Bloor beats Cheshire East in 325-home Sandbach appeal

The path is clear for Victory House and Caledonian Mill, off Carlisle’s Victoria Viaduct, to be repurposed into a 95-strong managed student living offer – a project previously waylaid by nutrient neutrality requirements.

The Didsbury office complex comprises 289,000 sq ft across 10 buildings, and was last traded when Kennedy Wilson acquired it in 2016.

The council has recommended that councillors approve plans from Taylor Wimpey and Jones Homes for 168 properties on safeguarded land despite the project conflicting with local planning policies.

Abandoning plans for the former Barclays Bank Building on Market Square, the council has chosen to repurpose Levelling Up Funds to transforming the grade two-listed building into a community and events hub instead.

Grant funding from the government’s Regeneration Fund is required to cover the project’s rising costs after structural flaws and asbestos were discovered during detailed surveys of the 140-year-old theatre.

Social value is more than a requirement, says Dawn Georgeson of A&B Engineering. It is about creating meaningful, lasting benefits for people, communities and future generations.

Remake Asset Management has acquired the 27,000 sq ft Manchester office block from Schroders for £11.6m.

The global technology giant will keep its regional base within South Manchester, moving from long-time home Sir William Siemens House to around 40,000 sq ft at Didsbury’s Towers Business Park.

A local activist group that opposes plans for a housing development on 10 acres in Chorlton are asking the city council why a decision on its protest application to retain the land as a community woodland has not been determined yet.

The contractor owned by Betfred billionaire Fred Done has completed its third scheme of the year, the 509-bedroom Corten steel tower at the bottom of Deansgate.

The amount of logistics floorspace let from the start of January to the end of June was up 20% year-on-year, according to research by BOX4 Real Estate.

Newly created Future Works Infrastructure has said it could deliver a 14-mile dual-carriageway tunnel beneath the Peak District to connect the two major Northern cities for a fraction of what government had priced a similar scheme.

Cheshire West and Chester Council wants more control over what kind of development comes forward at Chester Business Park, Sealand Industrial Estate, and Gadbrook Park.

Build-to-rent developments including Liverpool’s Roco will be supported by the funding, arranged with the lender’s real estate finance team.

The Wirral-based housing provider has used the loan to acquire 50 homes from Northstone within 10 days of approval.

Caddick Construction has been appointed principal contractor for the latest addition to Satellite Park: two warehouses totalling 282,600 sq ft off the M60 near Middleton.

Engineering consultancy, Curtins, has released data for 2025/26, reinforcing its commitment to transparency, collaboration, and accelerating low‑carbon design across the built environment.

Pizzerias in Monton and Wilmslow are in the works as the chain seeks to grow its footprint in the North West.

Working for UAE-based investor Select Group, the contractor has delivered an expansion and refurbishment of the Cheshire golf and spa destination, now billed as Fairmont Cheshire, The Mere.