Partners set vision for NorthFold’s 2.7m sq ft Health Innovation Bolton

Trafford Council is to approve its own plans for 53 houses on the site of a former Royal Mail sorting office off Lacy Street and is also searching for a contractor to deliver the scheme.

An energy company capable of designing, building, and operating the low-carbon energy project is high up on the local authority’s Christmas wishlist.

Transformation is coming to Greater Manchester in the form of NorthFold, a far-reaching strategy to deliver £356m to the UK economy by 2035 through leveraging the current strengths and future potential of Wigan and Bolton.

Plans for a subway network in the city centre could become reality by 2050 if Greater Manchester makes good on ambitions set out within its latest rail strategy.

Join WSP, Stantec, Guernsey Finance, LK Group, Freeths, BondBryan:Fairhursts, and more at our annual December get-together in Manchester.

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

Proposals have been unveiled for the redevelopment of the two-acre former USDAW trade union office site at 188 Wilmslow Road, which has stood empty for five years.

The Oldham mill has already been partly refurbished and now hosts 37 companies, but the next phase of plans would add 75 double bedrooms and 105 aparthotel units to the upper floors of the former textile factory.

Kingsley is acting for a number of well-respected and highly successful consultancy clients, who are looking to appoint experienced, enthusiastic and highly professional RICS/IRRV Qualified Rating Surveyors – Surveyor, Senior, Associate and Director / Partner level, across the Northwest: Manchester Cheshire Merseyside Lancashire Cumbria Person Specification/Requirements: MRICS /FRICS / IRRV qualified Proficient IT skills including Microsoft […]

Outgoing finance chief Simon Kesterton, who held the top financial post at the construction firm for six years, is to be replaced by Tom Hinton in January.

Headed to Cannes for the first time in March? Let Place North be your guide by attending our free advice session for the global property conference.

The local authority’s cabinet has approved the commitment of funds granted by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority to deliver designs, plan demolition, and achieve vacant possession of the Longfield site.

Muse and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group have lodged three separate applications to develop a trio of town centre plots to provide social rent properties.

Both Trafford Council and Cumberland Council are looking to set up business improvement districts to drive economic growth, with one further down the process than the other.

Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has warned local authorities currently working without an adopted local plan that central government could use intervention powers to take over the process.

Krista Powell has left Brabners to take on the senior position at the Preston-headquartered law firm.

Refinancing part of its 4,500-home portfolio, the private sector rental leader has agreed a debt facility with the global investment banking giant.

The local authority has allowed Bloor Homes to bring forward its vision for a residential extension to Littleborough, while Muller Property Group can proceed with its care home and townhouse scheme.

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