Time Square move for Chester Uni

The county is well placed to bounce back from the economic hit of the pandemic, but the speed at which the private and public sectors can respond to changing trends will be key to Cheshire's recovery, according to panellists at a Place North West event.

Outline plans for 617 homes at Warringon’s Omega South look set to be given the green light next week.

P4 Planning has submitted a full planning application to extend the Old Rectory Nursing Home in Grappenhall on behalf of the operator, a proposal that would deliver 32 additional bedspaces.

The listed healthcare developer has reported pre-tax profit up 20% to £43.8m in its interim results, as rent roll climbed 4% year-on-year to £113.3m.

The secretary of state has rejected Liberty Properties Developments’ and Eddie Stobart’s plans to build a 630,000 sq ft national distribution centre on land north of Barleycastle Lane, reversing a council approval last year.

Warrington Council has given developers Chancerygate and Hines the green light to build a speculative warehouse on the final five-acre plot at the business park. 

Developer Chesro has put forward outline plans for 40 apartments next to Warrington’s BT exchange.

The developer has let a 185,000 sq ft distribution centre at the Warrington industrial park to an intralogistics provider, taking the first phase to fully let at more than 1m sq ft.

Stoford Developments and its development partner Oxenwood Real Estate have let a speculative warehouse at the business park in Golborne to Globus Group, a manufacturer of personal protective equipment.