Ma6nitude expansion cleared by planners

The Competitions and Markets Authority have signed off on the scheme after the Lancashire-based brothers shared a plan to sell 27 EG Group petrol stations.

The vehicle rental company will now start building three industrial units totalling 90,000 sq ft on land previously occupied by AstraZeneca at North Manchester Business Park.

The specialist developer intends to build a primary care facility of 10,600 sq ft on the edge of Waunfawr, to the south east of Caernarfon.

Having been the first retailer to open at the site a decade ago, Booths closed earlier this year citing the impact of Covid-19 on sales, but Co-op is now poised to take over the 7,500 sq ft store.

Three indoor entertainment venues, a heritage quarter and a 1,300-space multistorey car park all feature within Nikal and Media Invest Entertainment's 17-acre scheme.

The 22-acre development off Grab Lane will feature a mix of two- and five-bedroom houses, provided planning approval is granted by the city council.

A consultation has opened on plans for a new Government prison tipped to accommodate almost 2,000 inmates, while an overhaul of gym and sports facilities is lined up for another Lancashire site, HMP Kirkham. 

Plans to create 52 apartments and 20,000 sq ft of restaurants in the North Wales town could be subject to a review by the Welsh Government amid ongoing opposition to the proposals. 

The company behind Stretford Foodhall and the General Store chain across Greater Manchester is opening two additional foodhalls this year at its existing leaseholdings.

The combined authority hopes the projects will create up to 4,000 new homes for the region.

The development off Mosley Common Road is an extension of a 154-house Bellway Homes site.