Fane Valley Secures Planning Approval for £4.5M Industrial Facility in Northern Ireland Sep 5, 2023 Fane Valley, a prominent name in Northern Ireland’s agricultural and food processing sector, has obtained planning permission for a £4.5 million industrial facility. This development is anticipated to create 25 new jobs in the region. The approved plan involves the construction of a 5,500 square metre office and industrial unit on Glenavy Road, close to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Translink names MRP as master-development partner for the transformational Weavers Cross Regeneration Scheme in Belfast Aug 3, 2023 Translink, Northern Ireland’s public transport provider, has selected developer MRP as its Private Sector Partner for Belfast’s transformational Weavers Cross development. As the appointed master-development partner, MRP will deliver the Weavers Cross development with the potential for 1.3 million square feet of mixed-use office, life sciences, residential, student housing, hotels and retail/leisure space, presenting a […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Planning submitted for £150m business park in Antrim Jul 25, 2023 A formal planning application has been submitted by Errigal Group for the £150 million extension and redevelopment of the Enkalon Business Park in Antrim. Following a successful consultation process which saw extensive engagement with local stakeholders, the planning application has been submitted to Antrim and Newtownabbey Borough Council for more than 900,000sq ft of new […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Simply Care Group secures £40m funding deal Jul 18, 2023 Simply Care Group UK (“Simply UK”), a specialist developer and operator of care homes, has completed a forward funding deal for two flagship assets in Bury St Edmunds and Dublin for a combined sum of £40m (€46.8m), equating to a net deal yield of 5.2%. The two sites, which are currently under construction, will be […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Loft Lines forward funded with L&G and Clanmil Housing Association Jun 6, 2023 Watkin Jones, the UK’s leading developer and manager of residential for rent, in partnership with Lacuna Developments, announces that it has exchanged contracts with L&G and Clanmil Housing Association to forward fund the new urban residential community, Loft Lines, at Titanic Quarter in Belfast. The agreed fundings amounting to c.£155 million of a wider c.£175 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Rushmere Shopping Centre sold to private investors Feb 2, 2023 Rushmere Shopping Centre and Retail Park, home to some of the UK and Ireland’s most prominent retailers, has been sold out of Administration for an undisclosed sum to Killahoey Ltd, a joint venture between Northern Ireland based companies Sheephaven and May Street Capital. Rushmere Shopping Centre first opened its doors in 1976 and has been […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Puma Property Finance and Vita Group partner on new student accommodation scheme in the heart of Belfast with £24m deal Jan 25, 2023 Puma Property Finance (Puma) has today announced it is providing a £24m development facility for Vita Group’s latest purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) with 269 studio rooms in Belfast City Centre. Developed and operated by Vita Student and targeting completion for incoming students during the September 2023 academic year. It is conveniently situated between the prestigious […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£150m redevelopment of the Enkalon Business Park in Antrim Jan 10, 2023 Plans for the site near The Junction retail park have been submitted by Errigal Group who bought the industrial estate in 2019. At present, the space is being leased to tenants for warehousing, distribution and showroom. Since it’s purchase, the company has conducted £2m worth of upgrade works. It’s envisioned that the project will consist […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£100m housing investment for Antrim Town approved Nov 29, 2022 Antrim and Newtownabbey borough Council has approved plans for a major housing expansion in Antrim Town, which will see a total investment of £100m and the creation of up to 100 new jobs. The reserved matters application will see 525 new homes, six local shops, public spaces and a play park being built along the […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Green light for 778-home scheme in Belfast Apr 19, 2022 Watkin Jones and Lacuna Developments to build scheme as part of 5,000-home regeneration project Belfast City Council has granted permission for a 778-home development as part of the 5,000-home Titanic Quarter regeneration project. The plans, by build-to-rent and student housing specialist Watkin Jones and Lacuna Developments, were approved at a meeting last Thursday. The Loft […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
