Fresh designs revealed for Chester Northgate

Against officer recommendation, Cheshire West & Chester’s planning committee has refused proposals for a major redevelopment of Chester Racecourse arguing the scheme would be “overly dominant and incongruous in its setting”.

Chester has been named the UK’s most improved hotel market, while Liverpool is the third-strongest performing across the country behind only Edinburgh and Belfast, according to data from Colliers.

Chester Race Company is closing in on a start date for its £100m redevelopment, with three planning applications set for approval.

Cheshire West & Chester Council has invited public views on the first phase of the long-running Northgate project with a fresh planning application expected for part of the city centre site in the coming months.

Cheshire West & Chester Council has confirmed the appointment of AHR as its lead architect for the £60m first phase of Chester Northgate, while landscape architect Planit-IE, planner GVA How, and civil engineer Curtins have also joined the consultant team.

Cheshire West & Chester chief executive Andrew Lewis has promised the vision for the £60m first phase of Chester Northgate will not be presented "on a take-it-or-leave-it basis" once a fresh consultation on the scheme launches next month.

Pochin’s has received planning approval from Flintshire County Council to build a 33,500 sq ft unit at Hawarden Business Park, to house commercial refrigeration supplier Staycold.

Chester-based District Estates has let a former G4S cash handling facility on Bumpers Lane to Aldi in a deal that will enable the expansion of the retailer’s adjacent store.