Salboy unveils 76-storey Viadux phase two 

Dubbed Civic, Capital&Centric’s redevelopment of the former council offices on Millgate is aimed at attracting start-ups to the town centre. 

Manchester City Council has afforded the developer more time to deliver the 564,000 sq ft office project, having agreed to approve an amendment to the planning permission to prevent it from expiring next June. 

Growing from 8,000 sq ft to 19,000 sq ft, the travel company has committed to housing its Clarity Travel and Destination Sports brands at the Manchester office complex for the next 10 years.

Ignoring pleas for more time to address planning officer concerns, West Lancashire Council has rejected Cerberus Cosmetics’ application to build a 13,800 sq ft facility on Green Belt in Ormskirk.

A rundown three-acre chunk of Talbot Gateway is to be flattened to make way for the 350,000 sq ft education facility aimed at upskilling the town’s population. 

Rochdale Council has chosen local civil engineering and concrete repair expert BDB Special Projects to strengthen the 136-metre bridge over the River Roch.

Leading contractor Morgan Sindall Construction has embarked on a 12-month marketing and business development campaign with Place North West for the third year in a row.

The retailer will leave the town centre once its lease expires and open a 15,000 sq ft food store at the Issa Brothers’ Frontier Park.  

A joined-up planning vision for the entire city region is being put under the microscope, with the public and engaged stakeholders encouraged to have their say on its contents.

Portergate Developments’ proposals to build a 19-storey apartment block will return to the committee as a 100% open market development, while Onward Homes is awaiting the verdict on its Horrocks Mill scheme.

Holes, tries, and side hustles.

Dean Hogg has been promoted to project director at the global multidisciplinary infrastructure consulting firm, while Dave Wright has been appointed to the same role, joining from Carter Jonas.

A city region that is ready to build upon success will be one of the core messages at the Greater Manchester base at the international property conference in March.

After nearly four hours of deliberation, Cheshire East Council this week decided to defer a decision on whether to grant retrospective permission for the developer’s completed 263-home Coppenhall Place scheme after further site investigations raised concerns. 

Derwent Lodge Estates has earmarked the two-acre brownfield plot at Europa Way within Lune Business Park for the delivery of 14 commercial units.

The Irish hotel operator wants to create a nine-storey extension totalling 264,500 sq ft linked to its existing facility off Outwood Lane, next to the city’s airport.

The housebuilder’s first foray into Warrington features a mix of one- to six-bedroom properties with 30% earmarked as affordable. 

After the event’s organisers flirted with relocating the three-day property convention to another regional city, they have confirmed UKREiiF will remain in Yorkshire for the foreseeable future. 

If the list of development applications is anything to go by, the Cheadle area of Stockport is geared up for significant growth in the next few years.