Stobart wins approval for £73m Appleton Thorn HQ

The Warrington-based developer, working with JR Capital, is aiming to raise £100m to invest in multi-let industrial assets in the UK, including in the North West.

P4 Planning has submitted a full planning application for 50,500 sq ft of industrial warehouse accommodation at Appleton Thorn Industrial Estate in Warrington.

The depot on Dallam Lane is set for approval at Warrington’s planning committee later today, a project which will allow the council’s bus company to expand its fleet across the borough.

Caddick Construction has started work on 170,000 sq ft of units at Birchwood Park, the second phase of the Cavendish Warehouse development at the Patrizia-managed Warrington business park.  

Gearbox manufacturer Bonfiglioli has taken a 15-year lease on the landlord’s 26,000 sq ft unit at Calver Quay in Warrington.

The housebuilder has moved from Centre Park in Warrington town centre to 301 Bridgewater Place at Birchwood Park, taking 20,000 sq ft at the refurbished building.

The Government housing agency has appointed Barratt Homes Manchester and David Wilson Homes North West to develop 370 homes on land at Appleton Cross, 30% of them to be classed as affordable.

Construction has begun on the Bewsey & Dallam Community Hub on Longshaw Street, with Whitfield & Brown appointed main contractor.