning and listed-building consents were granted in 2025.

Museum opening target; remaining fundraising and construction still required.

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2031

Universal UK ProjectCompletion / operation2031Live · Expected
Cleared former brickworks site at Kempston Hardwick
Former Kempston Hardwick brickworks site in July 2024; no resort is shown (resized preview) · Mark Anderson · CC BY-SA 2.0

Heritage & Culture

Universal United Kingdom Resort is a planned theme park and resort near Bedford, with themed attractions and a hotel.

The theme park and resort are planned to open in 2031. Further investment will continue after opening.

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2032

British Library St Pancras ExtensionCompletion / operation2032Live · Expected

Heritage & Culture

The British Library’s St Pancras extension combines new public library facilities with commercial space in London’s Knowledge Quarter.

Developer and architect target; opening has not occurred.

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