BAE puts in plans for latest Samlesbury office
Defence and aerospace giant BAE Systems has submitted an application to Ribble Valley Council for the latest office at its campus in Samlesbury, a 113,000 sq ft building designed by AEW Architects.
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Decision due on Darwen energy-from-waste plant
Suez Recycling’s plan to build a plant capable of processing up to 500,000 tonnes of waste a year is set to be signed off by Blackburn with Darwen council this week.
Cuadrilla applies for extension to fracking timescales
Shale gas exploration operator Cuadrilla is set to apply for a change to one of its planning conditions at Preston New Road, to allow drilling and hydraulic fracturing to continue into 2020.
Plans revealed for 800 homes on huge St Helens brownfield plot
A public consultation has begun on the largest brownfield site in St Helens Council’s emerging Local Plan, Cowley Hill Works, where plans are being brought forward to build more than 800 homes.
Burscough set for 100,000 sq ft mixed-use scheme
A 32,000 sq ft leisure space to be operated by play operator Fun Arena, along with seven industrial units, are to be built next to Burscough Industrial Estate after the plans were given the go-ahead.
Ormskirk’s Regal Cinema set for demolition
Developer Stockton Properties has progressed plans to build a 17,500 sq ft retail unit and 93 student beds to replace the former Regal Cinema in the town centre.
Blackpool loses appeal over £7m bingo hall
The council’s refusal of a 25,000 sq ft bingo hall and drive-thru restaurant at Festival Leisure Park has been overturned with an existing pub now set to be demolished to make way for the development.
St Helens refuses 300,000 sq ft Haydock Green Belt scheme
Canmoor’s plans to build 300,000 sq ft of warehouses on a Green Belt plot in Haydock have been refused, with councillors claiming approving the scheme would be about “money, nothing more”.
Lancashire hospitals change hands in £347m deal
Two hospitals in Lancashire are among eight assets to be sold by Secure Income REIT to US specialist Medical Properties Trust as part of a wider portfolio deal.
Further phases planned as Skelmersdale scheme begins
Working with Trafford Housing Trust and L&Q, Seddon Construction has kicked off a two-year build which will see an initial 120 homes delivered in Whalleys South, Skelmersdale.
