Liverpool plots SRF for Central Station

Supported by a loan from GMCA’s Good Growth Fund, the council has completed the acquisition of the 151,000 sq ft Ashton-under-Lyne retail hub.

The national HVAC merchant has signed for a 21,000 sq ft former HSS unit off Liverpool’s Derby Road, relocating from 15,500 sq ft in Birkenhead.

The supermarket group has committed to more than 16,000 sq ft at Bridge Properties’ Birchwood office development, and is joined by engineering group VolkerFitzpatrick, which has taken 2,300 sq ft.

After 12 years of ownership, the JV between Westrock and Silver Point that owns the 325,000 sq ft retail complex at the heart of the Rochdale town is seeking an exit.

Rightmove’s Commercial Insights Tracker for Q1 2026 showed that nationally, demand to lease offices fell by 3% year on year, while demand to invest in office property declined by 9% over the same period. In the North West, meanwhile, leasing demand for offices fell by 3%, so mirroring the national average, but investment demand fell by just short of 20%, writes Andy Miles of Rightmove.

Paloma Capital has instructed agent Park Place to find a buyer for the North Wales asset, where The Range is the largest tenant.

Plans have been lodged for 11,000 sq ft off Haslingden Road in the firm’s Blackburn heartland.

Rothstone Estates has submitted plans for an 18,000 sq ft food store on Leicester Street, which is to be constructed for the retailer’s return to the town six years after closing its previous store at Barons Quay

Agent Knight Frank is seeking offers in excess of £3.5m for Pets at Homes’ 100 Regent Road store in Salford, immediately adjacent to Henley Investment Management’s proposed 3,300-home neighbourhood.

The ever-ambitious grocery group wants to open a food store at a brownfield site off Birkenhead Road in Seacombe and at the Buzz Bingo site at Wavertree Retail Park.

Barnfield Construction was main contractor on the redevelopment project, handing over in March ahead of this weekend’s grand relaunch.

A former bowling club next to the Crewe shopping destination could be transformed with a 25,000 sq ft development, including five courts with canopy structures and a clubhouse.

Hollywood Bowl and Hyperdrive Karting will move into the majority of 100,000 sq ft of refurbished former retail space.

Making up the third phase of the Crewe Northern Gateway, the hybrid application also includes local centre facilities and green infrastructure.

Rossendale councillors have voted to grant permission to the Levelling Up Fund project, which will see a 6,500 sq ft canopy introduced, stalls refurbished, and a 1,600 sq ft café added to the Temple Court outdoor marketplace.

A discount food store, variety retail store with garden centre, and petrol filling station make up part of the developer’s 77,300 sq ft vision for the 11-acre site in Lytham St Annes.

Agent Fisher German has been tasked with selling the boutique office and retail space close to Manchester Cathedral, with an asking price of £1.1m.

Manchester City Council’s planning committee took little time to wave through plans to relocate Moston Superstore to enable the district’s regeneration, also greenlighting the replacement of two Tib Street buildings.

The discount toiletries and cosmetics retailer is to open six stores across the country, including one in Lancashire, after collapsing into administration last October.