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Blackburn approves Presspart 33,400 sq ft shed

The Phillips Road site was purchased by the applicant three years ago with a view to increasing the business’s on-site warehouse facilities.

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Seddon lands £2.4m Blackburn with Darwen youth hub contract

The construction firm has been chosen by the council to carry out the redevelopment work on two centres.

Anwyl lodges plans for 144 homes in Carrington

Having acquired 15 acres from Wain Estates in 2022, the housebuilder is seeking permission from Trafford Council to redevelop the site.

Moto bolsters services plan by Preston

Amping up biodiversity net gain, the company has expanded its plans for a services complex site off Junction 2 of the M55 from 17 acres to 34.

Sourced’s 507 Liverpool apartments tipped for approval

Vacant buildings would be torn down to make way for four blocks, three on Love Lane and one at Pall Mall.

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City Residential and Central Property Management band together

The two Liverpool-based residential experts have merged their letting operations and formed a new joint venture in the process.

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Place launches 50% spring discount

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Rejection for Salford rehab facility

Concerns about the potential for damage to “community stability and social cohesion” were among the reasons the authority gave for refusing permission for the Great Cheetham Street West scheme.

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Manchester makes global list of most expensive cities to build in

London took the top position on Arcadis’ 2024 International Construction Costs Report, while the North West city claimed the 12th spot.

Monday, Apr 15

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Potential 700-home Victoria North site goes on market

An opportunity has arisen to snap up the freehold to 1.7 acres of development land in Manchester’s Irk Valley.

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Next round of Fiddlers Ferry demolition prepped

Following the spectacular demolition of four cooling towers late last year, work to level buildings spread across 103 acres at the former power station is due to begin soon.

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Koba takes 30,000 sq ft at Manchester’s 100 Barbirolli Square

Signing a 10-year lease with AEW Investors, the flexible workspace company is set to open its premier location this winter.

McCarthy Stone eyes up 52 Prestwich retirement apartments

The project would see the demolition of the existing Fairways Lodge and Leisure Centre off George Street.

Redsun secures approval for 50,000 sq ft Knowsley shed

Known as Hub50, the warehouse will be developed off Gale Road at the borough’s business park.

Green light for first phase of £1.7bn ID Manchester

The city council has approved Bruntwood SciTech’s change of use bid to transform the 11,000 sq ft Renold building into a tech and science hub.

Church and housing association plan Cheshire building swap

Located on opposite sides of Sovereign Way in Chester West Employment Park, !Audacious Church and Sanctuary Group are trading places.

Blackburn outlines £20.3m Levelling Up Partnership spend

An upgrade for King George’s Hall and a 5,000 sq ft manufacturing business accelerator are two of nine schemes set to receive central government funds promised in March.

Friday, Apr 12

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Approval for £2m Millom Arts and Enterprise Centre

Efforts are being made to appoint an architect to lead the scheme, which will transform the former Natwest bank on St George’s Road thanks to money drawn from the UK Government’s Towns Fund.

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Mayall ready to ‘fight like hell’ for Oldham

Muse’s managing director is a born and bred Oldhamer, which means the developer’s proposed transformation of the town centre is more than just another job.

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Approval for 90 homes in Mold amid housebuilder woe

An 8.3-acre site south of New Brighton Road contained within Flintshire’s Local Development Plan will be developed, despite applicant Stewart Milne Homes being in administration.

Trafford permits Victoria Warehouse tweaks

Office space proposed in an earlier iteration of the venue’s redevelopment has been swapped out in favour of corporate conference facilities.

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Lidl gets approval for 15,000 sq ft Chester store

The grocer snapped up the freehold for the 35,000 sq ft Caldy Valley Retail Park off Valley Road in Great Boughton several years ago, and will convert units three and four into a supermarket.

Redrow seeks time extension for 130 Preston homes

Approval will expire in June before the developer can complete the purchase of land, discharge pre-commencement conditions, and start on site.

Former BCEGI director launches new venture

Aaron Adams has set up City Developments Project Management after leaving the Chinese-backed developer in February.

Co-op plans to rebuild Great Moor store

Two buildings on Buxton Road, including an existing Co-op food store, could be knocked down so the retailer can build a marginally larger shop and incorporate a bigger car park.

Thursday, Apr 11

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Burnley asked to reconsider rejection of 147 homes

Legal and planning officers agree that the council would be acting contrary to the local plan – and thus making itself vulnerable to legal challenge – should it persist in refusing the applications from Seddon Homes and Applethwaite.

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Salford readies bulldozers for Eccles Shopping Centre regen

Plans to flatten around a third of the council-owned precinct as part of the town's transformation are gathering pace.

Fylde primes 160,000 sq ft shed, 350 homes for approval

Wain Homes’ proposals for land off Cropper Lane and a new headquarters for HTI Group are both in line for approval next week.

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Salford hives off 82 homes to Derive

The authority’s cabinet has agreed to make the properties available across two different schemes, St Luke's and Brackley Village, via its development company.