Revisions for Taylor Wimpey at South Ribble

The housebuilder has bought a 10-acre site at Marton Moss, part of the 422-home Redwood Point development in the Blackpool suburbs, and wants to acquire additional land across the North West.

Mark Kitts has left Liverpool City Council to join Tawd Valley Developments, a vehicle wholly-owned by the local authority, as managing director.

National housebuilder Taylor Wimpey aims to build up to 700 residential units on 182 acres between the Lancaster Canal and The Bay Gateway.

The Flintshire-based developer’s Lancashire division has bought a nine-acre site in Warton from Hallam Land Management for an undisclosed sum and aims to start building a 96-home development in March. 

More than a year after Sport England blocked plans for 176 homes on former school playing fields, Blackpool Council has granted itself consent, and must now wait to see if the watchdog withdraws its objection.

The subsidiary of Keepmoat Homes has partnered with the social housing provider to bring forward a £13m affordable housing scheme off Priory Chase in the Lancashire town.

Preston, South Ribble and Chorley's councils are closer to adopting a combined Local Plan, as officers progress towards a preferred options consultation this summer.

The housebuilder is in the process of setting up a joint venture with Trafford Housing Trust to deliver 188 homes on a 25-acre site in Lancashire’s Ribble Valley.

Preston City Council has granted planning consent to the 119-unit second phase of the housebuilder’s Waterside residential scheme.