Plans emerge for PBSA-led Octagon House redevelopment

Twice deferred and with an appeal already lodged, the land promoter’s hopes to establish an outline consent for land off Broad Lane, Nantwich met with further hostility in the committee chamber.

Leased to Clarke Energy and generating £443,500 of rent annually, the four units at Senator Point total 67,000 sq ft.

Revealed by Place North West in December to be working on the Manchester scheme as development manager, the business has cooked up expanded plans for 593 homes in buildings of eight and 46 storeys.

Leveraging the town’s sporting heritage and ample greenspace are two ways the council is seeking to drive regeneration that improves the lives of residents.

The council will next week determine the developer’s plans to construct two large sheds on 100 acres close to Junction 3 of the M65 and the Blackburn border. 

Included in the first wave of the government’s new hospitals programme, the 1.2m sq ft Crewe project has been approved by Cheshire East Council’s strategic planning board.

The county council has served an enforcement notice on the energy company, requiring the restoration of the Preston New Road fracking site in line with approved planning conditions.

Cabinet members have signed off a supplementary planning document to guide delivery of 4.7m sq ft of employment floorspace, giving weight to a critical part of the Northfold growth corridor.

Hugh Frost, Tom Stannard and Katie Saunders share insights from development and local government at this off-the-record, senior-level briefing, giving you market intelligence to set the agenda for the rest of the year.

The supermarket chain wants to knock down the former furniture store on Macclesfield Road and build its second store in the Stockport village.

Leumi UK has provided the developer with a nine-figure revolving credit facility to facilitate its growth plans.

Network Rail has issued a procurement notice for work to upgrade the railway between Stalybridge and Huddersfield, including adding a third line from Standedge to Gledholt.

It’s been just under a month since UKREiiF returned to Leeds, which serves as a timely backdrop for reflecting on the continued strength of residential development across the North of England, writes David Sandbrook of Curtins.

Having enjoyed success over a trial period, the presence of the Rooftop Social Club on the top two floors of the Pepper Street car park can be made permanent.

Wirral Council has awarded the Knowsley-based company a £610,800 pre-construction services agreement to line up the trading hall’s move to the former TJ Hughes building.

Simon Butler has been appointed as managing director – regional building at the multidisciplinary contractor, heading a host of internal promotions.

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority has selected the Nobu-branded scheme, which features a 133-home social housing block, for a sizeable cash injection.

A busy day for NatWest: the bank has a launched a national £250m Section 106 Loan Fund and has also committed to a multi-million-pound loan to the Kendal-headquartered housing association to support the building of 253 affordable rental homes.

Wain Homes has secured a go-ahead vote from the council’s planning committee to build a neighbourhood on 14 acres of fields east of Prescot Road in Aughton.