Following last week's spending review, questions were raised once again over the Government's commitment to levelling up, but Eden Project International chief executive David Harland said that Whitehall can demonstrate it is serious by backing projects like the £125m Morecambe attraction.
The housebuilder has bought a 6.2-acre acre site on Ribblesdale Avenue from Lancashire County Council paving the way for a 97-home scheme.
Peel L&P’s housebuilding division has begun work on 239 homes in Barrowfold, Lancashire, after securing planning approval in June.
The contribution from central Government will be spent on projects that form part of the seaside town’s ongoing regeneration, but is “just the start” of what is required, according to the council.
Construction work has been completed on Lighthouse View, a £12m extra care scheme comprising 72 apartments.
The estimated cost of delivering the Eden North attraction in Morecambe is around £125m, up from an initial £85m, according to the developer's funding request submitted to Whitehall this month.
FI Real Estate Management has scrapped plans for a 70-store retail village in its redevelopment of the Chorley site due to “continued decline of the retail sector”, and proposes 325,000 sq ft of employment space instead.
Blackburn with Darwen Council is to approve its strategy to deliver 430 homes on 50 acres south-east of Blackburn town centre.
Eric Wright Construction has started building a 40,000 sq ft facility for carbon fibre products manufacturer Multi-Ply Components at Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone.
Nelson-based contractor Barnfield Construction has been granted consent to build 36 industrial units totalling 110,000 sq ft off Rossendale Road in Burnley.
