‘Transformative effect’ of £300m East Mids food production hub Apr 20, 2021 One of the most significant industrial developments in the East Midlands of the last 40 years has been okayed by planners. SmartParc’s £300m food production hub in Derby could lead to the creation of 5,000 jobs and the 2.4million sqm facility is expected to be operational by the end of the year. The 155-acre site, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
MAYORAL ELECTION IN FOCUS: Cambridgeshire and Peterborough CA Apr 20, 2021 On May 6 a number of Combined Authority Mayoral elections will take place and, as part of a special series of events, we invited candidates from each one to explain what their ambitions and visions are in terms of regeneration moving forward? These are the responses from those standing for Mayor in the Cambridgeshire and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Prologis launches logistics training programme Apr 14, 2021 A group of job seekers from Northamptonshire will be the first to benefit from a new training programme created by Prologis. In a week where European Supply Chain Day (15 April) will highlight the importance of the logistics and transport sector, participants in the week-long pilot scheme for the Prologis Warehousing and Logistics Training Programme […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Contractor wanted for Tritax’s speculative East Midlands logistics park Apr 14, 2021 The first phase of Tritax Symmetry’s 2million sqft logistics park in the East Midlands has gained approval. The warehouse specialist plans to build seven large-scale warehouses on an 111-acre site near Rugby (just off the M45) and this week was granted planning permission for the first two speculative units – 186,000 and 134,000 sqft. Both […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
DFI snaps up £35.6m Leicester student accommodation block Apr 14, 2021 Investor Deutsche Finance International (DFI) has stepped up its drive to acquire purpose-built student accommodation (PBSA) with a £35.6m purchase of a 462-bed development in Leicester. The London-based firm, which manages nearly €3bn in assets, has completed off-market with developers Watkin Jones on behalf of its pan-European Value Add Fund. The deal represents DFI’s second […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Travis Perkins boost for CEG’s Nottinghamshire development Mar 31, 2021 Property investors CEG has submitted a detailed planning application to deliver a 1,933 sqm builders merchant facility for Travis Perkins at the Vesuvius retail park in North Nottinghamshire. The proposal will further regenerate this brownfield site and address a live requirement for a new bespoke Travis Perkins facility within Worksop. CEG is currently managing the comprehensive […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Major new Derbyshire warehouse hub set for Midlands Main Line link-up Mar 29, 2021 The owners of a proposed rail-connected warehouse scheme in Derbyshire hope it will become a major distribution hub for the Midlands. New Stanton Park, situated just off junction 25 of M1, sits adjacent to the Midland Main Line and current plans have it capable of accommodating the largest of goods locomotive thanks to a 935-metre-long […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Nottingham town centre redevelopment restarting thanks to £12m grants Mar 25, 2021 Nottingham City Council (NCC) has received £12m in funding to pave the way for the restart of its Broadmarsh shopping centre redevelopment. NCC has received £8m from the D2N2’ Local Enterprise Partnership’s Getting Building Fund along with £4m of match funding from the Transforming Cities Fund to complete the demolition phase, which is due to […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Councils unite for ambitious £5bn East Midlands regeneration plan Mar 24, 2021 Five councils in the East Midlands today announced they have joined forces to create a £5bn regeneration plan across three huge sites in the region. Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire County Councils have partnered with Broxtowe Borough, Rushcliffe Borough and North West Leicestershire District Council to fund an interim body that will eventually become the East Midlands […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Hammerson reveals new look for former Debenhams store Mar 16, 2021 Hammerson, who this week announced a £1.6bn write down of its retail property portfolio, has submitted plans to redevelop the former Debenhams in Leicester into new homes for rent. The property investment company has worked jointly with private-rented-sector specialist Packaged Living, which has extensive experience of bringing forward high quality PRS schemes, to develop the […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
