Domis starts on £120m Castle Irwell scheme 

The build-to-rent developer is preparing to lodge a planning application to build 130 homes as part of Bolton's £1.5bn town centre regeneration. 

Heath Lane Farm, the joint venture delivering a £100m residential scheme in Partington, has agreed to pay £1.6m towards the construction of the Carrington Relief Road, paving the way for 600 new homes. 

Improvements to towns including Prestwich, Radcliffe and Ramsbottom are included in a council strategy to improve the lives of its residents over the next decade.  

The council is seeking a chunk of the Government's £3.6bn Towns Fund to make improvements to Bolton Market and Central Library, and create an innovation hub for start-ups. 

Estuary Park Property Holdings, the landlord of the 30-acre site off Linney Lane, wants to redevelop the industrial facility into housing after two key tenants decided to relocate. 

The leaders of all 10 Greater Manchester councils have supported the latest draft of the delayed spatial framework, intended to map areas for future development and support post-Covid economic recovery.

The council has received more than £15.9m in funding from the Greater Manchester Mayor to deliver a package of five schemes to improve walking and cycling provision across the borough.

The BBC documentary on Manchester’s property boom struggled to portray the nuances of the city’s development industry, but the co-founder of developer Capital & Centric who starred in the series said the show was “phenomenal” in terms of raising its profile, reports Dan Whelan.