Vitality signs largest Stockport Exchange deal to date

A combined 60 acres in Bramhall and High Lane could deliver 345 homes under plans being progressed by Wain Estates and Persimmon.

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

The housebuilder is drawing up proposals for 220 houses south of Jacksons Lane, close to the high school.

Successful regeneration stories run on ambition and partnership – two themes that should filter straight through from the masterplan to the project level, write Angela Mansell and Darren Perkins.

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

Kellen Homes and Great Places Housing Group have been given the go-ahead to crack on with the redevelopment of Mirrlees Fields almost two years on from the project’s approval by the Planning Inspectorate.

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.

In the North West, the well-publicised 1.5m national housing target means the development industry is expected to deliver around 38,000 homes annually over the next five years. The levels of scrutiny and expectation from the general public have never been higher, writes Danny Hope of Stantec.

Due to open in autumn 2026, the fire station off King Street West is part of Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s £51m fire and rescue services estate refresh.

The former Metropolitan Girls School off Stockport’s Greek Street will become a flexible workspace for freelancers and start-ups under the developer’s in-house brand.

A 99-bed facility off Mill Lane is proposed by the developer, which has taken control of the site from Anwyl Partnerships.

Planners across the region have got a busy weekend of reading ahead of them. The much-anticipated, 219-page spatial strategy for the borough has been aired for the very first time ahead of consultation beginning in the coming weeks.

Stockport Council has not determined the application within the statutory timescales, prompting the developer to ask the Planning Inspectorate to intervene.

“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.

Barnfield Construction has been appointed to build a 6,700 sq ft link connecting the lender’s two properties at Cheadle Royal Business Park in Stockport. 

Two plots in Woodford have been courted by both Russell LDP, which plans a 554-home scheme, and David Wilson Homes, which has launched a public consultation on its 450-home proposal.

The council has been called out by the housing minister for a lack of progress on updating the borough’s spatial strategy.

Henry Wilkinson and Steven Ellis are behind the new consultancy, which will advise on fire safety design and regulatory compliance as the built environment grapples with the new regulations brought forth by the Building Safety Act.

Stockport Council has voted to grant permission to the landmark project, which would see the building of up to 1,328 homes on eight acres straddling King Street West in the town centre.