Cardiff Capital Region complete on purchase for green transformation of Aberthaw Power Station Mar 17, 2023 The vision for a c.489 acre green energy park in the Vale of Glamorgan has taken a significant step forward – through Cardiff Capital Region City Deal’s (CCR) completion of purchase of the Aberthaw coal-fired power station that once symbolised fossil-fuel energy production in Wales. Completion of purchase of this site brings closer the demolition […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
McLaren Property secures planning consent for £70 million St Gabriel’s student accommodation development, Manchester Mar 17, 2023 Manchester City Council today granted a resolution to approve a full planning permission to national developer McLaren Property, for the £70m redevelopment and restoration of St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge into new high-quality student accommodation, located in Victoria Park Conservation Area, Rusholme, Manchester. The restoration of the St Gabriel’s Chapel and Lodge, and associated buildings, […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Henry Boot exchanges on land for planned 2400 homes in Coventry Mar 17, 2023 Henry Boot’s land promotion and planning business, Hallam Land Management (HLM), announces that it has exchanged on the sale of a 250-plot 31-acre site in Eastern Green, Coventry to mixed-tenure developer Countryside Partnerships. Eastern Green comprises a Sustainable Urban Extension on the west side of Coventry. The 31-acre site, contracted under a Planning Promotion Agreement […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Schroders Capital unveils real estate investment outlook: Market repricing has created attractive investment opportunities Mar 17, 2023 Schroders Capital today unveils its inaugural Investment Outlook for real estate which provides an overview of its key investment conviction themes and how the real estate team is seeking to position portfolios for medium-term outperformance. Schroders Capital’s new Investment Outlook will look to answer clients’ central questions about the real estate investment landscape amid challenging […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
The UK Infrastructure Bank to invest £50m in first UK reservoir to be built since the 1980’s Mar 17, 2023 This is the Bank’s first deal aimed at improving climate resilience, investing alongside private sector partners in a collaboration between water companies to finance the Havant Thicket Reservoir, managed by Portsmouth Water. The reservoir, which is the first to be built in the UK since the 1980’s, will help to protect internationally-rare chalk rivers by […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
CBRE to market major King’s Cross development site Mar 17, 2023 Royal College Place – one of the last major land parcels in King’s Cross, London NW1 – is being offered to the market by global real estate advisor, CBRE, acting on behalf of the Royal Mail Group Ltd and Parcelforce Worldwide. Parcelforce Worldwide will permanently relocate its Royal College Place operations away from the site […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Expressions of interest sought for £270m residential-led developments in Belfast city centre Mar 17, 2023 Increasing the city’s population is a key ambition in The Belfast Agenda, the city’s community plan, so Belfast City Council is now seeking to establish a long-term arrangement with an investor / development partner to bring forward sustainable, residential-led regeneration with placemaking, people and connectivity at its heart. Four key city centre sites have initially […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Unique partnership will see thousands of homes built in Stoke-on-Trent in the next decade Mar 17, 2023 Thousands of new homes are set to be built in Stoke-on-Trent over the next 10 years, thanks to a ground-breaking partnership with Homes England. Last year, Stoke-on-Trent City Council announced a landmark agreement with the government’s housing agency which outlined a commitment to working together on a comprehensive housing delivery plan for the city. Now […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
St. Modwen Logistics backs the South West with c.450,000 sq ft speculative development Mar 17, 2023 St. Modwen Logistics, one of the UK’s leading logistics developers and managers and a Blackstone portfolio company, has announced that it will soon deliver c. 450,000 sq ft of warehouse space at St. Modwen Park Chippenham, including the company’s largest speculative development in the region, a 342,000 sq ft warehouse unit. The development, which is […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more
Greater Manchester strikes trailblazing new devolution deal – “New era for English devolution” Mar 17, 2023 Greater Manchester’s Mayor and 10 Leaders have hailed the city-region’s first devolution deal with the Government since 2017 as the most significant yet – securing much greater influence over crucial policy areas. The Deal further embeds the role of local decision-making through additional powers, new financial freedoms and new accountability arrangements. It is a vote of confidence in devolution and Greater […] Posted by: Mya Driver Read more