£60m University project gets go-ahead Jan 23, 2018 A £60m development has been given the green light which will provide a new student centre and civic space at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan). Preston City Council, who’ll be speaking at our Lancashire Development Plans Conference in March, have authorised planning permission which is another boost for the region. Designed by Hawkins Brown […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Liverpool’s Local Plan inches towards adoption Jan 21, 2018 A new 15-year plan to set out key priorities to grow the city of Liverpool’s economy is taking a step forward. The plans, which would see 35,000 news homes being built, would ensure housing, infrastructure and jobs are in place for an expected rise in population – with an additional 50,000 expected to live in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Council leaders call for a new railway station Jan 21, 2018 The leader of Rochdale Council has called on the government to build a new railway station in the borough. An ambitious £70bn Strategic Transport Plan was unveiled last week to overhaul connectivity links across the North of England, reducing travel times of rail and road from as far North as Newcastle, South as Sheffield, East […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Preston train station needs to be modernised prior to HS2 Jan 17, 2018 A new study has been commissioned by the Lancashire Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEP) which would put forward plans for Preston railway station to be modernised before the arrival of HS2. The proposal was approved last week by the Transport for Lancashire committee, which would help turn the station into a high quality transport hub. The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Northern Powerhouse Rail proposal is revealed Jan 17, 2018 An ambitious £70bn Strategic Transport Plan has been launched by Transport for the North (TfN) along with outlined proposals for improved east to west connectivity which could have huge economic benefits for the North of England. The draft 30-year plan would see connectivity improve massively between cities such as Manchester, Leeds, Sheffield and Hull. The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Royal Liverpool Hospital confirm ‘robust contingency plans’ are in place Jan 14, 2018 The new £335m Royal Liverpool Hospital have confirmed that the new hospital will definitely go ahead, although robust contingency plans are in place as troubled construction firm Carillion confirmed it was going into compulsory liquidation. The build is one of several high profile projects currently being undertaken by Carillion, and due to financial difficulties the […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Historic England are looking to engage with developers, investors and more… Jan 7, 2018 Historic England, who’ll be attending our Manchester Development Plans Conference on the 23rd January, are looking to engage with developers, investors and more as they look to repurpose redundant mill sites. Heritage buildings such as mills symbolise the North of England’s industrial heritage, and Historic England have recently published a report alongside Cushman & Wakefield […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Built Environment Networking Conference coming to Manchester Jan 5, 2018 On the 23rd January, prominent business and public-sector leaders will come together at the Manchester Development Plans Conference – one of the City’s largest business events of the year within the property and construction industry. The event will see some of the region’s biggest names in business lead a regional discussion including presentations of ongoing […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Heritage bosses back Gary Neville’s revamped St Michael’s skyscrapers Dec 22, 2017 New images have been released of Gary Neville’s revamped St Michael’s skyscrapers – which has been fully endorsed by heritage bosses. The revamped proposal ‘enhances the surrounding conservation area’ but is still likely to have a ‘moderate to major’ impact on views from Albert Square accordingly to Historic England. The huge development of Jackson’s Row […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Hotel boom triggers rethink of Airport City masterplan Dec 11, 2017 The masterplan for Manchester’s Airport City is having to be rethought due to greater than expected demand for hotel space, a Built Environment Networking conference has heard. Lynda Shillaw, chief executive of property at Manchester Airport Group (MAG), told the North West Development and Regeneration Plans conference that two hotel deals had already been executed […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
