Weightmans team shifts to Shoosmiths

Lambert Smith Hampton has named Jonathan Thompson as its new regional head of retail, taking over from Stephen Proudley who is leaving the business for Savills.

Andy Farrell, executive director at Warrington Council, and Nicola Hewes, partner at Purcell, architect on the £300m Manchester Town Hall overhaul, have joined the line-up of local authorities and private sector partners discussing large-scale regeneration plans and future opportunities at this half-day conference on 12 July.

Trafford Council is set to sign off a deal with developer Lunar which will help to bring forward the redevelopment of Clarendon House on Stamford New Road in Altrincham into 60 apartments.

A 144-apartment development off Academy Street, proposed by Lane End and Torus Homes, will again be discussed by Warrington’s planning committee after a decision was deferred at a meeting in April.

The Future of the Workplace, hosted by DAC Beachcroft and Place North West, explored issues facing developers and businesses as they attempt to futureproof their offices in a fast-moving technological age.

Lancashire County Council and UCLan have started the search for construction partners to deliver an £80m programme of works over the next four years.

Plans for 350 homes at White Moss Quarry in Alsager have been recommended for refusal after planners criticised the scheme for not adhering to the borough's design guide, despite part of the proposals being prepared by the design guide's author, eScape Urbanists.

Working with PWA Planning, housing association Jigsaw and developer Stanley Investments have launched a public consultation on plans to build 70 homes on a former cattle market in Wigan.

A joint venture between Fred Done of Betfred and Henley Homes has secured a £14.6m funding deal with Natwest to back the second phase of its regeneration of Barnes Hospital in Cheadle.

Cheshire West & Chester Council has spent nearly £1m on fees since late 2016 on the mixed-use Northgate project, with some professional services companies racking up six-figure sums in less than a year, a freedom of information request by Place North West has revealed.