Mayors Secure Approval to Develop Rail Links after HS2 Cancellation Feb 5, 2024 Regional leaders, West Midlands Mayor Andy Street and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham, have been given the green light by Transport Secretary Mark Harper to develop new rail link projects between Birmingham and Manchester. This initiative emerges as a proactive response to the recent cancellation of the HS2 rail link’s northern section. The endorsement to […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Tackling the housing crisis: 500 new social homes coming to Oldham announced at Oldham Housing Roundtable event Feb 2, 2024 Oldham Council has pledged to get 500 new social homes built in the borough over the next five years. The announcement was made at the council’s inaugural Housing Roundtable, which took place at Oldham Civic Centre on Thursday 1 February and was led by Leader of the Council, Cllr Arooj Shah. Senior representatives from all […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£65 million forward funding secured for Manchester student asset Jan 29, 2024 McLaren Property has secured a £65 million forward funding deal, alongside Barings for a student property in Manchester. The deal will help fund the development of St Gabriel’s Hall, a part-new-build student accommodation space. St Gabriel’s Hall has already secured planning permission for 319 rooms, totalling 104,259 sq ft, with an extra 5,005 sq ft […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Aldi purchase fully serviced plot from Clowes Developments at Viking Park, Congleton Jan 26, 2024 Nationally recognised food retailer, Aldi have successfully purchased the land for their brand new 20,000sq ft food store at Viking Park, Congleton from landowners and site developers Clowes Developments (North West) Ltd. The 2-acre fully serviced plot located in the retail zone of the mixed-use development will facilitate a single storey 20,000sq ft purpose-built food […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£115m investment in affordable, green homes on brownfield sites across Greater Manchester Jan 25, 2024 Housebuilding in Greater Manchester is to be further boosted by the next phase of a £150m Brownfield Housing Fund, which is set to deliver more than 7,800 new homes across the city-region. At a meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) on Friday 26 January, leaders will be asked to approve an allocation of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Funding committed to deliver 639 homes for Lumina Village in Old Trafford, Manchester Jan 25, 2024 Glenbrook, Moorfield and Clarion Housing Group have announced their plan to deliver 639 new homes at a site close to the iconic Old Trafford cricket ground. Glenbrook has signed two major funding agreements totalling £170million, which will see the delivery of a major new housing scheme at Lumina Village, in Old Trafford. Moorfield will fund […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Capital&Centric’s Wigan workspace gets the go ahead Jan 25, 2024 CAPITAL&CENTRIC’S overhaul of Wigan’s former civic centre into the town’s best workplace has been given the go ahead. Wigan Council has approved a detailed planning application for ‘Civic’ – the project that will see the concrete, brutalist building on Millgate restored and repurposed. Work started last November to strip out the unusable fittings, as well […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Plans for Fallowfield campus redevelopment approved Jan 22, 2024 The approved proposal will create modern, high-quality, purpose-built student accommodation on the Fallowfield campus. It forms part of a phased redevelopment to increase the supply of modern bedrooms and student socialising spaces to provide a supportive residential experience. The University of Manchester’s proposal to redevelop the Fallowfield Campus to provide more high-quality, modern student accommodation has […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Picture This and Progressive Living join forces for Redevelopment Project Jan 22, 2024 UK developers Picture This and Progressive Living have announced their collaboration to bring forth almost 250 residencies on the former site of the Ritz car park. In 2023, Stockport Council approved the sale of the Fletcher Street site to Progressive Living. Since then Progressive Living has teamed up with the recently established developer, Picture This […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Northstone and Torus reveal plans to deliver sustainable community of 100% affordable homes in Wigan Jan 18, 2024 Wigan is set to get a much-needed affordable homes boost thanks to a new £22 million deal between homebuilder Northstone and the region’s largest affordable housing provider Torus. Plans for the 113-home development off Stothert Street in Atherton – to be known as ‘Popple’ – were approved by Wigan Council last month. Now, a landmark […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
