Aire River Growth Corridor set for £750m transformation Apr 12, 2018 Thousands of new homes, jobs and green spaces are set to be created in the town of Castleford – with plans to completely transform the region. The area, known as the Aire River Growth Corridor, could see 4,500 new homes built over the next 15-20 years with a total of £750m in investment being pumping […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
New creative quarter set for Wakefield riverside Apr 12, 2018 A new creative quarter that could become a ‘significant cultural destination in the North of England’ has been given the green light to regenerate an area of Wakefield. The waterfront site, located opposite the Hepworth Gallery, is within the south of the city within a few minutes walk of the busy Wakefield Kirkgate train station. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Birmingham’s Alexander Stadium set for Commonwealth Games investment Apr 11, 2018 Alexander Stadium in Birmingham is set to be transformed into a world-class athletics venue ahead of the 2022 Commonwealth Games. The £70m investment will see the capacity of the stadium boosted from 12,700 to 40,000 in a bid to ensure maximum visitor numbers to the games. The Commonwealth Games and the huge potential they can […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
University of Birmingham looking to attract contractors Apr 11, 2018 The University of Birmingham are set to ease up on contractors as competition increases in the West Midlands. Speaking at our conference Trevor Payne, Director of Estates at the University of Birmingham admitted that the higher education institution faced growing competition to attract contractors to deliver its campus development. He said: ‘’We are competing with […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£270m Highways England framework out for bidding Apr 10, 2018 Highways England are seeking bids for a £270m construction framework. The Area 10 Construction Works Framework will cover locations such as Cheshire, Merseyside, Greater Manchester and Lancashire. The framework will be made up of a number of different contractors from difference specialist areas who will collaborate together to deliver network improvements and maintenance schemes within […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
The ‘Class of 92’ to submit campus plans Apr 10, 2018 The new sports university backed by Manchester United’s ‘Class of 92’ is on the verge of submitting the planning application for its campus this month, our North West Universities Development Plans Conference has heard. Yvonne Harrison, Managing Director of Project ’92, outlined the plans for UA92. She said that the former Kellogg UK headquarters building […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
King’s College London to submit refurbishment application Apr 10, 2018 King’s College London are about to submit plans to refurbish a set of listed buildings, our London Universities Development Plans Conference has heard. Ralph Luck OBE, the college’s director of special development projects, revealed that it was about to submit an application for the buildings which are located next to its main block on The […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Funding secured for Nottingham College’s City Hub Mar 29, 2018 Funding has been secured for a brand new £58m City Hub – set to be the flagship campus of Nottingham College. Once complete the site will offer further education and training facilities and be fully integrated into the City. The scheme is now set to go ahead after funding was approved by the D2N2 LEP. […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Nottingham College’s £58m City Hub set to be a ‘landmark addition’ to Nottingham skyline Mar 28, 2018 The proposed Nottingham College City Hub, which is set to be built on the Broadmarsh site in Nottingham, is set to be a ‘landmark addition to Nottingham’s skyline. The site, situated at the South of the City next to the train station, is set to be part of a larger £250m regeneration of the area […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
£175m Greater Manchester regeneration gets approval of local councillors Mar 28, 2018 A £175m regeneration project, partly funded by the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and Highways England, has taken a huge step forward after it received the backing of local councillors. The scheme, which has been given the green light by Rochdale Council, will see a new link road created from the M62 motorway which will unlock […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
