U+I win battle to build business park in Kent Mar 16, 2021 Regeneration specialist developer and investor U+I has secured planning consent to transform 30 acres of open green belt land in Kent into a new £225m green business community. This comes after the Secretary of State confirmed he did not wish to call in the application on the development planned for green belt and an Area of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
50/50 partner required for £200m Leatherhead town centre overhaul Mar 15, 2021 Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has opened proceedings on finding a 50/50 construction partner for its £200m scheme to redevelop a huge swathe of Leatherhead town centre. Firms have until April 23rd to register their interest in a mixed-use redevelopment project affecting two pivotal freehold sites – The Swan Centre and Bull Hill. The two […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
The £1bn vision for a new-look Brighton & Hove Mar 12, 2021 A £1bn scheme to reinvigorate large swathes of Brighton & Hove is in the running to receive financial support from the council. The Beeline is a low-carbon transport and infrastructure project that is promising to breathe new life into three council-owned areas of the city – the marina and surrounding areas, the West Pier and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Ashby and U+I push ahead with finishing Future Works complex Mar 12, 2021 AshbyCapital and U+I have received planning consent for their extended 260,000 sqft office venture in Slough. The two office blocks will complete the campus with the companies having already collaborated on ‘No 2 The Future Works’, which recently became the first building in the UK to receive a Platinum AirScore for its indoor air quality. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
£127m redevelopment of DEFRA site open to tender Mar 12, 2021 DEFRA this week opened the tender process on the £127m redevelopment of its Animal & Plant Healthy Agency (APHA) site in Surrey. Companies interested are being asked to complete a Soft Market Test questionnaire to establish potential ethical and technical issues surrounding the project, which includes building an in vitro laboratory. The responses will contribute […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
New residential version of Southern Construction Framework unveiled Mar 10, 2021 The two councils behind one of the most successful public sector frameworks in recent times have launched their first bespoke residential version. Hampshire and Devon County Councils created the four-year, £3.9bn Southern Construction Framework in 2007. It encompasses councils in nearly 20 counties. This week the four-year £1.1bn Residential Delivery and Development Framework was unveiled […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Historic London markets development being readied for construction tender phase Mar 9, 2021 The City of London Corporation has started the process of sounding out contractors regarding its £330m scheme to combine the city’s three main wholesale markets on one site in East London. The tender process will start in January 2022 and the two-year works programme, on the 17-hectare site at the former Barking Reach Power Station, […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Infrastructure powerhouse Chancerygate maintains warehouse building momentum Mar 9, 2021 Industrial developer and asset manager Chancerygate has announced it has committed to starting the development of nine sites. Ranging from Bournemouth to Warrington, the sites will have a combined gross development value of £160m and deliver close to 975,000 sqft of Grade A industrial and warehousing accommodation. The schemes form part of Chancerygate’s three million […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Big investment wins for North East as Chancellor emphasises determination to level up economy Mar 3, 2021 The North East was a big winner in today’s budget which stuck to the ‘levelling up the country’ theme that has become a mantra of Chancellor Rishi Sunak. Teesside was named as one of eight new Freeports while Darlington won the battle to be the location of the new Treasury department, which will mean hundreds […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Wheels in motion on London Mayor’s 10-year house-building plan Mar 3, 2021 After months of wrangling, Sadiq Khan’s plan to build more than 500,000 homes in the capital during the next ten years passed its final hurdle this week when it was formally adopted by the London Assembly. The Mayor of London (pictured above) has faced off numerous Conservative figures during The London Plan’s four-year journey to […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
DP World prepared to speculate on growing demand for warehouse space Mar 3, 2021 Europe’s biggest logistics park is rapidly taking shape with owners DP World this week announcing plans for a new speculative warehouse at its London Gateway development. The Dubai-owned operation has reacted to the growing demand for space by commissioning a 146,000 sqft shed at its deep-water port facility in Essex which has almost 10m sqft […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Henderson Park cashes in on Athene Place investment Mar 1, 2021 Fast-growing real estate investment platform Henderson Park has sold one of its prime assets to a consortium led by a Hong Kong-based company for £255m. The private equity firm entered the market in 2016 and since then has invested nearly £10bn in iconic real estate assets across Europe. In 2018 it acquired the 147,000sqft Athene Place […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
