Built Environment Networking Blog: Yorkshire News

Nido to partner with Primus and H.I.G on Leeds and Lancaster student developments

Nido, Europe’s trusted operator in purpose-built student accommodation and residential for rent, is to partner with a Joint Venture between Primus Property Group (“Primus”) and H.I.G Realty Partners (“HIG”) on the design and subsequent operation of two purpose-built student accommodation (“PBSA”) schemes at the heart of Leeds and Lancaster. Scheduled to open in September 2025, […]

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Norway’s Wealth Fund Set to Take Over Major UK Shopping Centre

Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, Norges, is poised to acquire a significant share in Meadowhall, a key shopping centre in Sheffield, enhancing its position in the UK retail sector. Norges is nearing a deal to buy out British Land’s 50% stake in the centre for around £363 million. This strategic acquisition would place the total valuation […]

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Octopus Real Estate completes £26m loan for sustainable homes at The Climate Innovation District as part of Leeds South Bank regeneration

Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Group and a leading UK specialist real estate lender and investor, has provided a £26m loan facility to pioneering sustainable developer Citu as part of the second phase of Citu’s Climate Innovation District. The development is a major pillar of the Leeds South Bank regeneration scheme – one of […]

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Octopus Real Estate partners with Sandstone Care Group to acquire North Yorkshire care home

Octopus Real Estate, part of Octopus Investments and a leading specialist real estate lender and investor, today announces the addition of an 80-bed care home in Yorkshire to the Octopus Healthcare Fund’s portfolio of over 100 care homes. Sandstone Care Group, which has headquarters in Chester and Warrington, will take operational ownership Manor Farm in Old […]

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Over 1,600 years of history in a day – Touring Leeds’ architecture

By ConferenceLeeds There are more than 3,300 listed buildings in Leeds, boasting everything from Victorian civic wonders to gothic religious monuments. So, it’s no surprise that the city is renowned amongst architecture lovers for its compact, inspirational city centre. That also makes it the ideal destination for conference delegates looking to explore their passion for […]

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Panattoni submits plans for 420,000 sq ft speculative logistics development

Panattoni, the largest industrial real estate developer in Europe, has submitted a planning application for one of the largest speculative logistics facilities in South Yorkshire.The application is for a 417,570 sq ft facility, called Panattoni Doncaster 420, next to Doncaster Sheffield Airport. Panattoni acquired the 18.4-acre site with outline planning consent from Peel L&P in […]

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Panattoni submits plans for its biggest ever speculative UK shed

Panattoni has submitted a reserved matters planning application to Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council for a 715,000ft2 speculative development, Panattoni Park Rotherham, consisting of the 630,000ft2 facility and a smaller 85,000ft2 facility by Junction 1 of the M18 motorway at Rotherham. Dan Burn, Development Director for the North West and Yorkshire at Panattoni said: “We look […]

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Panattoni supersizes with largest ever speculative logistics development in the North of England

Panattoni, the largest logistics real estate developer in the UK and Europe, has acquired a prime 65-acre site on the Nottinghamshire/Yorkshire border with planning consent for over 1.2 million sq ft. The two phase development, called Panattoni Central A1(M), by junction 34 of the A1(M), has been acquired from Mulberry Developments in an off-market deal. […]

Posted by: David Gilbank

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Placefirst’s £21m BTR scheme in Halifax town centre approved

Leading and award-winning build-to-rent provider Placefirst has secured planning permission for its £21m BTR scheme in Halifax town centre. The development will transform the site of the former multi-storey car park into 122 high-quality sustainable homes, a mixture of one and two-bedroom apartments, built specifically for private rent at Cow Green. Designed in partnership with JM Architects, the […]

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Planning application for ‘game changing’ £210 million Huddersfield regeneration submitted

Following several months of public consultation, an official planning application for the Huddersfield £210m Cultural Heart development has been submitted. This marks a significant milestone in the future of Huddersfield town centre.   The Cultural Heart is the centrepiece of the wider Huddersfield Blueprint, an ambitious ten-year vision to create a thriving, modern-day town centre. What […]

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Planning application submitted for prime site in Leeds’ South Bank

The Shelborn and Stamford joint venture, Southside Leeds Limited, has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council for a significant new £300m mixed-use scheme on a prime site in the South Bank regeneration area of the city centre. On behalf of joint venture partnership, and working with Zerum Planning Consultants, DLA Architecture has submitted […]

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