Liverpool City Council restarts drive to build affordable housing Mar 5, 2021 Liverpool City Council today signed the contract on its first major housing scheme in more than 30 years. It may be a relatively modest start – the Denford Road site in Dovecot aims to deliver 105 homes in partnerships with local developers Lovells and registered provider Riverside – but is set to be followed […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Supermarket REIT turns to share issue to maintain spending splurge Mar 5, 2021 Supermarket REIT has announced its intention to raise £100m via a share issue to prepare the ground for a series of high-value acquisitions. The real estate investment trust, which specialises in rental income from grocery property and now has a portfolio worth £1.1bn, has identified 13 targets worth £414m. This week it issued millions of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government money pushes £500m Humber wind turbine project over the line Mar 5, 2021 A decade-long battle came to an end for the Able Group this week when the Chancellor confirmed its plan to build a £500m wind turbine manufacturing plant was being backed with £75m of government money. The Able Marine Energy Park at Killingholme in North Lincolnshire, which was first envisaged in 2009, involves the construction of […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Maidenhead takes radical approach to problem of ailing town centres Mar 5, 2021 A radical £500m plan to redevelop the centre of Maidenhead moved a step closer this week after its planning application was approved in principle. The council wants to demolish the town’s shopping centre (Nicholsons), some offices and 17 dwellings to make way for 653 new apartments, 29,000sqm of office space and 8,300sqm of flexible retail […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: Tilbury turns back the clock as Thames corridor set for a new golden age Mar 4, 2021 The successful bid by Thames means a return to Freeport status for Tilbury, which operated as one from 1984 until 2012. The Essex town is included in the Freeport corridor at the mouth of the Thames which will be operated by DP World and Forth Ports and key locations also include London Gateway, Ford Dagenham […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: Teesside begins work on rebuilding region’s manufacturing status Mar 4, 2021 Redevelopment work this week began on a former ironmaking complex which will form part of Teesside’s Freeport zone. On Monday (March 1) a demolition team moved into the former Redcar Steelworks’ coal-handling facility, which is at the heart of the new Freeport and will eventually become a home to firms in the offshore wind, clean […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: Old enemies unite and build on maritime heritage Mar 4, 2021 Southampton and Portsmouth have not been the best of friends historically but both South Coast cities are set to benefit massively from the winning Solent bid. Portsmouth’s international port and the Eastleigh Riverside/Southampton International Airport North East Business Park were the cornerstone localities of the bid, led by the Solent Local Enterprise Partnership, who emphasised […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: Plymouth set to flourish as centre for high-tech marine innovation Mar 4, 2021 Plymouth’s specialism in low-carbon, high-tech marine innovation was a huge factor in its new status as one of eight Freeports in the UK. With industry giants Babcock and Princes Yachts backing the bid, the joint effort between Plymouth City Council, Devon Country and South Hams District Council proved effective and the Plymouth and South Devon […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: Liverpool spreads the love across the North West Mar 4, 2021 A total of 14 sites across the North West are set to benefit from the Liverpool City Region’s successful attempt to win Freeport status. While the docks in Sefton were at the heart of the bid, the respective developments at Wirral Waters, Port Salford, Parkside (St Helens) and 3MG (Halton) among others were included, which […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
FREEPORTS UK: New status set to unlock massive enterprise zone investment on banks of Humber Mar 4, 2021 Associated British Ports (ABP), which led the successful bid for the Humber region, now hope its plans for redeveloping a 453-acre site to the east of Hull will gain local support. The Humber International Enterprise Park near Hedon has been earmarked as one of the new locations for the Humber Freeport – the others being […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
