THING OF THE WEEK

The GMCA is preparing a compulsory purchase order as a last resort to secure land for the development of Golborne Station.

The construction industry has been left reeling by the sector’s largest failure since Carillion.

Rob Wiggans has been appointed as operations director within the consultancy’s Investor Hub.

Peel Waters has told Wirral Council that it will no longer act as a guarantor for the Egerton Village project, to be delivered by Starship.

Wigan Council has approved the developer’s plans to build houses on an 8.6-acre site off Phoenix Way.

Less than 24 hours remain to decide what company will claim the Best Office View competition crown.

Altrincham-based developer 21 Living has submitted plans to redevelop a disused furniture shop in the town centre into a six-storey apartment scheme. 

Social Sports Society has been granted permission for nine courts as part of a wider complex off Peary Street within the £4bn masterplan.

The authority’s planning committee waved through applications for two Maghull housing schemes and a secondary school rebuild at last night’s meeting.

Liverpool City Region Mayor Steve Rotheram has announced a public consultation on plans to develop the world’s largest tidal power scheme across the River Mersey.

The 12-month period ended 30 June 2024 saw 230,000 homes approved across the UK, the lowest figure in a decade, according to a report published by The Homebuilders Federation.

The city council is on the cusp of taking control of the site of the stalled £200m Great George Street scheme after a period of drawn-out negotiations.

Council leaders across the North have reported feeling ‘blindsided’ and unfairly victimised by the proposed change to the standard methodology for calculating housing need.

Manchester City Council is expected to give planning permission to CERT Property’s £28m apartment scheme and a specialist care home in Whalley Range next week.

Arc Royal is due to complete in November. Place visited this summer to get a sense of what the large-scale logistics facility will look like when finished – and the impact it will have on the Merseyside industrial scene.

With costs increasing by £2m, the Towns Fund project was facing an uphill battle to deliver within the government programme’s deadline of March 2026.

A bigger proportion of the fund’s £900m property pot is to be spent on residential in the coming years in line with the government’s aim to deliver 1.5m homes over the course of the parliament.

Trafford Council is expected to greenlight proposals for a 31-classroom extension at the Green Lane site next week.

The official opening of the 25-storey Acer Tower signified phase one’s completion.