Platform DC lodges plans for Warrington data centre

Frustrations over a lack of affordable homes, the impact on the grade two-listed Marble Arch public house, and absence of parking saw city councillors vote to move towards rejecting the £33.2m project off Rochdale Road.

Four local authorities have drawn lines in the sand, refusing to amend their constitutions to adopt the latest statutory government guidance that would see officers become the default body for deciding most planning applications across England.

The London-based property investor has acquired Vista Square in joint venture with Nuveen.

Urban Splash and Igloo have formalised their involvement in the long-awaited regeneration project and are hoping to submit a planning application for the 800-home scheme by the end of 2027.

St Theresa’s RC Primary School will close in August 2027 despite an argument that large-scale residential development nearby would create more demand for school places.

Milton Keynes is the other location still in the running to take the crown in 2029, as well as £10m of arts and culture funding from government.

Chapter RE, working with registered provider Jigsaw Homes, has submitted plans for 43 affordable properties where the VASA social club currently stands. 

Robwood Construction was meant to complete the 30-apartment project in 2024. Now, two years later, John Southworth Builders has been brought on to salvage the Oldham scheme and see it delivered by the end of July 2027.

Having already bought Dantzic and Federation, the property company run by Hyrum Cook is understood to have completed a deal with landlord Federated Hermes for the rest of the buildings at the 20-acre Manchester neighbourhood.

The landowner is in the early stages of working up proposals for a “high-density residential development” off King William Street in Anchorage.

In a bid to restore and protect water quality at the famous lake, United Utilities has partnered with a coalition of local authorities, regulators, and activist groups to develop a 12-mile pipeline to reroute sewage for treatment and discharge via either the River Level or Ulverston.

Having left Avison Young after almost a quarter of a century last year, Chris Cheap’s new role will see him lead an organisation set up to oversee the development of 12m sq ft of employment space and 3,000 homes on around 1,600 acres across Bury and Rochdale.

Enabling works are due to begin before the month is out on the 107-studio student accommodation block off Charles Street, with the contractor aiming to complete the scheme in time for the 2028/2029 academic year.

The demand for labs and innovation campuses is creating opportunities for developers, investors and occupiers across the North. Hear from the people shaping the sector at Place’s Life Sciences Update on 19 November at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester.

London-based contractor HG has won its third large development in the city, the next phase of FEC’s Red Bank, which features 900 homes across four buildings off Dantzic Street.

As investment in water, energy and data centres accelerates, the infrastructure supporting Britain’s growth is becoming increasingly interconnected, writes Jimmy Coles of Lexington.

With director Colin Savage moving towards retirement, the Manchester-based architecture firm has made directors Alex Southall, Danielle Purves, and Mark Turner shareholders.

Persimmon Homes has been selected by the local council to work up plans for Westwood Park, a strategic development priority for the council located south of the town centre and earmarked for hundreds of homes.

In 2028, the attraction will relocate from Albert Dock to the former St John’s Market, with St John’s Beacon in line to become an immersive Yellow Submarine Experience alongside it.