DfE proposes Bolton modular school 

Four vacant buildings in one of the town’s most historic streets would be transformed into co-working and retail units with flats above, under plans drawn up by developer Hall & Co.

The CBRE-managed North West Evergreen Fund has provided a £10.75m loan for InfraRed Capital Partners to complete its 172,000 sq ft Raven Locks speculative industrial scheme on brownfield land in Little Hulton, Salford.

The investor’s plans for the former B&Q site next to Old Trafford Cricket Ground once again look destined to fail, despite the scheme being scaled back to 333 apartments following an earlier refusal.

The long-awaited Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has been delayed further due to a row between Stockport and Tameside over the proposed expansion of the industrial estate, which lies on the border of the two boroughs. 

Developer English Cities Fund wants to transform the 250-acre site into a "globally recognised destination", through a revised framework that could see a Metrolink extension connecting the area with Salford Quays.

Housebuilder Northstone, part of developer Peel L&P, is seeking local residents' views on its plans to build 268 homes on a 29-acre former colliery site in Wigan. 

Trafford Council has approved the adoption of frameworks drawn up by consultancy Nexus Planning to guide future development, improve public realm and increase pedestrianisation in the two neighbourhoods. 

The housebuilding arm of developer Peel L&P has submitted a pair of applications to Bolton Council - a scaled-back scheme of 150 homes at Horwich Golf Club, and 108 homes at Garnet Fold off St Helens Road.