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Hotel Chester, a £4.6m redevelopment project designed by the Frank Whittle Partnership, has opened its doors.

Vertical Recruitment and Place North West have teamed up for the fourth Vertical Salary Review of North West property and construction professionals.

A mixed-use scheme featuring apartments and a medical centre forms the final part of the Blacon Parade project in Chester, led by housing association Sanctuary Group and Cheshire West & Chester Council.

A project to create a pair of laboratory buildings at Parkgate Road Campus has been refused amid concerns that the development could unacceptably increase on-street parking in the area. 

A project to create a pair of laboratory buildings at Parkgate Road Campus, part of an upgrade of the university’s science and engineering faculty, is earmarked for approval by Cheshire West & Chester Council. 

Restaurant chain The Florist has signed to open a two-storey outlet at the under construction mixed-use scheme in Chester city centre.

Walker & Williams has lodged plans to redevelop derelict buildings on Nicholas Street next to Chester Racecourse to create a 52-bedroom hotel, and refurbish eight residential properties on the same street. 

The developer, whose plans for student housing on Hoole Way in Chester were refused in 2017, has won approval for a 100,000 sq ft hotel instead on the same site.

After completing enabling work, construction of the £70m development is underway with Vinci continuing on site.