Manchester approves Victoria North padel courts

The authority’s planning committee waved through applications for two Maghull housing schemes and a secondary school rebuild at last night’s meeting.

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced a public consultation on plans to develop the world’s largest tidal power scheme across the River Mersey.

The 12-month period ended 30 June 2024 saw 230,000 homes approved across the UK, the lowest figure in a decade, according to a report published by The Homebuilders Federation.

The city council is on the cusp of taking control of the site of the stalled £200m Great George Street scheme after a period of drawn-out negotiations.

Council leaders across the North have reported feeling ‘blindsided’ and unfairly victimised by the proposed change to the standard methodology for calculating housing need.

Manchester City Council is expected to give planning permission to CERT Property’s £28m apartment scheme and a specialist care home in Whalley Range next week.

Arc Royal is due to complete in November. Place visited this summer to get a sense of what the large-scale logistics facility will look like when finished – and the impact it will have on the Merseyside industrial scene.

With costs increasing by £2m, the Towns Fund project was facing an uphill battle to deliver within the government programme’s deadline of March 2026.

A bigger proportion of the fund’s £900m property pot is to be spent on residential in the coming years in line with the government’s aim to deliver 1.5m homes over the course of the parliament.

Trafford Council is expected to greenlight proposals for a 31-classroom extension at the Green Lane site next week.

The official opening of the 25-storey Acer Tower signified phase one’s completion.

Work had paused on the flood risk management project for Padiham after the price tag went up from £18m to £37m – but with additional funding in place, construction will resume next summer.

Blackburn with Darwen Council selected the developer as preferred bidder for a 14-acre site over the border last year.

Zoe’s Place will have a new home once its current lease ends at Yew Tree Lane, with Liverpool City Council giving the green light for the charity’s plans for a specialist facility to offer kids up to five years old and their families palliative and bereavement care.

Manchester’s interim chief executive is one of ten housing and development experts who will create the government’s shortlist of potential locations for the new communities.

Around 16,000 sq ft on the 10th floor of Orange Tower has undergone a £1.2m refurbishment.

Ollie Cook and Katie Fletcher have left Salford Archaeology to head up Civic Heritage.

The developer and city council will go head-to-head at inquiry next month to fight for and against a 97-acre housing development.

Three years after acquiring the 155,000 sq ft complex from Landsec, Columbia Threadneedle is seeking to add another retailer to its roster.