Bush appointed to head Marron’s Manchester team

The multidisciplinary firm has brought in Giovanni Smanio as director of the division, as the business continues to expand.

In a bid to mitigate any possibility of the ‘new town’ proposal of Adlington, the council has opted to recruit a dedicated director of planning to lead the development of a new local plan.

The Manchester law firm has signed renewed terms with Bruntwood SciTech, committing to 22,000 sq ft for the next 10 years.

Proposals for the further sharing of roles including chief executive between Chorley, South Ribble and West Lancashire’s local authorities will go before full council meetings this month.

The online electricals retailer has agreed terms with ESR Europe for a 325,000 sq ft unit offering access to M6.

The digital marketing agency has left its Sheffield roots to take 5,100 sq ft at 40 Princess Street.

Rowdy objectors, ineffectual chairing, and member intransigence over Grey Belt changes are just some of the frustrations applications can face once they reach the debating chamber. Place North West asked the market: what’s wrong with planning committees and how do we fix them?

Jack Stephenson has been appointed studio lead for the masterplanner and architect’s Northern base, taking over the role from Charlotte Hodges after her departure from the company.

As voters head to the polls today, planners will be breathing a sigh of relief that, at the very least, the turbulent pre-election period – with its volatile committee meetings – is over.

The city council’s cabinet has rubber-stamped policy commitments on bringing empty homes back into use and improving rental sector conditions, as well as extending its programme of freehold sales.

Manchester-based Michelle Barker is among 57 promotions across the property management business’s 11 UK offices.

Having collaborated on numerous regeneration schemes from Coventry to Chester, the firms have formalised their partnership with the French construction giant buying the Liverpool-based developer.

Dirk Pittaway will lead the Midlands-headquartered team’s North West division as the contractor seeks to expand its regional pipeline.

Bolstering the chartered surveyor’s building consultancy capacity and affordable housing expertise, the merger sees Roger Hannah’s staff count surpass 90.

Offering a salary of up to £168,000 a year, the newly created role will see the council’s neighbourhoods and regeneration directorates combined.

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

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

After five years at Chapman Taylor, Catalina Ionita has joined the landscape architect and urban strategist’s Altrincham office as its urban design studio director.

Matthew Pickford has joined Daniel Madden as company director at the Stockport-based decarbonising and building services design specialist and will drive the consultancy’s future alongside Saeed Amirahmadi, Adrian Bill, Ben Rathbone, Mike Robinson, and Ged Williams.