GMCA to loan £3.5m to unlock sites for 1,000 homes

Having changed hands earlier this year, the Promenade hotel is now the subject of multi-million-pound overhaul plans that could see it reopen next year.

Sculptures, Romans, and vinegar.

The housebuilder’s plans for a sustainable community in Christleton are being put to locals to inform a planning application for the 25-acre site, which Bloor hopes to submit later this year.

McLaren Construction has handed over a 92,000 sq ft unit at World Freight Terminal to Columbia Threadneedle.

A hybrid application for the construction of 12 supported housing units alongside a 70-bed care home in Congleton has been put to Cheshire East Council.

A facility that would have produced 28MW of power from the gas for industrial use, tying into the HyNet pipeline network, has been effectively shelved after it was not selected for a Low Carbon Hydrogen Agreement.

The developer secured outline consent for a up to 560,000 sq ft on a 26-acre site at Heywood Distribution Park in May and has now firmed up its intentions for the scheme.

Once a neighbourhood housing Polish servicemen and women during and after the Second World War, the Llyn Peninsula site is now to undergo a ClwydAlyn-led redevelopment, with contractor Bala Homes ready to start work on the 44-unit phase one, working towards the complete 107-home scheme.

The publication of the 106-page document served to reaffirm several initiatives already announced but revealed little new about Labour’s plans to fix the foundations of the nation.

VINCI Construction UK has started work, officially marking the first phase of Sefton’s flagship regeneration project as the council looks to reposition the town centre.

The city council will consider outline plans suggesting that up to five blocks could be built on a 22-acre plot that is already home to the university’s £41m Health Innovation One site.

Work by Kier Construction on the Pozzoni-designed scheme began in January 2023 and has seen the whole 1970s leisure centre reset with an added studio space and a spa facility.

The law firm’s Manchester office has strengthened its real estate team, welcoming Richard Bradbury as a partner.

The housebuilder wants to deliver 140 affordable homes across two schemes, with 85 plotted off Broughton Road and a further 55 in Winterley.

Developed by the Issa brothers’ property arm Monte Blackburn, the logistics park acquired by the European sector specialist amounts to 954,000 sq ft and currently boasts 94% occupancy.

Railway lines alone are not enough. Maximising the benefit of large-scale infrastructure through the creation of jobs and homes and linking communities together must be at the forefront of future plans, according to speakers at a roundtable hosted by WW+P. 

An important gateway to Liverpool’s business district, the main entrance will see works including new cladding, lighting, signage, a covered staircase and relocated, secure cycle storage in a £1m project.

The investor acquired the 239,000 sq ft Road Five site across two transactions in 2021 and 2022 for a combined £11m.

The council has issued a tender notice as it looks to deliver a flagship £200m regeneration scheme including residential, offices, and a hotel at the site of the former shopping centre.