St Helens car park to be cleared for development

Peel L&P has lodged plans for a package of public realm improvements the developer says will pave the way for the creation of a 1m sq ft waterside industrial complex, as part of the 500-acre Wirral Waters regeneration scheme. 

The Spanish bank had planned to demolish and rebuild its Merseyside headquarters to create a 220,000 sq ft campus for 2,500 staff, but has cancelled the plans indefinitely due to office market uncertainty.

The logistics developer has progressed plans to build an employment site and 65-acre country park on the site of the former disused colliery in Knowsley.

Offices4u, a letting agent and investor, plans to refurbish the 6,000 sq ft Cloisters for its tenant, IT services provider, Techedia, having bought the building in August.

Hear from Ellandi, Savills, Kampus, CWAC and others as they debate the future of town centres at this special interactive Place North West event with networking, panels and presentations next week.

The developer is close to securing funding from the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and Merseyside Pension Fund to build a 34,000 sq ft office development in Wirral Waters.

Long-awaited plans to redevelop properties damaged by a gas explosion in 2017 have taken a step forward after Wirral Council approved a scheme comprising 79 homes. 

The construction arm of Anwyl Group wants to redevelop the site of the former Park House guest house in Waterloo, Sefton to create an 89-apartment extra care scheme and a block with 54 flats designed for people over 55.

Knowsley Council has submitted plans to build a 34,000 sq ft leisure complex featuring a six-screen cinema and three restaurant units, on the site of the former Kirkby Library as part of its vision for the town centre.