Built Environment Networking Blog: Mixed Use News

£150m Skelmersdale masterplan unveiled

Initial plans for the transformation of Skelmersdale in Lancashire have been revealed, including plans for 600 new homes and 28,000sq ft of commercial space. The plans are being led by Tawd Valley Development – West Lancashire Council’s development arm – and a 75-acre masterplan has been drawn up. A new railway station is included in […]

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£150m Wolverhampton scheme gets green light

Wavensmere Homes has received planning approval from City of Wolverhampton Council for its £150m residential-led Canalside South development. The 17.5-acre former industrial site is located within the city centre – moments from the transport interchange – and benefits from frontage onto the Wyrley & Essington Canal and the Wolverhampton Branch of the Birmingham Main Line […]

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£155m Wigan development approved

Plans to create a new £155m community in Wigan with a mix of homes including affordable housing, parklands, a transport hub and 200 new jobs have been approved. The site will be built on greenbelt land. Wigan Borough Council has given its second green light to Peel L&P’s masterplan at Mosley Common to proceed. Peel […]

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£170m Truro regeneration project set for approval

A £170 million scheme to redevelop a major part of Truro city centre with homes, a university centre, community buildings, hotel, restaurants and shops will go before councillors for a decision – with planning officers recommending the scheme for approval. Cornwall Council has submitted the outline planning application for the Pydar Regeneration Scheme which would […]

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£1bn Westferry Printworks Redevelopment Set for Approval in London

The £1bn redevelopment of the former Westferry Printworks site in Tower Hamlets, London, is expected to receive approval today after nearly a decade of planning. Tower Hamlets council officers have recommended conditional approval of the scheme, which will include 1,358 homes, a secondary school, and commercial space near Canary Wharf. The project, managed by developer […]

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£20m Loan Funding Agreed for Wavensmere’s £150m Wolverhampton Canalside South

£20m of development funding for the Canalside South regeneration scheme in Wolverhampton was today announced by Richard Parker, Mayor of the West Midlands. The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has provided the loan facility to Wavensmere Homes to bring about the £150m redevelopment and provide hundreds of new homes, including 109 affordable plots. The 17.5-acre […]

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£365m Starwood Capital loan unlocks redevelopment of London shopping centre

Get Living, the UK’s leading build-to-rent operator of large-scale neighbourhoods, has secured a £365m development loan from controlled affiliates of Starwood Capital Group, which represents one of the UK’s biggest development loans in the past year, to fund the redevelopment of the former Elephant & Castle Shopping Centre. The loan facility with Starwood Capital, which […]

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£400 Million Investment to Revitalise Bloomsbury

The Bloomsbury London Partnership, a consortium of key stakeholders and landowners, has announced a £400 million investment aimed at transforming Bloomsbury into a major destination in the capital. Over the next five years, this collective effort will attract new occupiers, businesses, and visitors to the area. The partnership includes The Bedford Estates, Imperial London Hotels, […]

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£600m Cavalry Barracks plans approved

Inland Homes has received, on behalf of the third-party project investor, a resolution to grant planning permission at Cavalry Barracks in West Hounslow for a mixed-use development of 1,525 homes and 2,700 sqm of commercial space. Inland Homes acquired the site from the Ministry of Defence and submitted the planning application in March 2021. It […]

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200-bed hotel set for Middlesbrough

International hotel brand Fairfield by Marriott is in discussions to open a new 200-bedroom hotel coming to the heart of Middlesbrough. Building work on the Gresham hotel project is forecast to start in early summer next year, subject to board approval. Members of the Middlesbrough Development Corporation Board will meet this Friday to agree next […]

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