Manchester considers net zero new-build rule by 2023

The city council is to borrow £20.5m to fund the majority of the project, which aims to extend the lifespan of the National Cycling Centre by 25 years.

The property company is to install 12 electric vehicle charging points across its Manchester portfolio, part of the GM Local Energy Market Project, which aims to revolutionise the use and distribution of energy across the region.  

The sustainability-linked debt facility with Aviva Investors is the Manchester-based developer’s second, following a £95m deal with Legal & General last month.

Greater Manchester’s combined authority has declared that charging for non-compliant commercial vehicles will be introduced from May 2022.

Detailed designs are to be drawn up for the 7,500 sq ft power facility in the city’s strategic Southern Corridor, close to Oxford Road innovation district, with a start on site due in the autumn.

Manchester City Council leader Sir Richard Leese described plans for a facility combining shared electric cars and e-bikes with a last mile delivery consolidation centre as “transformational”, as the application went in this week.

Take part in the fourth Vertical Salary Review of North West property and construction professionals to receive early access to the findings and be entered into a draw to win a pass to a year of events, including the sold-out Place Party.

The developer has resubmitted applications to knock down a clutch of grade two-listed buildings and restore another to facilitate the creation of the controversial 20-home Warp & Weft scheme in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. 

Greenough & Sons Roofing Contractors has scooped up a £1.5m contract to upgrade roof slate and timbers at the town hall undergoing a £330m refurbishment.