Chester Northgate and Ellesmere Port hub approved

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.

Offices at Chester Business Park and Dovecote Business Park in Sale have been sold as part of a wider £25.9m portfolio acquisition by the Regional REIT.

The redesigned proposal for the £100m masterplan was approved at yesterday’s Cheshire West & Chester Council planning committee.

After the £100m masterplan for the racecourse was refused against officer recommendation in March, the redesigned proposals are set to go back before Cheshire West & Chester Council later this week.

The developer has exchanged contracts with property investor Vastint to bring forward a 168-bedroom Courtyard by Marriott hotel at the £120m City Place scheme next to Chester’s railway station.

Property Alliance Group has acquired Richard House from CLM Chester for £1.7m, and has agreed a letting to luxury tour operator Inspiring Travel Company.

Chester Race Company has resubmitted its masterplan for development at the course, following refusal of a £100m project in March.

Cheshire West & Chester Council is pushing ahead with its mixed-use scheme in Chester city centre by submitting another planning application for the long-running project.

Chester Zoo has revealed plans for its newest attraction, an extensive African savannah habitat featuring giraffes, zebra, ostriches and antelopes, alongside a range of lodges and safari tents for overnight stays.