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Thursday, Apr 25

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Approval floated for 251 Wyre homes, food hall

After years of back-and-forths with the local authority, J Chippendale, Story Homes, and Jones Homes’ plans for a neighbourhood in Garstang could be approved next week. Also on the docket: the transformation of the old Poulton-Le-Fylde…

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Blackburn fuel station to be rebuilt with fewer pumps

EG Group’s Whalley Banks facility off King Street in the town will have a major revamp, reducing the number of fuelling bays with the adjoining shop and pharmacy also due for demolition.

Wilson Mason promotes Wood to partner

Eleanor Wood has been promoted from associate in her second stint at the Preston-based architecture practice.

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Heaton’s £180m Wigan ‘village’ aims to reinvent town

For four decades, the former Eckersley Mill complex in Wigan has lain derelict. Now, after years of speculation over what would come of it, Heaton Group is embarking on a mission to transform it into Cotton Works, a vibrant new quarter for…

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Cheshire East takes a swing on golf academy

The authority has approved PGA pro Rob Ashbrook’s plans for an 18-acre site off Bradeley Green Lane, next to the A49 in the village of Wirswall.

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Offices in demand as Warrington reflects on almost £100m investment

Transactions in the borough's office, industrial, and retail sectors, led to a £97m total disclosed spend in 2023, according to a recently published report.

Liverpool gives £15m Canning Dock revival go-ahead

Designed by architect Asif Khan and artist Theaster Gates, the scheme aims to transform the oldest visible part of the city’s dock system into a space for education, contemplation, and recreation.

DfT pumps £23m into Westmorland road scheme

A government cash injection has paved the way for improvements to the A595 at Grizebeck, north of Barrow.

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The Subplot | Slaying real estate dragons

A fortune awaits the bold and the brave who are ready to face the monsters endangering the property market. We dig into where the opportunity lies - and what potential pitfalls face our heroes. Plus: a look at Northern economies and…

Wednesday, Apr 24

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Work starts on £20m Manchester affordable scheme

Eric Wright Construction has started building an 89-apartment development on Laystall Street for Great Places Housing Group.

Plans in for 66 Sale homes

Irwell Valley Homes is behind the scheme drawn up by architect AEW, earmarked for a four-acre brownfield site to the east of Thirsk Avenue.

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Video game developer upsizes in Liverpool

Wushu Studios has signed a 15-year lease on 13,300 sq ft at Ashtrom Properties’ Exchange Flags.

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Salboy lodges plans for 76-storey Manchester skyscraper

Viadux phase two would provide 782 apartments within the UK’s tallest building outside London.

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Work complete on multi-million pound Lytham St Annes hotel

Silverstone Building Consultancy has finished converting two hotels into one 98-bed venue on the seafront.

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Dream revived for underground Manchester Piccadilly station

Rail minister Huw Merriman has stirred up Northern transport hopes, confirming his willingness to explore an underground through-station in Manchester and a possible parkway station outside Liverpool.

Persimmon eyes 930-home Lancaster neighbourhood

Early-stage plans to redevelop a 200-acre strategic site east of the city centre have emerged.

Vita secures £91m loan for 576-bed Manchester PBSA

Cain International has provided funding for the developer’s House of Social at First Street.

Bellway seals deal for 11-acre Leigh plot

As well as exchanging contracts on the land purchase from Moss Bank Nurseries, the housebuilder has planning permission to develop 146 properties on the site off Hooten Lane.

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Step Places edges approval for 98 Alder Hey homes

Liverpool City Council’s planning committee voted five to four in favour of the developer’s plans to build on land previously owned by the hospital.

BDP, West 8 picked to map future of Liverpool’s riverside

The duo will aim to bring its experience of working on waterfront regeneration projects across the world to the banks of the Mersey.

Second try for Lake District quarry zip-wire

Burlington Stone and Zip World have added more details regarding travel plans for the Elterwater Quarry attraction in an attempt to win over the national park’s development control committee – which rejected the project last year.

Tuesday, Apr 23

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Event sponsorship update

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Sourced secures unanimous consent for 500 Love Lane homes

Liverpool City Council has granted planning permission to the developer for the £110m scheme, which comprises four separate residential blocks.

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Countryside starts on 158 affordable Knowsley homes

Your Housing Group has signed the housebuilder to a £29m contract to deliver the homes, part of the first phase of its plans for Halsnead Garden Village.

Peel NRE managing director steps down

Myles Kitcher is leaving the company after more than two decades, stating: “It has been a fascinating and fulfilling 22 years but now is the time to explore new challenges at an exciting time for the sector”.

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Manchester’s £350m venue off to rocky start

Co-op Live delayed its official opening this week by calling off two Peter Kay shows at the eleventh hour amid concerns the arena was not ready to welcome gig-goers.

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Great Places nets £284m funding boost

Santander, NatWest, and ABN AMRO have agreed three separate, sustainability-linked revolving credit facilities with the Manchester-based housing association.

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MOAF: Agents hopeful despite Q1 take-up drop

Deals for 173,000 sq ft of office space completed in the first three months of the year compared to 205,000 in the same period last year, according to the Manchester Office Agents Forum.