Bruntwood and Hillcrest partner in Knutsford

Logistics developments totalling 600,000 sq ft are to go before Cheshire East’s planning committee with recommendations for approval next week.

Cheshire West & Chester Council is seeking public feedback on a masterplan to refresh Ellesmere Port town centre, including the delivery of a new public service hub.

McCarthy & Stone is set to secure planning consent for a retirement living scheme off Northwich Road in Knutsford, which will see the demolition of the locally-listed Memorial House, a former hospital dating to 1922.

Architect Donald Insall Associates has secured planning approval to restore the grade two-listed Burton Manor, a building that has been vacant since 2011 and has been subject to several failed restoration attempts.

New Care, part of the McGoff Group, has sold three assets in the region as part of a £60m disposal to Octopus Healthcare, with Knight Frank advising.

Housebuilder Bellway Homes has completed the acquisition of more than six acres at Alderley Park, where it will deliver 50 homes.

Empire Cinemas has agreed terms for an eight-screen multiplex with Peveril Securities and Cordwell as a key part of the redevelopment of the Royal Arcade in Crewe.

Housing developments at two former industrial sites will go before Cheshire East’s strategic planning board next week, with approval recommended.

Cheshire business The Tatton Group has made three appointments from Reaseheath College as it completes a move into new offices in Ashley.