Robertson Group and the Tom Barron Pension Fund have submitted a development consent order for Preston’s £190m Western Distributor link road directly to the Secretary of State after discussions with Lancashire County Council broke down.
Legal services provider Pure Business Group has taken an extra 6,000 sq ft at No 8 Princes Dock at Liverpool Waters, taking its total space in the building to 16,000 sq ft.
A mixed-use development potentially featuring a Co-operative store and apartments on the site of the Anchorsholme Methodist Church has been recommended for refusal by Blackpool’s planning committee after a series of objections from local councillors.
The Sale-based property services group formed through the merger of Styles & Wood and Southerns, which includes subsidiary companies Space Invader and Ralph Capper, has rebranded to Extentia Group as it eyes a £70m increase in revenue.
Fylde Council has put in a funding bid for the restoration of the grade two-listed St Annes pier, as part of the Government’s wider Coastal Revival Fund.
Taylor Wimpey and Homes England have released a draft masterplan set to guide the development of up to 2,000 homes at Pickering’s Farm, Penwortham.
Bolton-based contractor Forrest, which is working on high-profile projects in Manchester and Liverpool, has denied rumours it is close to appointing administrators but has confirmed it is exploring a refinancing deal.
Iceni Projects has announced the appointment of Justine Entezari as an associate in the Manchester planning team.
Knowsley Council’s planning committee has given the green light to housebuilder Anwyl for 124 homes on a site off Edenhurst Avenue in Roby, despite the proposals attracting more than 700 letters of objection from local residents.
Co-working operator WeWork is understood to be close to deals totalling a combined 100,000 sq ft within 125 Deansgate and Dalton Place, as well as progressing discussions for a fifth base in the city.
A “high level” masterplan for the long-awaited Canal Corridor scheme in Lancaster, now known as Canal Quarter, is set to be completed by early December by council advisors Planit IE and GVA.
In the battle for city supremacy, Liverpudlians must sometimes feel that nothing is safe in Manchester’s quest to claim everything for its own, and this week was no different.
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