Council appoints NewRiver to Kirkby project

IPS Foodpack has submitted an application for a 65,500 sq ft extension to its warehouse in St Helens.

Knowsley Council and the developer have agreed a deal to transfer 87 shops and 12.4 acres of land into council ownership in what is claimed to be the local authority’s largest-ever property investment.

Knowsley Council’s cabinet has awarded Kier Construction the main contract to complete the £26m Shakespeare North Playhouse in Prescot.

Wirral Council and Muse Developments have revealed long-awaited proposals for a major overhaul of Birkenhead town centre, including up to 280,000 sq ft of offices, a leisure centre, and a new home for Birkenhead Market.

The urban farm in Kirkby is set to expand with the construction of a visitors centre, paddocks, and additional parking, following the agreement of a land swap with Knowsley Council.

Leader of the council Cllr Pat Hackett has promised its upcoming Local Plan will feature no Green Belt release, in a pledge that backtracks from previous proposals to allocate nearly 50 sites for development.

The £5bn opportunity at Liverpool Waters, investment in Knowsley, tackling the City Region's transport troubles, and the city centre's office market were all under the spotlight at this Place North West event in Liverpool.

An outline planning application has been submitted to Liverpool City Council for a mixed-use development including a warehouse, restaurant, and 60-bedroom lodge on the site of a former Tea Factory in Speke.

Mason Owen has secured a 32,000 sq ft deal at the Graylaw Trading Estate in Aintree for a production company to film a Netflix series.