The power to decide on major Manchester planning applications has now been delegated to council chief executive Joanne Roney, alongside chair of the planning committee Cllr Basil Curley and deputy chair Cllr Nasrin Ali.
Eddie Smith, director of growth and development at Manchester City Council, has pushed back his planned departure from the council in order to stay on in the face of the coronavirus outbreak.
Manchester City Council has agreed to sell three acres of land to housing association One Manchester in order to bring forward 139 homes off Oldham Road.
The public-private developer has beaten Bruntwood with Capital & Centric, Peel with Urban Splash, and Robertson to be named development partner on the 240-acre Salford Crescent masterplan.
The council is set to move forward with the formation of a development and management company in order to deliver 2,800 homes, of which 1,800 would be affordable.
Castlebrooke Investments has gained approval on plans for the refurbishment and expansion of the grade two-listed tower in Manchester, adding 94,000 sq ft to bring the building up to 714,000 sq ft.
The housebuilder has submitted planning applications for the next phase of the 1,800-home mixed-use North Leigh Park project, predicting a £250m construction investment over the 10-year build programme.
The opening of the town’s £80m shopping centre, which was scheduled for early April, has been delayed as a result of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Joint administrators Paul Cooper and David Rubin, from David Rubin & Partners, have announced plans for the developer’s three stalled schemes which they were appointed to last week, and remain “optimistic” a rapid completion process will be implemented.
A consortium hoping to take over Bury FC has asked the council to buy the club's Gigg Lane ground, while the town's market could be set for an overhaul with the construction of a “flexi-hall” under discussion.
