Torus seeks planning tweak to let Liverpool commercial space

Matson Ground Estate Company has filed proposals to turn redundant farm buildings into flexible workspace, wellness facilities and two padel courts as it looks to diversify income at Home Farm.

Going against officer recommendation, members narrowly voted to refuse outline consent for land promoter Wain Estates’ plans off London Road, Davenham.

The anticipated Tebay-style motorway services area between Junction 7 and Junction 8 of the M56 is on track to open in spring 2028.

The former Beever & Struthers office on Chester Road is to be knocked down to pave the way for the site to be redeveloped into 162 homes under plans being readied by the developer.

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Further actions to reduce the risk of flooding on the link road to Manchester Airport, a headache since the dual carriageway’s 2018 completion, have been presented to local councillors.

Ipsen Biopharm wants to construct a 400-space multi-storey car park at its Ash Road complex within Wrexham Industrial Estate.

The city council has granted consent for the creation of four courts at M60 Office Park in Swinton.

Main contractor Rhodar has commenced strip-out of the former shopping centre, a £5m job that will line the site up for a £250m redevelopment led by Bolton Council and MEPC.

Now removed from the Green Belt and allocated for housing, the site had been an off-road motorcycle centre prior to the pandemic.

The discount retailer will take over the former Sports Direct store at Trafford Retail Park, taking the size of its premises from 10,000 sq ft to 20,000 sq ft.

Demolition of existing structures on the two-acre Parliament Street site is expected to begin in Q2 2027, while a planning application for a trio of residential towers rising to 27 storeys is expected this autumn.

With Casewells lined up to open this autumn, the local authority has released CGIs hinting at what the 13,000 sq ft food and entertainment venue will look like.

The £20m restoration of the grade one-listed gem is up against three other projects across the country also vying for the prize.

The property group has mapped out a 452-home second phase of its Sandbach South masterplan, the fourth large-scale housing scheme the firm has proposed in Cheshire this year.

The fate of high streets and how development can best boost town centres across the North will be hotly debated during this stimulating session at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Thursday 24 September.

Thirty-four acres of Green Belt off Prescot Road in Aughton are the subject of plans for a residential development featuring 150 affordable properties.

Architect Ste Garlick and business growth coach Chris Iredale will lead the not-for-profit organisation going forward, helping grow its membership of more than 2,000 advocates for sustainable development.

Replacing the town centre facility destroyed by fire last summer, the 100,000 sq ft project will also include flexible commercial space, in the first major plans to be submitted as the Rochdale town’s Mayoral Development Corporation comes together.