Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack

Cheshire West & Chester is set to start work on the long-awaited project in the New Year but has warned its delivery cost has increased by nearly £10m, with funds to be diverted from elsewhere within the council’s budget.

Developer Morbaine has put forward plans for a seven-storey, 244-bed hotel on Hoole Way on a site where a similar proposal for student accommodation was refused consent in 2017.

With the Ice Cream Farm set to open at Northwich's Barons Quay, Place North West spoke to its owner and founder Jonathan Fell about leisure-led retail, and how retail will have to adapt to survive.

The family-run hotelier has acquired two sites in Chester and Ormskirk as it looks to ramp up its presence in the North West.

Engie Regeneration has put in a planning application for 138 homes on Smokehall Lane in Winsford to Cheshire West & Chester Council.

Plans for 164 homes are set to be approved at Cheshire West & Chester’s planning committee next week.

Property and construction professionals in the North West value flexible working above bonuses and other benefits, according to the findings of the Vertical Salary Review 2019.

Cheshire West & Chester Council has progressed two key projects by approving the first phase of its £60m mixed-use scheme in Chester, and the £16m public service centre and bus hub in Ellesmere Port.

The first phase of Cheshire West & Chester’s long-awaited mixed-use scheme will go before the council’s planning committee next week with the £60m project on course to open in 2021.