LCCA funding unlocks Cottam Parkway

Your Housing Group’s contractor Casey has begun work on a 54-home project off Heysham Road, supposed by Homes England.

Taking into account the wider restructuring or insolvency plans, there are a number of strategic decisions to be made to ensure the best course of action is taken to unlock value within tight timescales, write Andy Thompson and Matthew Hattersley at BTG Eddisons. Real estate advice When appointed, IPs and receivers can be presented with […]

The city council’s executive will be asked to sign off the compulsory purchase of a single derelict residential property, opening up the development of 212 homes by Mosscare St Vincent’s.

Delegates at Place North West’s sold-out conference heard from the newly elected mayor on how she is targeting a decade of growth, the impact of the new NPPF on development in the city region, and how the pioneering £2bn Good Growth Fund is unlocking development in a constrained market.

Unanimous committee approval has been given for a primary school in Basford East, the strategic site that also includes 850 homes and industrial development.

Unable to avoid Green Belt release, the latest version of the spatial development framework for the borough looks to enable the delivery of 24, 253 homes – well short of the 32,317 identified as its overall housing need.

The financial ratings firm has more than doubled its presence at Seneca Property’s 55 Princess Street to 9,000 sq ft, as the landlord completes a refurbishment programme.

Prime Minister Andy Burnham once described Stockport as “a genuine trailblazer for the mayoral development corporation model.” Now, the man who established and led the MDC is turning his attention to the Midlands, with ambitions to build 20,000 homes and create 50,000 jobs on a mammoth 1,040-acre area.

Watson Construction is set to be confirmed as the council’s preferred bidder to take forward development at Pyramid Park and the space above the underground Q-Park facility, delivering around 200 homes in total.

The Yorkshire property group has stepped up its defence against Peel Group’s 172.5p/share takeover bid, claiming the business has potential value of almost 300p/share and unveiling plans to accelerate its own strategy for growth.

Tom Riordan has been appointed permanent secretary at the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government and will take up the role on 21 September.

EDF subsidiary Hynamics and social enterprise Menter Môn will join forces to deliver a power plant capable of producing zero-emission hydrogen, having secured support from the Welsh Government’s £1bn Growth Deal.

A defined route linking Manchester city centre to the Etihad campus and Co-op Live is being prepared, while the Bupa Foundation has made a contribution to phase two of Castlefield Viaduct’s overhaul.

Joint venture partners Quorum Estates and Chestergate Properties have sold the recently refurbished 65,000 sq ft QC65 building to firearms importer and wholesaler Edgar Brothers.

An indicative uses and phasing plan is included in fresh materials as the council looks to procure an investor-developer to take forward its flagship regeneration project.

Edward Mellor is pushing ahead with plans to redevelop its head office on St Petersgate in the town centre into 190 flats across three blocks.

Salford City Council voted to green-light the Angela Swift Developments residential facility, which will sit on the site of the demolished St Joseph’s Convent.

Mayor of Greater Manchester Bev Craig has thrown her support behind efforts to use Middleton as a test bed for delivering the kind of regeneration that prioritises benefits for existing residents.

Martin Property Group is to deliver The Chester Grosvenor’s first comprehensive refurbishment in 40 years and will also operate the venue once it reopens.