Festival Gardens receives £10m funding boost
Homes England is to provide a grant of £9.9m to facilitate the development of up to 1,500 homes at Liverpool’s Festival Gardens site.
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Calderstones ruling to be appealed
While plans to build homes on the site will not go ahead, Liverpool City Council is appealing a High Court judgement rejecting the scheme, due to the ruling’s “far-reaching consequences” for development on green wedge land.
Morgan Sindall posts 23% profit hike
The multi-disciplinary contractor has reported group revenue up by 6% to almost £3bn, with pre-tax profit reaching £81.6m in its full year results.
PLANNING | Consent secured for retail park expansion
The Derwent Group’s plans for a 145,000 sq ft second phase at Liverpool Shopping Park on Edge Lane have been approved, along with other schemes including the George Henry Lee building’s redevelopment as a hotel.
Part-subterranean housing proposed at Woolton
Rushton Properties has submitted an application for a housing development close to Woolton Manor in Liverpool.
BOOK NOW | First speakers revealed for Place RESI
Hear from Manchester City Council, Peel L&P, SimpsonHaugh, and Capita on the most significant residential schemes coming forward, as well as local and national housing policies shaping delivery, at what is set to be one of Place North West's largest conferences of the year.
Completion for Liverpool tower
Vermont Construction has completed work on X1 The Tower, a 24-storey building that brings to a conclusion development at the X1 The Quarter residential scheme.
Ideal Modular Homes ready to expand as order book swells
The startup modular housing manufacturer has 400 units in the pipeline as it prepares to go into full production and is ready to expand into a second unit around the corner from its base in Liverpool, chief executive Luke Barnes told guests at the launch event on Friday.
Torus to accelerate following Homes England boost
Housing association Torus has confirmed plans to invest £750m in development following its appointment as a strategic partner by Homes England, which has seen Torus awarded £66m in funding.
Construction resumes at stalled Baltic site
Joint venture Crossfield Exclusive Developments has started work to complete the stalled Baltic House development in Liverpool, a site formerly brought forward by collapsed developer North Point Global.
