Peel plans major resi-led Salford scheme

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.

The local authority is calling for “innovative and deliverable” proposals for a site within the town’s Island leisure scheme.

A 32-acre site south of Leyland Green Road in Garswood is the subject of outline proposals for a residential development.

A little under a year after the city council signed off the redevelopment of Albert Bridge House into 800 apartments and 250,000 sq ft of workspace, a formal decision notice has now been issued.

The third quarter of 2026 saw 155,000 sq ft of office deals signed, a reduction of around 30,000 sq ft compared to Q2 and almost 40,000 sq ft less than in the same three-month period in 2025, according to the Manchester Office Agents Forum.

The developer has acquired a site off Durham Street capable of accommodating 45 homes to go with the Lock Keepers Court site across the water being developed with CERT Property and L&G Affordable Homes.

I’ll be honest, when I was asked for my intervention to solve the housing crisis, my first instinct was not to bother, writes Tim Heatley. Not because I don’t care about it. Quite the opposite.

The city’s largest theatre and concert venue could be getting a much-needed refresh, with the educational institution and Theatr Clwyd looking to appoint a consultancy to conduct a feasibility study to plot the course of its future.

Derelict for 23 years, the last mill in Bacup’s town centre conservation area could get a new lease on life.

Located on the Stockport/Cheshire East border, the scheme would span 66 acres of Green Belt west of the town centre.

The Preston-based contractor has been selected to deliver the infrastructure for the city’s festive markets, including more than 270 stalls selling sausages, scented candles, and plenty more in between.