Lodges planned for Stretford hotel

Fresh plans have been lodged to bring the fast-growing sport to a Blackburn business park and a Liverpool golf club, while objections have been made over a proposal in Rawtenstall.

Geared towards helping people delight in the nature at Walney, the hub project consists of a modular camping support building, a community café, and an activity space – with the island’s wild open spaces and trail network being maintained.

An extra 24 rooms would be added to the 15-year-old Oxford Road hotel under plans lodged by owner Heeton.

It was a mixed bag for developers at the Lancashire authority’s latest planning committee meeting, with Wain Homes emerging victorious with its residential plans for land at Cardwell Farm, while Gladman Development’s pitch for a neighbourhood off Churchgate in Goosnargh was shot down.

A licence application has been lodged with Wyre Council by the expanding national café-bar group, which wants to add Cleveleys to a roster already featuring Blackpool and Lytham.

A resolution to grant approval for 76 apartments close to Bank Quay station was secured in 2022, but a Section 106 deal was never agreed – members will now consider the plans in the light of updated policies.

Kellen Homes and Great Places Housing Group have lodged reserved matters plans for 219 properties at Mosley Common in Tyldesley, all of which will be available for shared ownership.

The 53,000 sq ft scheme would be constructed on the site of Trafford Bank House at City Park Business Village.

FI Real Estate Management has begun superstructure works on the first phase of the 300,000 sq ft industrial scheme in Chorley, with an estimated completion date in early 2026.

The housebuilder has earmarked 17 acres off Chester Road in Tattenhall to bring forward a 110-home “landscaped-led, multi-purpose green edge” to the village.

Wales & West Utilities has unveiled its ambitions for HyLine Gogledd, an industrial decarbonisation scheme that is part of the wider £9.8bn North East Wales Industrial Decarbonisation Cluster.

Sandcastles, sewage, and soirees.

Find out more about what we have in store at next year’s edition of the international property expo as Place’s MIPIM delegation grows and planning gathers pace.

Amy Rees, who is currently director general at the Ministry of Justice, will take over from interim chief executive Eamonn Boylan in September.

The Greater Manchester Mayor suggested compulsory purchase powers could be used if negotiations over land needed for Manchester United’s £2bn new stadium but added that reports about a stand-off between the club and Freightliner were premature.

Set to be published later this year, the masterplan will make the case for building a nuclear, solar, or wind energy generation facility on 400 acres near Sellafield in Moorside.

A series of design amendments has delayed the Lancashire authority’s Rawtenstall South Gyratory project by more than a year.

Chorley Council has waved through plans to convert a brownfield industrial site into 10 townhouses and a five-storey apartment block.

Howard Chamberlain, who founded the civil engineering and equipment rentals company 60 years ago, will continue as a director, with current contracts director Mike Goodier taking over the head leadership role.