Bellway underway with 88 Manchester homes

Cumberland councillors have been recommended to refuse the housebuilder’s application to build on nearly 20 acres in Houghton village.

Conwy Council has launched procurement as it seeks an architect-led team for refurbishment and expansion of the existing foyer at the Llandudno destination.

A reduction in the number of flats and a reconfiguration of the building’s footprint have been achieved while ensuring the Worral Street development remains viable

With redevelopment front of mind, the developer has acquired a five-acre site on Sealand Road from fragrance and flavour manufacturer Ungerer.

The developer has the green light to deliver 60 affordable homes close to the Logistics North development.

An £8.2m refurbishment is already planned for the Ibis and Novotel hotels off Portland Street in the city centre as the European hostel chain expands into the North of England.

Department for Work and Pensions staff were evacuated from the Fylde View office block on Wednesday after a piece of brise soleil fell from the sixth floor.

Dom Hoole has relocated from London to Manchester having been appointed a director in Avison Young’s national offices team.

Bruntwood SciTech has sold the 35,000 sq ft Manchester Science Park building to the university, which is one of its tenants.

With officers recommending refusal, applicants Wrightcare Developments and Deansgate 5 will need to convince Cheshire East Council’s northern committee that its proposed site for a 76-bed facility should be classed as Grey Belt.

Taylor Wimpey is seeking consent to build 220 homes on a 20-acre parcel within the 316-acre Bold Forest Garden Village allocation.

The developer has submitted revised proposals for a PBSA tower on the site of a former Manchester mill destroyed in a fire last June, with a view to starting on site before the end of the year.

The city council is set to approve plans for the £241m mixed-use redevelopment of the Stocktons Furniture site on Great Ancoats Street, which residents in a neighbouring building objected to because of the potential for “catastrophic light losses”.

You asked for more room. We’ve booked an arena.

Having acquired the 56-acre residential plot off Hale Gate Road from Harworth, the housebuilder is seeking consent to make a start on the project, for which outline plans were approved narrowly in 2024. 

Working with NatWest and Barclays, the social housing provider has taken on £75m in revolving credit facilities and £140m in term debt facilities, a move that will also enable further investment in the 19,000 residences it currently owns.

“If I had some pounds to spare, I’d be investing in Morecambe.” Those are the words of John Pye, managing director of the £100m double-domed immersive venue. Pye sees the eco-tourist attraction as a gamechanger for the seaside community, one that will catalyse the town’s renaissance and return its status as a leading North West holiday destination.

Despite a 17% year-on-year decrease in investment volumes, last year was a “pivotal” one for the sector as retailers redirected significant capital back into bricks and mortar, according to research by Knight Frank.

Ruumi Studio will operate from Manchester and Dublin, with former director of architecture for UK North Darius Baniabassian leading in the region.