Approval primed for 328,600 sq ft Knowsley industrial

One of the city’s most famous sons could be commemorated with a permanent exhibition of his life in a four-storey cultural venue next to the Royal Court Theatre. 

Richard Shepherd has joined the property consultant’s planning, regeneration, and infrastructure team as a director.

Wayfinding, advent treats, and beachside bargains.

The council will meet next week to discuss alternative options for the relocation of the town’s market after plans to move it to the former House of Fraser site became too expensive. 

The contractor/developer has reached the 45-storey mark on Acer Tower, the highest point of its 1,300-home Square Gardens scheme at First Street. 

The Cove Resort has signed an exclusivity agreement with Sefton Council for a site on the town’s Esplanade, paving the way for the creation of a four-star hotel. 

Also approved: HBD and Barnfield’s APTUS, an 80,000 sq ft industrial site off Longridge Road.

Manchester City Council refused the 42-home Wilmslow Road scheme last year for a host of reasons, which the developer has sought to address. 

Located at the school’s Langtree Street campus, the facility will provide skills and training in an effort to meet emerging jobs and skills priorities in line with the government’s 2050 net zero target.

Trafford Learning Vocational Centre will operate the facility, which is set to open in September 2025 to provide education for children from nursery through to sixth form in Openshaw.

TAG Chester’s proposals would see the transformation of the former Mecca Bingo hall at Union Terrace to provide overnight accommodation and “act as a catalyst” for the city’s rejuvenation.

Building their network and growing their knowledge, the next generation of housebuilders gathered in Manchester on Tuesday to hear from a panel of experts about what it’s like being a developer today.

Paul Borrmann brings 16 years of experience to the lettings and property management firm, where he will lead the expansion of the company’s build-to-rent operations.

Describing the rejections of the local development plan as irrational, Judge Justice Eyre KC said the council must reverse its decisions by mid-January.

Hyndburn Council’s Levelling Up project focuses on the redevelopment of three town centre heritage sites – the Victorian Market Hall, Market Chambers, and Burtons Chambers.

McCarthy Stone can now progress with its plans to deliver 54 specialist apartments at Trinity Gardens in Davenport in order to address the “critical need” for such housing in the borough.

David Batt, the former head of interior design for Vita Group’s Vita Student and House of Social brands, has joined the Manchester-based Fairhursts Design Group.

The £60m transformation of Stockport’s long-derelict Weir Mill into a 253-home neighbourhood is playing an important part in maintaining the town’s feel-good factor, according to those involved in the scheme. 

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