Spades in the ground at Salford Rise walkway

Legacie Developments and Nexus Residential have wrapped up the 196-apartment Merchants Wharf development in Ordsall.

The Altrincham-based legal firm has promoted two key figures, Sarah Cowen and Karen Taylor.

Trafford Council and the Planning Inspectorate both rejected the housebuilder’s plans for 400 homes off Warburton Lane a few years back. Now the developer is back with proposals for 560 units. 

Wirral Council is expected to enter into a master development agreement with Ion Property Developments later this week to unlock a Homes England grant and pave the way for the first phase of the 1,500-home project.

A 56-acre site off William Young Way in Cottam could be redeveloped as part of the area’s housing boom.

Book your ticket today for Place North West’s Offices + Workspace Update on 10 October to hear from the likes of the Government Property Agency, Capital&Centric, Schroders Capital, and more about the future of the sector.

Part of the grade one-listed Heaton Hall is to be brought back into use for the first time in more than a decade as a dining and events space.

Work on the £28m Cross Keys Street scheme is set to begin next year after Manchester City Council’s planning committee granted planning permission for the developer’s Tim Groom-designed project.

Alex Murdie, appointed in September, will join TLT at its Eden office in Salford.

A planning application for a 4,300 sq ft Sainsbury’s Local store at Millers Quay has been lodged with Wirral Council.

AP Mitchell Group has been given permission to knock down the former Royal Swan pub on Dock Road and build a 25,000 sq ft dining destination.

Knowsley Council has selected the Chester-based outfit to craft a new-look town centre by redeveloping the 90,000 sq ft retail complex the authority acquired in 2022.

Sports nutrition, staying dry, and butterfly buildings.

Having been based at Brunswick Business Centre south of the city for more than a decade, the law firm is moving to Bruntwood SciTech’s Plaza in the central business district.

The 4m sq ft innovation district being delivered by Bruntwood SciTech and the University of Manchester has a new name.

An application from the housebuilder for the redevelopment of 13 acres off Derwen Lane into a 152-home development has been submitted to Conwy County Council.

Located off Russell Road in Whalley Range, Great Places Housing Group’s 80-apartment project will provide a “safe and welcoming environment”, according to actor Sir Ian McKellen.

Remediation of Mellands Playing Fields in Gorton will commence in the coming weeks with developer Kellen Homes expecting project completion within three years.

The 14-storey New Century House will be transformed into an “upscale” hotel, the next major project to come forward within the Manchester district.