A £250 million water park to be built in Manchester

The UK’s ‘first city-based wellbeing resort’, a £250 million water park boasting thermal bathing and botanical gardens is set to launch in the city’s Trafford Centre.  The park, called Therme Manchester, will be the size of 19 football pitches (around 28 acres), and will feature an ‘immersive experience’, with ‘digital art, an on-site urban farm […]

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Lamington Group plans three new net zero room2 hometels in the UK

Family-owned real estate investment and development company, lamington group, has announced it will open net zero room2 hometels in York, Glasgow, and Manchester. The move comes as part of the company’s sustainable property development plan and represents an investment of £114 million. The room2 brand currently has 3 operational establishments in the UK, of which […]

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Planning application received for 117 room hotel project in Northern Quarter

Acting on behalf of Manchester based developer, Jadebricks, Turley has submitted a planning application to Manchester City Council for an aparthotel in the Northern Quarter district of the city centre. The proposed redevelopment sits on the corner of Oldham Street and Spear Street and the development will be known as ‘Larard’s Still’. Designed by SimpsonHaugh, […]

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Pitalia makes industrial purchase

Pitalia has completed a sale and leaseback investment at a well-known industrial estate in Cheshire – a freehold of a 71,225 sq ft warehouse on the Winsford Industrial Estate for £3.58m. The warehouse will be leased back over ten years to an undisclosed tenant at a rent of £305,000 per annum with a tenant break […]

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Stockport County FC launch public consultation on proposals to expand and improve Edgeley Park to 20 000 seats

The long-term aspirations of Stockport County Football Club take a significant step forward today with the launch of a public consultation inviting views on proposals to expand and improve the stadium at Edgeley Park. The consultation, which is the first of two phases, will include consultation events for local residents and Club supporters to come […]

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Frontierland development opportunity launched by Lancaster Council

The city council is seeking expressions of interest from developers to work on a prominent prime seafront location in Morecambe.  The 7.4-acre Frontierland site has been vacant since the theme park closed in 1999.  Lancaster City Council is open minded as to how the land might be redeveloped, seeking expressions of interest from “all sectors […]

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Riverside plans £60m Cheshire regeneration

The social housing provider plans to breathe new life into the Halton Lea area with a redesign of the local centre, new mixed-tenure housing in Palace Fields and improvement of Hallwood Park. Estimates put the project cost at £60m over 10 years with a further £30m in public funding. Still in its early design stages, […]

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400 homes plan prepared by Tameside

Tameside is making plans for over 400 homes and commercial accommodation in Stalybridge. The ‘Stalybridge West opportunity’ will be discussed by the council’s Place and External Relations Scrutiny panel’. A total of £130,000 GM Evergreen Surplus funding has been landed by the council to undertake development studies on eight sites in Stalybridge West. A “regeneration […]

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Plans submitted for Oldham health centre

The three-storey Shaw and Crompton Health & Wellbeing Hub would be able to provide medical care to more than 13,000 patients. If approved by Oldham Council, the United Healthcare Developments project would become the Oak Gables Partnership and Village Medical Practice. Both are currently based at Crompton Health Centre, a 1970s building with no room […]

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