Built Environment Networking Blog: North West News

Plans in for North West science park expansion

Plans for two new buildings for lab and office space at Alderley Park in Cheshire have been submitted totalling around 200,000 sq ft. Bruntwood SciTech is also seeking to redevelop an office building into 109 flats for graduates working in life sciences and technology sectors. Bruntwood SciTech wants to build 100,000 sq ft of lab […]

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Plans released for Manchester’s tallest skyscraper

Renaker, leading Manchester based developer, has unveiled plans for a 70-storey building in Manchester city centre. The plans include a 71-storey tower on plot D of the Great Jackson Street Development Framework, and would be higher than the 47-storey Beetham Tower and Deansgate Square East Tower in Manchester. The building will include 642 apartments, a […]

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Plans submitted for 23-storey Manchester BtR scheme

Plans have been lodged for an exciting new multi-million-pound sustainable build-to-rent (BTR) development in Manchester. Property investment and development company Zephyr X has submitted proposals to Manchester City Council for a 23-storey residential scheme at the corner of Carnarvon Street and Cheetham Hill Road in the city centre. The proposals by Zephyr X, which has […]

Posted by: Deividas Krupstas

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Plans submitted for Crescent Innovation North

Following a major community consultation exercise, plans have been submitted to Salford City Council by The English Cities Fund (ECF) and the University of Salford to bring forward Crescent Innovation North – a key part of the wider £2.5bn, 252-acre Crescent masterplan. The Crescent Innovation North application covers an area of approximately 29 acres and […]

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Plans submitted for Multiversity campus

Plans for a new state of the art education campus in Blackpool town centre have been submitted. An outline planning application for a new Multiversity campus for Blackpool and the Fylde College has been submitted to Blackpool Council, showing a five storey campus on Cookson Street which could bring up to 3,000 new staff and […]

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Plans submitted for next stage of ‘transformational’ Stockport Exchange

Plans have been submitted to create the next chapter of the award-winning Stockport Exchange development. Stockport Council, working alongside national placemaker Muse, has submitted a planning application, which updates the previously approved masterplan for Stockport Exchange, and sets out detailed plans for the next phase – 4 Stockport Exchange, as well as outline planning for […]

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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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Plans submitted for transformational logistics scheme in Salford

Plans have been submitted by regeneration specialists Peel Waters, for a 108,553 Sq. Ft. new logistics and industrial development in Salford. Located off Liverpool Road in Eccles, Salford; the proposed scheme would completely transform and redevelop the current brownfield site, which has previously been used as a waste recycling facility, into a hyper-connected employment zone. […]

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Preferred contractor selected for new Blackpool Multiversity campus

Blackpool Council has selected a preferred contractor to build a new £65m state of the art education campus in the town centre. Morgan Sindall Construction has been chosen as the main contractor on a pre-contract services agreement for the Multiversity, which will bring up to 3,000 students and staff into Blackpool town centre. The Multiversity […]

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Preston Unveils £Multi-Billion Investment Plan to Local Businesses

Preston has launched an ambitious £multi-billion investment plan aimed at driving growth and regeneration across the city by 2035. The newly formed Preston Regeneration Board (PRB) introduced the Preston 35 plan to business leaders at a Preston Partnership event, a prominent business networking group in the region. The announcement follows a successful presentation at the […]

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