THING OF THE WEEK

Christine Gaskell, chair of the Cheshire & Warrington LEP, told an event at MIPIM that the region has the potential to create the world’s first zero carbon industry cluster, based around its Energy Innovation District proposition.

When Sajid Javid said in 2017 that "the housing market was broken", describing it as "almost impossible for small independent builders to enter the market", he cast light on an issue of vital importance, writes Simon Finlay, head of development at Macbryde Homes.

The former Knights Grange Golf Club in Winsford has been confirmed as the site of the Cheshire FA’s football village, featuring an elite performance centre, a 3,000-capacity football stadium, and a hotel & spa.

Peel Environmental has signed a deal with Progressive Energy to deliver a £150m bio-substitute natural gas plant at the 134-acre Protos energy park near Ellesmere Port.

Cheshire East Council has been asked to sign off proposals for a comprehensive overhaul of Congleton’s leisure centre, featuring a major refurbishment and extension of the existing building on Worrall Street.

The developer and architect have submitted an application for 115 homes on the school’s Cumberland Street campus, ahead of King’s relocating to its new home near Prestbury next year.

Developer Hall & Co is set to deliver a luxury housing development on the site of the former County Hotel in Alderley Edge by 2021 after winning planning consent.

Galliford Try Partnerships has taken possession of the former council offices at Watling Street, allowing Cheshire West & Chester Council to begin demolition work on Weaver Square “as early as March”.