Sladen Estates preview 2018 Jan 17, 2018 Rachel Wood, Managing Director of Sladen Estates, is set to speak at our Peterborough Development Plans Conference on the 8th March. The conference will be our first back in the region since the Cambridgeshire & Peterborough Economic Growth Conference back in December 2017, and the line-up of speakers will also include Godwin Estates, Peterborough City […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Heathrow gears up for UK’s biggest ever planning consultation Jan 15, 2018 Heathrow airport is launching the UK’s biggest planning consultation exercise this week, one of the airport’s senior directors has told our London Major Developers Conference. Emma Gilthorpe, Executive Expansion Director at the UK’s biggest airport said that the 10-week exercise will kick off on Wednesday, with over 2m households set to receive leaflets and 40 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Leeds City Region HS2 Growth Strategy report shows huge boost to Yorkshire Jan 15, 2018 A new report has been released which highlights the huge benefit HS2 could have on job creation in the Leeds City Region. The report shows an additional 41,000 jobs could be created across West Yorkshire and its surrounding districts over the next three decades in what could be a huge boost to the regions economic […] 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
Boeing & McLaren are game-changers for Sheffield Jan 14, 2018 Huge international manufacturers Boeing and McLaren are set to be a huge game-changer for ongoing development in the Sheffield region – as the Advanced Manufacturing Park (AMP) is seeing increased interest from potential developers. Speaking at the Sheffield Development Plans Conference on Thursday Edward Highfield, Director of City Growth at Sheffield Council, said that businesses […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Toton train station to arrive sooner than expected Jan 14, 2018 A new train station could be arriving in Toton sooner than expected, with plans put forward to have the station up and running prior to the HS2 completion in 2033. The station would form part of a new ‘Innovation Campus’ business park, which would include new infrastructure and office space to create up to 10,000 […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Major Rochester regeneration scheme given planning permission Jan 12, 2018 Leading property developer Countryside are currently working together with Hyde Group on one of the countries biggest and most exciting housing projects. Planning permission has now been approved for a £400m development in Rochester which will deliver up to 1,400 homes alongside a large commercial space at Rochester Riverside in Kent. And full planning permission […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
”Design Savvy” Dundee named one of seven top destinations to visit by CNN Jan 12, 2018 American broadcasting giant CNN have named Dundee as one of their must visit locations in 2018! Dundee – set to be the venue for the Dundee Development Plans Conference on the 31st January – has seen a huge masterplan take place in the city since 2001 to transform the region into a market leader in […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Level of development in York set to rise to highest level in 80 years Jan 11, 2018 York Council are set to increase developments in the city to a post-war high. Several large developments are being planned through partnerships between companies such as Network Rail, the Homes and Communities Agency and the National Railway Museum in a bid to increase tourist numbers, improve infrastructure and meet housing targets. Speaking at the York […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Dudley Council plan for £25m facility to develop ‘very light rail’ Jan 11, 2018 Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council have put forward plans to develop a facility in the region which will develop light rail technology. They’ve put forward a planning application which would see a £25m transport hub which would offer an alternative to heavier rail travel or traditional metro transport systems. The council was allocated £18m of funding […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
