85% of Northerners want to Preserve Britain’s Mill Legacy Jan 27, 2020 A study by Historic England has shown that 85% of Northerners are opposed to the demolition and replacement of England’s mills – our recent Mills Development Conference has heard. A further 90% of adults living in England believe that mills are an important part of its character and history. Despite the popular support to save […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Liverpool Universities Plan to Create 30,000 “Knowledge-Intensive” Jobs Jan 15, 2020 The three universities of Liverpool – Liverpool John Moores University, University of Liverpool and Liverpool Hope University – are collaborating with Liverpool City Council on a strategy to create 30,000 new high-skilled jobs over the next decade, the recent North West Development Conference heard. “Universities are about 40% of the local economy of Liverpool,” according […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Liverpool City Region “Continues to Look Forwards and Outwards” Jan 15, 2020 The Liverpool City Region is an area “that continues to look outwards, and forwards” according to the Chair of the Liverpool-China Partnership, Paul Grover. Speaking at the North-West Development Conference Grover celebrated the fact the partnership has recently secured “£138m worth of deals” as part of delegations to mark 20 years since Liverpool was twinned […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Peel Group’s £50bn Transformation of the North West Jan 15, 2020 Peel Group, the firm behind some of the North West’s most iconic schemes including MediaCityUK, Liverpool Waters and The Trafford Centre, is continuing its massive development programme, the £50bn Ocean Gateway. Speaking at the North West Development Conference Anthony Hatton, Director of Strategic Projects said of the projects success: “Over the first 10 years of […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
UK’s Largest Garden Village Planned for Near Carlisle Jan 15, 2020 The scenic county of Cumbria is set to receive a massive 10,000 new homes following a development push by Carlisle City Council. [emaillocker id=”71749″] “I used to hear developers get nosebleeds if they go further north than Preston” quipped Jane Meek, Corporate Director for Economic Development at Carlisle City Council whilst speaking at our recent […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Liverpool Bound for ‘London-Style’ Transport System Jan 15, 2020 “I’ve set a target of achieving a London-style transport system for Liverpool in the next decade” That was the message from Metro Mayor of Liverpool Steve Rotheram whilst delivering an inspiring keynote speech at our North West Development Conference, as he outlined his vision for a transportation revolution in the region. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Heavy investment […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
Focus on Making a “Real Difference” says Mayor Driscoll Jan 10, 2020 “There’s no automatic connection between growth and well-being, I don’t care about growth, I care about people being able to pay their bills, that small business has a secure pipeline of work”- Jamie Driscoll, Mayor of the North of Tyne Combined Authority (NTCA) delivered an impassioned keynote at the recent Built Environment Networking North-East Development […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
New Community Developments Reshaping Cambridgeshire Jan 6, 2020 Massive new communities are emerging across Cambridgeshire which are reshaping the region, our Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Development Conference has heard. One of the major developers working in the region are Crest Nicholson who’re developing homes at the former RAF Wyton site. [emaillocker id=”71749″] Hugo Reeve, Development Director at the firm, outlined their ambitious plans at […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
£1bn Garden Village Scheme soon to go to Tender Jan 3, 2020 The massive Welborne garden scheme was outlined by Fiona Gray, Project director at Buckland Development- she described: “6000 homes, about a million sq ft of employment space bringing an anticipated 5700 jobs one secondary school, three primary schools and a significant amount of green space.” The project was given garden village status back in 2017, […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
The Massive £4bn Project to Keep Oxford World-Leading Jan 3, 2020 “Oxford is not just competing with the likes of Oxford and Cambridge, but also competing on a global level with cities such as Boston and San Francisco- China and also places in Europe.” – Jennifer Waterhouse, Associate at Legal & General’s Future Cities laid out the stakes for the city, which she described as a […] Posted by: John Clark Read more
