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The 150,000 sq ft lab-led scheme at Liverpool’s Paddington Village has been given a makeover, with the aluminium facade replaced with a more traditional aesthetic.

Hot on the heels of planning permission for a 28-storey block at the Liverpool cluster being advanced by Davos and Beetham, the SimpsonHaugh-designed centrepiece of the scheme has been unveiled.

A single 17-storey block will be built much further away from the much-loved Rochdale Road pub than first proposed after a backlash against the proposals. 

Part of the much-maligned central Manchester square is being fenced off as surveys take place ahead of an improvement package, for which an initial £15m has been earmarked.

Working with Trafford Council and GMCA, the developer is plotting a 1,200-home neighbourhood at the former police headquarters in Old Trafford.

Gary Neville’s business has filed proposals to overhaul the historic Manchester pub and link it to the 43-storey hotel and residential block within the St Michael’s project.

Ellis Williams Architects is leading the design of Cheshire West and Chester Council’s 24,300 sq ft community, library, and fitness space off Princeway.

Friday saw the reopening of the venue,  more than a year after it was shuttered for a much-needed refresh by Rochdale Development Agency, the council-controlled investment company.

Rochdale Town Hall’s restoration and Liverpool’s Isle of Man ferry terminal are among those in the running for the Royal Institute of British Architects’ North West Awards 2026.

Persimmon Homes has won its appeal against Westmorland and Furness Council to remove a planning restriction that required non-opening windows in bedrooms due to fears over noise from the nearby railway.

After more than five years at Ryder Architecture, Sheldon Walsh has started a new chapter with the global design and engineering practice.

Part of the £29m Millom Town Deal, a visitor centre at Hodbarrow Nature Reserve will be a feature of the coastal walkway, and is the standout item on a planning agenda also featuring a Premier Inn, a care home and affordable housing.

What can a new town in Worcestershire learn from the Indian city of Chandigarh? And can the would-be planners of Adlington, Cheshire pick up a few tips from Paris? A new report from the town planners’ institute certainly thinks so.

Proposals have been lodged for a 171-space multi-storey car park on Waterloo Road, a move that follows an application for a new footbridge over the River Tame.

Lancashire County Council has appointed its professional partners on the delivery of a 30,000 sq ft innovation hub at the Samlesbury Enterprise Zone.

Working with heritage design specialist Buttress, the healthcare firm wants to extend its Newton House facility, also adding a link to and repurposing a grade two-listed church as a therapy centre.

Put forward by partners Davos and Beetham, the first part of the £1bn skyscraper cluster is a 28-storey building, set to go before planning committee next week.

The founder of Ellis Williams Architects has passed away, leaving behind a legacy of work that includes four grade two-listed churches.

The first two higher-risk buildings within the consortium’s £400m University of Manchester student living scheme have secured Gateway 2 approval from the Building Safety Regulator.