Isle of Anglesey County Council is set to hold a public inquiry into the £100m mixed-use marina development planned by Conygar Investment Company and Stena Line at Holyhead, which was approved in 2012 and has faced local opposition.
The Deeside-based housebuilder said it would increase the amount of cash returned to shareholders after posting record first-half sales and profits from selling 2,200 homes in the six months to the end of December 2015.
The Local Government Association said there are 475,000 homes across the UK with planning permission that are yet to start on site, with 56,891 in the North West, the highest backlog since 2008.
Flintshire County Council has appointed Wates Living Space as development partner for its strategic housing and regeneration programme, with potential for the contract value to reach £500m.
Redrow saw profits nearly double to £95m as sales leapt 50% to a half-year record £560m in the six months to 31 December 2014 compared to the same period a year earlier.
The house builder has announced the appointment of Sir Michael Lyons as a non-executive director.
North Wales-based Coastal Homes has been granted planning permission for the demolition of the Rothesay Hotel building in Colwyn Bay, to be replaced with 40 apartments.
Shares in Redrow were up after it posted record turnover in the year to July of £864.5m and nearly doubled profit to £132.6m.
The Deeside-based housebuilder has appointed the prominent industry commentator and lobbyist to its board as a non-executive director, starting next week.
Housebuilder Redrow has reported a 5% increase in sales and a 16% boost in average selling prices, as part of its interim management statement.
