Kingmoor sells Leigh business park for housing
Carlisle-based Kingmoor Park Properties has sold the 12-acre Bridgewater Business Park to a development consortium that plans to build 230 affordable homes north of the site.
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Breck snaps up Burnley industrial asset
The investment arm of the Blackpool-based property developer has purchased a 65,000 sq ft factory on Farrington Road Industrial Estate for a sum in excess of £2m.
PAG adds to Morecambe portfolio with £2m deal
Property Alliance Group, the developer behind Axis Tower in Manchester, has bought Northgate Business Park from OCS Group in a sale-and-leaseback deal.
Chancerygate sells final Eaton Point unit
The developer said it has completed the sale and letting of its 101,000 sq ft industrial park in Chorley after selling the final unit to WS Properties for an undisclosed sum.
Lancs LEP picks chief executive
Sarah Kemp will take the helm at the Lancashire Enterprise Partnership next month, replacing interim chief executive Andrew Pettinger who has been in the role since March 2019.
COMMENT | Making the North West’s Green Belt work harder
Green Belt is one of the most politically emotive constraints to development, as the travails of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework have made very clear, writes Lucy Wallwork of LUC.
Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
Harrison Drury adds to Clitheroe team
The law firm has expanded its team in Lancashire with the appointment of commercial property solicitor Roberto Bonaminio.
‘Let down’ Preston takes back control of Guild Hall
The administrator appointed to run Preston Guild Hall has formally agreed to forfeit the venue’s long leasehold due to “significant breaches of the lease agreement”.
Green departs Bolton for Lancashire
Lancashire County Council has followed up last year’s appointment of Bolton Council’s director of place Stephen Young by hiring Phil Green as director of growth, environment, and planning.
