Everlast plans 26,000 sq ft gym at Trafford Palazzo

There is a growing need for purpose-built care homes driven by an ageing population, ever-evolving healthcare standards, and stretched budgets, writes Chris Appleton of LNT Care Developments.

The consultancy has moved from just shy of 5,000 sq ft to 6,300 sq ft at Square Ape’s Twenty Chapel Street.

CBRE IM and Chancerygate are hopeful of securing consent to build nine industrial units across two blocks on 11 acres next to the Salford Community Stadium.

Liverpool City Council has set out a supplementary planning document providing detailed guidance on how prospective development should intertwine with the city’s extensive cultural and heritage assets.

The current interim chief executive of Tameside Council, who was parachuted in to guide the troubled local authority through choppy waters, has been given a new job at the debt-laden council.

The musical stylings of Haçienda legend Graeme Park and Back Chat Brass will be on offer at the 10-year anniversary of Place Party, as well as the chance to challenge your colleagues to a Scalextric showdown. Have you got your ticket yet?

Amgueddfa Cymru, or Museum Wales, has won funding from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, enabling the grade one-listed building’s redevelopment to proceed.

Cumberland Council has green-lit the development of an 81-acre neighbourhood off Wigton Road in Morton.

Actor Steve Coogan will co-chair a mayoral development corporation for his hometown Middleton, while four-time Olympic medallist Sebastian Coe has been selected to chair the MDC that will drive the regeneration of Old Trafford. 

Work has begun at Dock Road, where the housebuilder is reviving a long-vacant brownfield site with a £30m development offering a blend of open-market sale and affordable rent homes.

While changes to the planning system and NPPF are a cornerstone of the Labour government’s attempts to kick-start the economy, arguably even more important are the forthcoming changes to local plan making, writes Mat Evans of Gladman.

Henley Investment Management’s plans to redevelop Regent Retail Park into 3,300 homes, a scheme that includes a proposal for the UK’s tallest tower outside of London, must prevail over an army of objectors if they are to secure approval next Thursday.

Phase two of the National Trust’s ‘sky walk’ will build on the first stretch of repurposed railway, extending the viaduct’s accessible length by 250 metres.

The council has owned Bradley Fold Trading Estate since 1983 and is planning to redevelop the 275,000 sq ft asset, parts of which are uninsurable.

Westmorland and Furness Council will contribute £2.5m towards the delivery of affordable housing at Windermere Gateway while also entering into a £10m grant funding agreement with Homes England for infrastructure.

Outline plans now submitted aim to see the former Cadent gasworks site on Winwick Road redeveloped into industrial space with supporting office accommodation.

The chief executive of L&G Affordable Homes chatted with Place North West about working on the Olympic Village ahead of the London 2012 games and what “affordable” housing really means.

The local contractor has been retained for phase two of the regeneration project as it nears completion of the initial refurbishment package.

The e-commerce firm has inked a 15-year pre-let at PLP’s Astley Park.