Newmark, theleisureway to highlight Blackpool at MIPIM

Located north of Moss House Road in Marton, the site is the subject of plans for 110 discounted properties.

Eight units around a soon-to-be-completed link road within the airport enterprise zone’s Eastern Gateway are planned.

Plans for 102 affordable homes have been submitted by the firm for a site off Normoss Road, between Blackpool and Poulton-le-Fylde.

Department for Work and Pensions staff were evacuated from the Fylde View office block on Wednesday after a piece of brise soleil fell from the sixth floor.

Recapturing the potential of the UK’s coastal communities requires regeneration projects that go beyond just bricks and mortar, writes Phil Marsden of Muse.

Public procurement in the UK is undergoing a seismic shift. This could be a gamechanger for the North West, writes Eleanor Hinds of SCAPE.

In the property and construction sector, the focus is overwhelmingly on bricks, schedules, and budgets. But if we want to build stronger, more resilient organisations, we need to recognise that one of the most critical foundations is how people feel, connect, and show up at work, writes Nick Rusling of the Greater Manchester Wellbeing Series.

Coastway Developments and Headlands have each had their respective applications approved by the local authority, allowing for the demolition and redevelopment of two sites into 92 apartments.

Consultancy Newmark and Theleisureway, a Spanish architectural practice, have been appointed to develop a new vision for one of the council’s flagship development projects and lure investors and occupiers to the scheme.

A planning application for a 40,000 sq ft facility providing 6MW of capacity is expected this side of Christmas and would mark the most significant step yet for the ambitious 50-acre campus.

The former Odeon cinema off Rigby Road is set to become a home of the bowling company, after the developer opted to return to the original 2022 plan to bring forward a multi-leisure centre after a storage unit proposal was twice rejected by the council.

Public opinion is being tested for the draft local transport plan, which aims for better public transport, stronger east-west connections, and improved infrastructure across the county between 2025 and 2045.

“This is a huge investment, but what matters most is who decides how it’s spent: the neighbours, volunteers and parents who know their communities best – the people with real skin in the game,” said Prime Minister Keir Starmer, when announcing the scheme.

Plans for a 148-bed Indigo hotel being progressed by Ashall Hospitality are no more, leading the council to acquire the grade two-listed asset to safeguard its future.

Work on the next round of industrial units at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone is underway, with developer Lanceshire gearing up for a December completion of the 20,000 sq ft space.

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With earlier plans scaled down for apartments in a former Sports Direct close to Blackpool Tower, the developer has lodged a fresh application for the building’s upper floors.

Main contractor Morgan Sindall Construction is set to commence a phased demolition on the three-acre site off Cookson Street over the next few weeks, clearing the way for the 116,000 sq ft educational facility.

A legal agreement has been reached between Wyre and Blackpool councils and the football club, finalising full consent for plans approved a year ago – but the club has indicated there is still no timeframe for the development.