Manchester City Council has published a draft 20-year transport strategy that includes the permanent pedestrianisation of Deansgate and a city centre “triangle” cycling route linking Deansgate, Whitworth Street West and the Northern Quarter.
Housebuilders Taylor Wimpey and Bellway Homes have won consent to build 338 homes on the site of the former Robertson’s Jam factory on Williamson Lane.
Salford-based housebuilder and contractor Watson Homes has opened a consultation on its plans to build almost 300 homes across three plots in Little Lever near Bolton, including the site of the former Creams Mill.
The council and its mayoral development corporation have drawn up a 12-year vision to revamp the town's train station, to include a broader commercial offering, public square and reconfigured platform layout.
The telecommunications giant is scaling back its proposed letting at English Cities Fund's Salford mixed-use scheme, with a revised application for a 10-storey block lodged with the council.
The council has decided to continue working with other local authorities to progress the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework, dismissing a motion from Liberal Democrat members who sought to withdraw from the process.
The joint venture between housebuilder Lovell and affordable housing provider Together Housing Group has progressed the first phase of its 650-unit regeneration scheme in Salford by submitting a planning application to the council.
Engine manufacturer MAN Energy Solutions wants to redevelop 64 acres north of its Hazel Grove base off Bramhall Moor Lane, to create 150 homes and a country park.
The rugby union team’s plans to move back to the town after relocating in 2003 have been dealt a blow after Trafford Council withdrew its pre-planning support for the construction of a stadium at Crossford Bridge playing fields.
Trafford Council is expected to approve plans to redevelop the site of the former Kellogg's headquarters opposite Old Trafford Cricket Ground into 750 homes, around 200,000 sq ft of office space and a 75,000 sq ft primary school.
