Double planning boost for Wirral Waters

Peel NRE has secured permission from Warrington Council to clear the final portion of the 800-acre power station, readying the site for its future as an 860-home neighbourhood with a primary school, local health centre, nature reserve, and 4m sq ft of employment space.

Having finalised its demerger from parent company TalkTalk in February, the commercially-focused comms firm will relocate from the nearby Soapworks to around 10,500 sq ft in May.

An expansion of the pharmaceutical company’s facility in Cheshire is in the works, part of a £300m investment push in the UK.

The rapid expansion of the UK’s industrial and logistics sector has intensified the national conversation around how best to balance economic growth with the protection of residential amenity, particularly in relation to noise writes Mark Maclagan of Waterman Group.

Consent has been given for Altura, a 30-storey apartment block with 218 homes, which would be the tallest residential building in Lancashire.

The developer has the all-clear to proceed with 85 homes on the edge of the popular market town, securing a majority verdict at committee.

The saga of Harrow Estates’ outline plans for 540 homes continues, with the council looking to take the Planning Inspectorate’s decision to approve the project to the High Court.

Knight Frank has been instructed to find a buyer for the 59-unit Princess Street aparthotel, one of two Roomzzz locations in the city.

The investment from AJ Bell founder Andy Bell and Fergus Lyons will go towards the Altrincham developer’s burgeoning senior living business, Dunham Care.

SP Electricity North West will commence constructing a 33,000-volt substation in a few weeks, eyeing a 2027 completion for the key part of infrastructure for Blackpool Council’s envisioned data centre cluster.

Around 250 homes could be built at Hyde Bank Meadows, under proposals being worked up by the housebuilder.

A £10m contribution from the Albert Gubay Charitable Foundation is being put to work with the redevelopment of Coleg Menai’s former home in the town, cleared unanimously at committee this week.

Cerberus Capital Management is knocking down office buildings at the Lancashire complex with the intention of letting the land they currently occupy.

Paul Forshaw has joined the planning consultancy from Liverpool-based DLP.

The Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government has taken the developer to court in an effort to recoup public money spent on building safety improvements in Manchester.

Located off Manchester Road in the north-west of the Cheshire town, the 75-home scheme is billed as a flagship project for low-carbon residential development.

Place North brought the region to the forefront of the international property community at MIPIM in 2026. Next year, we aim to do even more – with more events, more branding opportunities, and more networking receptions.

The developer leading the creation of Manchester’s Victoria North is moving into 5,000 sq ft at Bruntwood SciTech’s Pall Mall, joining Sheppard Robson and Gunnercooke on the recently refurbished building’s roster.

A mini-Eden Project is to be created on land previously occupied by the hospital as part of the evolution of the 24-acre site.