SURVEY: Vertical Salary Review 2021

An eight-week consultation has been opened as Wirral Council seeks to set out planning guidelines for "the most radical changes to Birkenhead since the 1947 Town Plan".

English Cities Fund, the consortium of Muse Developments, Legal & General and Homes England, and St Helens Council have committed to regenerating the Merseyside town, including delivering a potential £200m mixed-use scheme.

The hotel developer and operator is to open the grade two-listed Rainhill Hall in St Helens after converting it into a 47-bedroom hotel and wedding venue, following a year of financial difficulty for the wider group.

The need to deliver more homes shows no signs of abating and the need to build affordable homes continues to rise as targets for the construction of social housing go unmet, writes Victoria Alderton of Paddock Johnson.

The owner of the Runcorn business park has spoken of its confidence in securing investment for its sweeping 57-acre redevelopment after a “mind-blowing” design won a RIBA competition.

The Merseyside coastal town has unveiled further proposals for its interconnectivity “refresh”, including 300,000 sq ft of new public spaces in the town centre and waterfront, and improved pedestrian and cycling routes.

There are always places and sectors that buck trends, even in challenging times, so which parts of the Liverpool city region’s economy are charging ahead, asked a Place North West event.

Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust expects to win consent to build a low secure mental health unit on a 6.4-acre plot of undeveloped land at Villas Road near Maghull.

Proposals for a waterside events centre, business incubator space and a regeneration of Lord Street, the town’s central retail boulevard, are included in a funding submission to the Government to revive the Merseyside coastal town.