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Friday, Jun 13

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FIREM lodges plans for 77,000 sq ft hub for Swedish crane maker

Hydrauliska Industri AB will be based out the proposed building at Wrexham Industrial Estate, relocating its UK headquarters from Shropshire.

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Intelligent Lending sets up at MediaCity’s Orange Tower

Three companies, Ocean Finance, CredAbility, and TotallyMoney, make up the fintech group, which will set up its headquarters at the Salford office block.

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THING OF THE WEEK

Racing, 'roxing, and reinstating; The post THING OF THE WEEK appeared first on Place North West.

Liverpool to hand over land for Dingle community-led housing

The Florrie Community Land Trust has successfully lobbied for the city council to transfer a trio of publicly owned plots around the grade two-listed Florence Institute to pave the way for affordable homes.

Mixed results for Castle Green in bid for 430 Flintshire homes

A 300-home project in Hawarden was approved by the county council’s planning committee but plans for 130 in Flint were rejected.

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Fourteen Northern neighbourhoods to get £20m ‘trailblazer’ cash

A series of “left behind” places from Blackpool to Hull will get £2m a year for the next decade under plans from the government to drive community-led regeneration.

Vistry promotes two for regional growth drive

Zac Worthington has been appointed managing director for Merseyside and Cheshire West and Matt Parkes will become managing director for Manchester and Cheshire East.

Whalley Range’s £37m LGBTQ+ resi underway

Great Places and chief contractor Rowlinson have celebrated the start of work at the extra care facility, which will provide 80 one- and two-bedroom social rent apartments for over 55s, as well as 40 shared ownership flats.

City BIDs hit out at mayors’ tourist tarriff plea

Business Improvement Districts in Manchester and Liverpool have raised concerns about calls for a visitor tax by combined authority mayors including Andy Burnham and Steve Rotheram.

Thursday, Jun 12

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County’s Edgeley Park expansion tipped to progress

Stockport Council’s central area planning committee is also expected to approve 245 apartments at the Fletcher Street car park site at its meeting next week, a proposal from Progressive and Picture This.

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Salford resi primed for £7.5m sale

Comprising 54 apartments across two buildings, Poplar and Juniper House off Phoebe Street have been made available through LSH.

Altrincham’s County Galleries swaps art for bespoke furniture

The grade two-listed former bank on Railway Street could become a showroom for The Rusland Movement’s handmade artisan furniture, should Trafford Council approve the plans.

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Cheshire and North Wales Development Update 2025 | Summary, photos + slides

Are Cheshire and North Wales starring in a development fairytale to emulate that of Wrexham Football Club? As the script for an elected mayor evolves, how can this region take centre stage in the Devolution Priority Programme? Place North…

Plans in for £60m Mosslands rebuild

Wirral Council will consider proposals to redevelop the Wallasey secondary school, a project with confirmed Department for Education backing.

Anesco proposes 48-acre Maryport solar farm

Plans for a scheme spanning an area the size of more than 20 football pitches have been put to Cumberland Council.

Speedrite takes last 11,000 sq ft at Ashburton Point

The Sale-based plant and machinery installation and relocation company has moved to the scheme, meaning the estate in Trafford Park is now fully let.

Stena Line to invest £17m to overcome Birkenhead ‘challenges’

Planned upgrades at the 12 Quays Terminal are aimed at increasing freight parking capacity.

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MIND THE GAP | Place North campaign wins out but govt must go further

Those who joined our six-month campaign to address the North’s viability crisis will have had a close eye on the spending review and most will agree we are better equipped today to overcome the barriers to growth than we were yesterday.

Langton to return as Pendle chief executive

Dean Langton, currently strategic director of finance and resources at Blackburn with Darwen Council, will take over at the neighbouring local authority in October, resuming a position he left in 2021.

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Logicor lets 84,500 sq ft in Cheadle

Global beauty distributor Ecotrade Europe has agreed terms on the space at Lawnhurst Trading Estate, taking the Stockport park to 95% full.

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Blackpool Airport expansion continues with five fresh hangars

The council's outline plans to construct the hangars for aviation use and one 5,000 sq ft commercial unit have been green-lit, and full consent has also been granted an access road at the 356-acre Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone.

Wednesday, Jun 11

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Spending review 2025 | Industry reactions

Chancellor Rachel Reeves described the Labour government’s spending review as heralding “national renewal”. Providing some forward-planning certainty for housing might be its most important element, according to experts from across the…

Soller frontrunner for stalled Salford resi

The developer is close to acquiring the site of one of DeTrafford’s failed projects, the 421-Wavelength apartment scheme.

Spending review 2025 | Reeves delivers package aimed at reversing decline

A commitment to Northern Powerhouse Rail and a promise to overhaul Green Book spending rules “to ensure no region has treasury guidance wielded against them”, were among the chancellor’s pledges.

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Rosmara seeks 160-home Liverpool success

The developer has submitted plans for a 144,000 sq ft block, rising to 10 storeys, fronting Vauxhall Road in the Pumpfields development area.

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Southport’s Town Hall Gardens set for ‘unifying’ £10m regen

Sefton Council has put forward plans to sensitively transform the public gardens into an improved, safe, and creative space for musicians, dancers, artists, and more, a project heavily influenced by the families of the girls murdered in…

MIPIM | Partners sign up for MIPIM 2026 with Place

Hodder + Partners, Caddick, and Tritax Big Box Developments are among the companies on board for the 2026 edition of the international property expo in Cannes.

DCMS finds another £12m for Tate Liverpool’s revamp

Now aiming for a 2027 reopening, funding from the government’s Public Bodies Infrastructure Fund has been joined by philanthropic donations as the £30m project enters its final fundraising phase.

Govt tees up Cumbria site for nuclear future

The Prime Minister has confirmed that 600 acres next to Sellafield is to be redeveloped as part of the government’s investment into clean power with small model nuclear reactors seen as the preferred option.

Bruntwood SciTech’s £1.4m reset of Pinnacle begins

The refurbishment of the 28,500 sq ft office block, part of the wider Pall Mall redevelopment, is due to complete in autumn and has already attracted several tenants.