Consent secured for Warrington rooftop extension

As it moves to invest a £12m funding pot focussed on the borough’s town centres, Bolton Council has bought Farnworth precinct from St Modwen as part of its masterplan for the area.

Aldi will open a 18,600 sq ft store at the retail park on Barton Road next year, while Starbucks has signed up for a 1,800 sq ft drive-thru.

St Modwen has put its mixed-use development in Crosby up for sale, three years after it purchased the site from Sainsburys.

Bowling and bar operator Lane 7 has committed to a 20-year lease at Liverpool’s Clayton Square shopping centre.

Maloneview’s proposals for the £67m redevelopment of Sale’s The Square shopping centre, including a cinema, leisure space, a multi-storey car park, and 202 homes have been given the go-ahead in line with officer recommendation.

The signing of a £15m funding package will allow Bliss Investment Partners to complete the redevelopment of the Ramada Plaza hotel and put the wider Waterfront scheme “on the road to being a national destination, as it should always have been”.

Maloneview’s proposals for a £67m overhaul of Sale’s The Square shopping centre, including a cinema, leisure space, a multi-storey car park, and 202 homes are set to move forward next week after winning support from Trafford Council’s planning officers.

Oldham Council has agreed a deal with Lidl and a hotel operator to deliver a mixed-use project on the Prince’s Gate site, formerly due to house an M&S superstore before the retailer pulled out in 2016.