Acorn Group lines up £10m Atlantic Pavilion revamp

The online electricals retailer has agreed terms with ESR Europe for a 325,000 sq ft unit offering access to M6.

With manifesto promises to build at least 20,000 social homes by 2030 and to reform the planning system, here’s what the industry needs to know about the party’s agenda.

Contractor Willmott Dixon has applied for permission to construct a 106,000 sq ft education building to serve the affluent Stockport suburb that will replace the Seal Road school’s current sprawling, RAAC-riddled estate.

Chester Wool Company is due to occupy the unit at Sandycroft in Flintshire.

Frasers Group’s Topgrade Sportswear has signed a 10-year lease at Trident Business Park in Birchwood.

The private rented sector is at an inflection point. With the Renters’ Rights Act set to reshape the landscape for landlords and tenants alike, understanding how the market is responding has never been more important, writes Seb Verity, Allsop.

The pub has voiced its dissatisfaction regarding plans for a 153-apartment development on neighbouring land off Rochdale Road.

Paloma Capital has instructed agent Park Place to find a buyer for the North Wales asset, where The Range is the largest tenant.

The developer is working up plans to build around 500 homes as part of a wider effort to regenerate the Cheshire town.

The digital marketing agency has left its Sheffield roots to take 5,100 sq ft at 40 Princess Street.

The property firm’s investment arm has acquired a freehold industrial estate on North Florida Road for £4m.

Horizon, a £30m project to be constructed at Manchester Business Park, will feature nine last-mile logistics units ranging from 6,600 sq ft to 22,300 sq ft.

The 130,000 sq ft building will replace the university’s existing Oxford Road facility.

Work is due to start later this year on a series of upgrades to the two wastewater treatment works in an effort to improve the water quality of the River Douglas by 2030.

As many of the UK’s property professionals prepare to head to UKREiiF, there promises to be plenty of scope for robust conversations about what really matters when it comes to strategically reimagining office space to underpin business objectives, writes Dan Pilling of TSK.

It was a bruising night for Labour in the North West and a triumph for Reform, with the Nigel Farage-led party picking up more than 200 seats across the region.

A mayor for Cheshire and Warrington’s fledgling combined authority will not be elected for another 12 months but the interim chief executive is hard at work creating a platform for him or her to hit the ground running.

Racing, naming, and saving.

Rowdy objectors, ineffectual chairing, and member intransigence over Grey Belt changes are just some of the frustrations applications can face once they reach the debating chamber. Place North West asked the market: what’s wrong with planning committees and how do we fix them?