Consultation launched on Chester City Gateway Strategic Regeneration Framework Jan 6, 2023 The partnership leading the Chester City Gateway regeneration project has launched a four-week public consultation on its draft Strategic Regeneration Framework (SRF), that will shape future development within the regeneration area over the next decade. A series of public engagement events will be held during the four-week consultation period by the partnership, consisting of Cheshire […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Former LFC training ground one of 15 sites to benefit from £23m investment for new homes Nov 28, 2022 Melwood, Liverpool FC’s former training ground, a disused brickworks and a former pub in St Helens are among 15 newly-identified brownfield sites across the city region, that will share more than £23m in funding to enable more than 1500 new homes to be built. The sites have been identified as part of Mayor Steve Rotheram’s […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Task force meets to remove barriers to building 30,000 net zero homes for social rent in Manchester Nov 24, 2022 Greater Manchester plans 30,000 net zero social rented homes in Greater Manchester by 2038. The Greater Manchester Truly Affordable Net Zero Homes (TANZ) Task Force brings together industry leaders, experts and stakeholders from across local authorities, housing providers, University of Salford, Greater Manchester LEP, developers, Northern Housing Consortium and Homes England amongst others. Mayor of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Monte Blackburn buys 500,000 sq ft Burnley industrial Nov 22, 2022 Eshton Group has completed a deal for an undisclosed sum that will secure an estimated 900 jobs for the Burnley area after selling its Burnley Bridge South site to Monte Blackburn, the billionaire Issa brothers’ development company. The deal follows the Yorkshire-based property developer’s successful planning application for the 32-acre site, with Burnley Borough Council […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Blackfinch Property completes £8.1m care home development loan Nov 16, 2022 Blackfinch Property has completed a £8.1m loan, with a loan duration of 24 months, which will be used for the development of a 70-bedroom care home and 7-bedroom assisted living facility in Blackburn, Lancashire. The development will help to meet the growing demand for high quality elderly care facilities, offering enhanced sized community spaces and […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Plans for 1.35 million square foot of employment space in Warrington unveiled Nov 14, 2022 First phase redevelopment plans for the former Fiddler’s Ferry Power Station in Warrington launch today which will unlock over 2,100 jobs and address a long-term shortage of modern employment space in the area. Peel NRE, which acquired the decommissioned coal-fired power station in July, is consulting on proposals to demolish and develop the initial 90 […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Levelling up investment unlocks £300 million Blackpool regeneration Nov 11, 2022 A significant regeneration project that will deliver new leisure facilities, create jobs, boost tourism, and help level up Blackpool has been announced by Michael Gove today (11 November 2022) in his first major intervention since being reappointed as Secretary of State for Levelling Up. The ambitious Blackpool Central project had stalled because there was no […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Bruntwood gains planning approval for 18-storey workspace with rooftop pool Nov 10, 2022 Bruntwood, one of the UK’s leading commercial property companies, has received planning approval for a revolutionary workspace and leisure destination, ‘The Alberton’, in Manchester city centre. The approval marks the evolution of the firm’s Pioneer offering, with the building’s ‘workplace revolutionised’ ethos embedding holistic wellbeing into daily working lives. The current Alberton House on St. […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Manchester Council moves ahead with first phase 378 homes of Project 500 housing initiative Nov 9, 2022 The project is a housing initiative that will deliver new low carbon affordable housing on smaller Council-owned brownfield sites across the city in partnership with Manchester’s network of registered housing providers. The first phase of the project will build 378 new low carbon affordable homes across 27 sites, predominantly in the north and east of […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
£40m of funding for Salford development agreed Oct 31, 2022 Voltaire Financial has orchestrated a £40m loan from ICG Real Estate to finance Legacie Developments’ development in Salford. The £85m GDV Embankment Exchange scheme will consist of two towers and will consist of 303 residential apartments. It is being promoted by the international sales agent, RWinvest, which has successfully pre-sold 80% of the new homes […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
