Crown Estate presses on with Knutsford masterplan

A proposal by a division of McGoff Group for a 65-bed care home on Handforth Road, Wilmslow has been recommended for approval at Cheshire East’s northern planning committee.

Developer and contractor Lane End Group and housing association Onward are to combine forces on a 48-home project in Great Sutton.

The Deeside-based housebuilder has agreed a deal with Himor to purchase a 21-acre site off Meriton Road in Handforth with outline planning permission for 250 homes.

Housebuilder Elan Homes has appointed Philip Palmer as its land director for the Northern region.

Cheshire East's planning officers have recommended proposals by Henderson Homes and McCarthy & Stone for 85 houses and apartments on an "eyesore" site in Middlewich for approval.

The housebuilder has purchased a 36-acre site in Cheshire with outline planning permission for 190 homes from The Crown Estate.

Modular homes developer Project Etopia has opened a factory in Ellesmere Port capable of producing 2,000 houses a year.

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.

Calderpeel Architects has acquired its headquarters on Altrincham’s Market Street and has started work on a refurbishment of the property as part of plans to increase its visibility in the town.