Rossendale rejects 104-home plan

The Dragons have bought the Racecourse Ground back from Wrexham Glyndwr University ahead of the proposed redevelopment of the stadium’s decommissioned Kop. 

Peel L&P has let a 9,000 sq ft unit at the Liverpool trade park to All The Shapes Tile & Co, taking the scheme to 100% occupancy. 

A basement gym at the grade one-listed Liverpool building is the next phase of an ongoing project by owner Corestate to modernise the amenity offer ahead of a proposed £90m sale. 

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Landowner Manchester Metropolitan University has selected the partnership to deliver around 120 homes on the 10-acre Chorlton site, bringing to an end a drawn-out sales process. 

The 45,000 sq ft Sir Christopher Harding House in Whitehaven has changed hands for an undisclosed sum. 

Oregon-based Otak, part of the HanmiGlobal Group, has taken a controlling stake in the Manchester-based construction consultancy with a view to growing its UK presence. 

Adjaye Associates and Ralph Appelbaum Associates have landed the contract from National Museums Liverpool to redesign the International Slavery Museum and Maritime Museum.

Caroline Taylor has returned to the Manchester-based architecture firm after six months with Morgan Sindall Construction.

A vote to approve the 485-apartment built-to-rent scheme was beaten by five votes to four, as the developer failed for a second time to win planning consent for the Port Street project. 

The developer has tweaked its planned redevelopment of the Manchester site due to the rising cost of construction and materials. 

Omega West continues to grow, with Miller Developments securing planning permission for the next two large sheds. Meanwhile, Parr Stocks Fire Station is set to be demolished to make way for 40 homes.

The council and construction partner Willmott Dixon are bringing forward a 224-home project close to the town’s main train station after Capital&Centric stepped away from the project. 

The Manchester office is the latest asset the developer has lined up for refurbishment, following the likes of Alberton House, Pall Mall and Blackfriars House.

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An underground station at Manchester Piccadilly would take up to 13 years longer to build and cost around £12bn, compared to £7bn for the existing above-ground proposal, according to a report. 

Having already delivered 152 apartments across its Kinetic and Insignia schemes, the developer is now plotting an additional 100 properties on an adjoining site. 

The case revolves around planning permission granted 55 years ago by a local authority that no longer exists.