Revised Chester Racecourse wins approval

Emma Corcoran has left the St Michael's Partnership to join WeWork, leading its regional expansion across the UK.

The student accommodation developer has put forward plans to extend Kincardine Court next to Gartside Gardens in Manchester by adding a six-storey block of 100 beds.

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.

Amended plans have been put forward for a new home for the Cheadle Mosque and Community Centre after previous designs were found to be “incredibly difficult to build”.

The developer has rejigged two existing schemes to add two more hotels to Liverpool’s booming pipeline, including a 278-bedroom hotel at the £100m Aura and a 260-bedroom offering at Heap’s Rice Mill.

A £12m link road, one of the key components in the wider £262m Rivington Chase development site, is set to be approved by Bolton Council next week.

The Christie's development of the fire-damaged Paterson Building is set to be approved by Manchester City Council next week, along with a Malmaison hotel at Princess Street and a scaled-down student housing proposal at Cambridge Street.

Stockport College has put part of its campus up for sale as a redevelopment opportunity, releasing buildings which are surplus to requirements as it delivers a £24m overhaul of its town centre site.

The developer’s construction arm is set to start enabling works in October to deliver the £75m, 419-apartment scheme just outside Manchester city centre.