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
Colne Valley viaduct design revealled by HS2 Jan 20, 2018 An incredible design for the longest viaduct in the Colne Valley has recently been revealed by HS2. Colne Valley, near Denham in Buckinghamshire, will see 3.4km-long extended triple arch viaduct being built as part of the HS2 project – which is set to be one of the high-speed link’s best known structures. Designed by specialist […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
Godwin Developments submit planning permission for waterfront residential & retail development Jan 19, 2018 Godwin Development have submitted planning permission for a huge residential development in Hampton Vale. Stephen Pratt, Land Director and Co-Founder of Godwin Developments, will be joining us at the Peterborough Development Plans Conference on the 8th March where he’ll be discussing the scheme in more details. The land was acquired by GD with an existing […] Posted by: Nathan Spencer Read more
‘First of its kind’ adventure resort coming to the UK Jan 18, 2018 A new entertainment resort with a variety of attractions and entertainment, is coming to the UK! You can see the full details on their website here > http://www.londonresort.info/ We’re set to hear all about the development plans at the Kent Development Plans Conference later this month as London Resort are set to speak. The resort is […] 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
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
