Wrexham’s former Debenhams to host trampoline centre

What local authority has the highest percentage of decisions approved? And which has the worst? How do Liverpool, Manchester, Leeds, and Newcastle compare?

The new government’s ambition was welcomed, but the built environment is ready for a little less conversation and a little more action, please. That was the overruling sentiment from built environment professionals from across the North.

Planning permission will be required to change use classes from primary residences to second homes or short-term lets starting on 1 September.

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An eight-acre site off Holt Road has been purchased from the city’s university for the 74-home development, which secured planning permission earlier this year.

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Describing the current system as a “graveyard of economic ambition”, the chancellor said planning reform was at the centre of Labour’s strategy going forward.

Angela Rayner has been appointed the secretary of state for the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government, while Matthew Pennycook is the new housing minister.

With more than 400 seats in Parliament, Keir Starmer’s party has a clear mandate for its manifesto. So what can the built environment expect from our new government?

Take a peek into the ups and downs of the next few years of regional policy with a trip to Huddersfield, West Yorkshire’s potential wonderland. Plus: Renaker lawsuits and press release squabbles.

With just a few days to go before the public heads to the polls, here’s a quick recap of the essential points for those in the built environment from each of the main parties’ manifestos.

The Ryan Reynolds and Rob McElhenney-owned football club has said that, alongside the council, it is reimagining plans to build a new Kop for the Racecourse Ground in order to make the stadium a “year-round destination”.

The 12.5-acre former Interleisure site off Towyn Road in Pensarn, a suburb of Abergele, has been earmarked for the development.

This week has been punctuated by manifesto launches – ones that should be laced with ambitious and vote-grabbing policies, designed to catch the eye – but ultimately that’s for the voters to decide.

Rather than a box-ticking exercise, this Morgan Sindall Construction-hosted roundtable focussed on how to ensure social value delivers long-lasting local impact.

Having consulted in March, Castle Green has now submitted proposals for the Flintshire project, which will include 126 affordable homes.

The property industry thinks Labour’s manifesto may be hard to deliver, if Angela Rayner’s recent UKREiiF speech is any guide. Plus: levelling up in Doncaster.

Talks have begun with global energy firms, as the government confirmed that Anglesey is its preferred site for the UK’s third mega-nuclear power station.

A robust conference schedule could not keep the crowds away at our networking social during the first day of the Leeds-based property convention.