Shoosmiths – Playing Their Role in the UK’s Bid To Connect the North Apr 2, 2021 Ahead of their involvement in the Transport for the North: The Full Rail Vision Event we’ve been speaking to Shoosmith’s Partner David Mathias… Q. What are you most looking forward to at the Transport for the North: The Full Rail Vision Event in which you’re sponsoring? With publication of the Integrated Rail Plan expected soon, […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Premcor and Peveril join forces to secure 18-acre slice of Sheffield Business Park Mar 29, 2021 A joint venture between UK property development companies Premcor and Peveril Securities has secured its first ever South Yorkshire site with plans for 300,000 sqft of industrial accommodation. The partnership has bought the 18-acre phase 4 site at Sheffield Business Park – one of the last remaining development opportunities on the 200-acre development – for […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
CEG secure deal for hi-tech development in Leeds Mar 23, 2021 Developers CEG has submitted a planning application seeking to revitalise a disused warehouse site in Leeds for Yorkshire-based global diagnostics and drug development company Labcorp. CEG would manage the delivery of the new facility and aims to enable occupation by Summer next year. It would include a 100-bed clinic, pharmacy and Labcorp’s UK office headquarters. […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Teesside and Humber carbon capture partnership rewarded with £73m funding Mar 17, 2021 Two North Sea-based initiatives that have joined forces to facilitate the capture of carbon dioxide were awarded more than £73m by the government today as part of its £1bn low-carbon capital grants announcement. The Net Zero Teesside carbon capture, utilisation and storage project will get more than £52m to accelerate the development of onshore and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government to send Transport jobs to Leeds and Birmingham Mar 15, 2021 Hot on the heels of the Treasury’s announcement to create a Northern headquarters in the North East, the Department for Transport this morning revealed plans to put a second HQ in Birmingham and a northern hub in Leeds. Earlier this month Chancellor Rishi Sunak committed to moving hundreds of civil service jobs to Darlington and […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Government approve £137m to solve Sheffield-Manchester rail line bottleneck Mar 12, 2021 The government has approved a programme of £137m upgrades on the rail line connecting Sheffield and Manchester. Transport minister Andrew Stephenson confirmed in parliament this week that the money will be spent on creating two freight-passing loops to alleviate bottlenecking plus a second platform will be added at Dore and Totley Station. David Hoggarth, Strategic […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Godwin goes higher with bold addition to Sheffield skyline Mar 12, 2021 Sheffield is set to get a striking new addition to its skyline after Godwin Developments confirmed this week it has submitted plans for a 23-storey mixed-use building on the edge of the city centre. The Meridian will house 336 build-to-rent apartments plus a gym, cycle and car parking, roof top garden and commercial units. It […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
After a gap of 16 years, Wakefield Council begins work on becoming a landlord again Mar 9, 2021 As part of its commitment to significantly increase the number of affordable new homes in the district, Wakefield Council is meeting later this month to explore the possibility of once again becoming a provider of rented housing. In 2005 the council disposed of its housing stock through a Large Scale Voluntary Transfer (LSVT) to Wakefield […] Posted by: Mark Flanagan Read more
Harworth Group pushes ahead with 3million sqft office/warehouse business park near Doncaster Mar 8, 2021 The Harworth Group has submitted an outline planning application to create a £250m mixed office/warehouse employment hub near the M18/M180 junction in South Yorkshire. The Gateway 180 application would deliver nearly 3million sqft of employment space at Thorne near Doncaster and the 20-month construction phase is due to start in the first quarter of 2023. […] 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
