Housing numbers cut at Widnes Waterfront

A 28-apartment block replacing The Dell pub and a McDonalds restaurant in Prenton, both of which have attracted significant local opposition, are set to be signed off by the council next week.

Columbia Threadneedle has sold a 117,000 sq ft building in Birkenhead town centre to Gape Equity, which plans to deliver an office-to-residential conversion on the upper floors.

Element, the £8m second phase of development at Network Space’s Alchemy Business Park in Knowsley, has been completed by Caddick Construction.

The construction of a waste transfer station in Hale Bank has halted, after the parish council was granted permission to challenge Halton’s approval of the scheme in the High Court.   

Caddick Construction and developer Redsun have started work on the 125,000 sq ft project at Hooton Park after securing £7m from the North West Evergreen Fund and the Cheshire & Warrington LEP.

The group has hired Greg Fee as part of its team in the North, focussing on development opportunities in Merseyside and Lancashire.

Liverpool Foundation Homes is partnering with former boxer Paul Smith to deliver a housing-led project in Kirkdale, alongside community facilities, elderly care accommodation and a boxing academy.

Developer Crossfield Exclusive is set to hand over a residential conversion of Birchen House in Birkenhead, a scheme it bought last year after its previous owner entered administration.

Liverpool City Region is to incorporate an evaluation of social value in its Spatial Development Strategy, the over-arching planning document for the city region.