Relief for Ascot as Baltic block among 337 approved homes

Casey, Grasscroft Property, Barratt Redrow, Kellen Homes, and Wain Homes are seeking public feedback on plans to redevelop 169 acres around Beal Valley and Broadbent Moss. 

GIA set up its Manchester office in 2015 just as the city was embarking on skyline-altering transformation.

As it prepares to relocate from Commercial Street to King Street, the architecture practice has appointed CBRE to find a buyer for its home of 25 years, which is earmarked for 200 apartments.

BlackRock UK Property Fund’s plans for the 450,000 sq ft second phase of Voltage Park were refused late last year after Trafford Council demanded £14.6m from the developer to support the delivery infrastructure within the growth location, significantly more than the £1m the developer had budgeted for.

The more than 200-year-old market off Great Homer Street has been earmarked as the centre point of a housing, transport, and green space regeneration initiative in Vauxhall and West Everton.

Applicant Demicon wants to convert and extend the former law courts and police station into offices, a café and 25 apartments.

Patrick Davenport-Jenkins has joined the Manchester-based lender from Hilco.

TITAN Group plans to open a processing facility to recycle waste ash produced by the former Warrington power station into low carbon building materials.

The city council’s planning committee opted to follow officers’ recommendations on every scheme put before them last week, with the most significant plans, for nearly 100 homes, rejected.

A mix of houses and apartments off Station Road close to the local beauty spot are in the works.

Plans to duel the A66 between Penrith and Scotch Corner, increase the capacity of Simister Island off the M60 in Bury, and build the Middlewich bypass in Cheshire have all been greenlit.

The Beauty Tech Group has taken an extra 11,000 sq ft at Bruntwood SciTech’s Cheshire campus as demand for its products soars.

Peel Waters is readying an outline planning application for the 25-acre site, which could feature 2,600 homes and 750,000 sq ft of office space in buildings up to 35 storeys.

The investor will now market the 317,000 sq ft mill in Preston to potential tenants as a “blank canvas”.

Triton Construction began work on the 10 derelict railway arches in Salford’s Greengate quarter in September last year and has completed on schedule.

DTZ Investors is in discussions with the electric vehicle giant, which is eyeing up the recently redeveloped Guardian printworks site off Longbridge Road as a delivery hub.

Construction has started on a community fire station rebuild for Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service, led by the contractor’s North West division.

There has been no shortage of announcements during an eventful first year in power for Keir Starmer’s party but the industry, while largely positive about the last 12 months, is awaiting detail about how promises will become reality before passing judgement.

The city council is planning to bring Princes Primary School’s various sites together into a single special educational needs school for 250 pupils in response to insufficient capacity across the city.