Heaton starts work on Stretford‘s former Derby Hall

The university is in talks to buy council-owned land next to the David Lewis playing fields to boost its student accommodation offer at the campus by up to 700 beds. 

A four-tower cluster comprising 1,300 homes, including what would be MediaCityUK’s tallest building, as well as the final phase of Harworth’s Logistics North industrial complex and an affordable scheme in Seedley, were approved. 

The city council has included more than 60 priority projects in a huge pitch for Government funding, with council leader Sir Richard Leese calling on Whitehall to increase the budget that Boris Johnson set last week. 

When Chris Findley, who retired this week after almost three decades as council head of planning, arrived in post, Salford was “still recovering from the huge economic shocks of the '70s and '80s”. But developments such as Salford Quays and MediaCityUK ensure he leaves the city in a better state than he found it. 

Godwin Developments has acquired a 1.3-acre site within the Trinity Quarter intervention area for an undisclosed sum.  

The student accommodation provider has earmarked three of its sites for potential redevelopment as part of a 15-year estate strategy, including potentially building a 55-storey tower near Piccadilly station. 

Developer Chancerygate is to build around 140,000 sq ft of industrial space at the complex in Oldham, comprising a further 14 units.

Therme Group, the operator behind the £250m leisure resort planned in Trafford Park, has confirmed plans are still in place to begin construction in 2021, despite potential Covid-19 delays.