Grosvenor Hart Homes picks Kirkby for third scheme

Should six acres off Arthur Lane be considered Grey Belt? That will be the question the Planning Inspectorate must ponder at an upcoming inquiry.

Burnham, takeaways, and family fortunes.

The redevelopment of the Civic Hall and Sports Centre, former Wilkos, former Mark House building, and Dixons building are among the proposals in the council’s latest masterplan to regenerate the harbour town.

The local authority has agreed to dispose of the derelict pub on Shore Road to GSL Developments, which plans to transform the building into a hospitality venue.

Two plots totalling more than eight acres near the junction of the A6 and the airport relief road are earmarked for development by the land promoter.

Cavendish Nuclear and Amentum want to build a facility in Cumbria to process sodium coolant from the £2.6bn decommissioning of the Japanese Monju Fast Breeder Reactor.

Acting on behalf of the BMW Pension Fund, Legal & General Investment Management has appointed Index Real Estate to elicit unconditional bids for a site within Trafford Park with consent for either a data centre or a 175,000 sq ft shed.

A company headed up by John, Julian, and Paul Flanagan has had its appeal over Liverpool City Council’s rejection of plans for 54 flats between Great Mersey Street and Lancaster Street dismissed.

The food hall element of the leisure destination in Manchester’s NOMA district has not proven commercially viable, paving the way for it to be replaced by a second space for live music events.

A bid to increase the number of bedspaces at one of eight buildings at Unite Student Village has been turned down after officers ruled the proposal would result in “substandard” student accommodation.

The housebuilder has acquired a further plot of more than six acres off Hareshill Road, enabling it to add a further 61 homes to its Hopwood Meadows development.

Expect rising rents, an increase in take-up, and growing investor appetite as Prime Minister Andy Burnham transforms the city into the country’s second seat of power.

Fresh images have been revealed for the 30,000 sq ft Lancashire tech project, where council sign-off has now been given for a prior notice of development.

The pension provider has forward funded part of Kellen Homes’ 498-home Riverpark Road development in Newton Heath.

The infrastructure giant has secured preferred supplier status for the first phase of the flagship Blackpool data centre project.

The listed property firm has recorded income of £2.5bn for the first half of 2026, up 8% on the same period in 2025, which ended with record revenues.

City Mayor Paul Dennett has approved the acceptance of a settlement offer of £5.4m from insurers following the destruction of Clarendon Leisure Centre in 2024.

The developer has downgraded its full-year expectations after a sharp slowdown in land transactions during the first half of 2026, although the group says demand for its industrial and logistics developments remains resilient.

Cheshire East Council’s southern area committee is recommended to approve a 108-flat office block conversion and expansion, but Jodrell Bank’s proximity could stymie a 101-home project.