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An application by Redsun Developments for three industrial buildings on a 4.9-acre site on the edge of Wirral International Business Park is to go before Wirral’s planning committee with a recommendation for approval next week.

A masterplan to improve Runcorn’s Town Park has been set out by Halton Council, including the development of three visitor hubs and “substantial investment” in the park’s existing ski slope and facilities.

The developers behind Sci-Tech Daresbury have started the search for a contractor to deliver the £13m Project Violet, the next phase of speculative development at the site in Cheshire.

St Helens Council’s cabinet will next week be asked to approve the draft of the borough’s Local Plan, a key feature of which is a reduced target for housing completions, from 570 per year to 486. 

A reserved matters application for Wirral Waters One, a 500-home project at East Float Dock in Peel’s Wirral Waters will be considered at planning committee next Thursday, with a recommendation for approval.

Two Wirral Councillors have called for the council to pull its support of the proposed £200m Jack Nicklaus golf resort at Hoylake, arguing the development “looks increasingly unviable”, although leader Phil Davies said the local authority continues to back the plans.

The Warrington-based developer, behind projects including Sci-Tech Daresbury and the regeneration of Parkside Colliery, has reported a 29% increase in net asset value and an increase in profit in its annual results.

M&Y Maintenance & Construction has started work on two Merseyside shared ownership schemes, Lister Gardens in Waterloo and Pavilion Point in Aigburth.