MIPIM | Coogan outlines regen model to ‘take the foot off the necks of working people’ 

Stockport has recently become the UK’s first Mayoral Development Corporation to expand, tripling its footprint and doubling its housing target to 8,000 new homes.

Cabinet approval will be sought next week as officers look to advance regeneration in Prescot with Cityheart, and in Huyton with Genr8 Kajima.

Former housing minister Lord Gavin Barwell is now the figurehead of the town’s Mayoral Development Corporation, newly expanded this year.

Clarion Housing Group has appointed the firm’s building division to construct 126 homes for social rent within the City Place masterplan area.

The UK faces a two‑sided housing crisis: locations unviable for developers, rising costs squeezing out homebuyers. The urban fringe could hold the answer.

The 150,000 sq ft lab-led scheme at Liverpool’s Paddington Village has been given a makeover, with the aluminium facade replaced with a more traditional aesthetic.

The former department store’s redevelopment will lead the way, with the firm set to lead on five of six critical sites around Manchester’s St Mary’s Parsonage area.

The Secretary of State has sided with a Planning Inspector’s verdict that permission should be refused for the 545-home redevelopment of the Heath Business and Technical Park.

Kier Property, the city council’s partner on One Pall Mall Gardens, has reworked amenity spaces and moved to the final design stage, declaring renewed momentum on the scheme.

In a world that feels increasingly interconnected, the partnership between the UK and Saudi Arabia is proving to be a powerful force in shaping the future of the built environment. At a panel event hosted by Place North and sponsored by Trowers & Hamlins and Studio Hoodless, leading figures from the development industry in both nations came together to discuss how they are working to deliver on bold visions and create new kinds of cities.

Mayors, city leaders, and Combined Authority officials from across the Midlands, the North of England, and Scotland used a roundtable hosted by Place North to argue that the UK’s next wave of growth will be driven by regional cities, highlighting opportunities in AI, clean energy, advanced manufacturing, and housing, while calling for deeper devolution and stronger infrastructure investment.

With more than 800 homes in either planning or about to go into planning, the Muse, Homes England, and Pension Insurance Corporation joint venture is just getting started, according to Lisa Gledhill, managing director for national partnership at Muse.

Chief executive Mark Allan said the launch of the £1bn fund has given the investor/developer more confidence about its ability to deliver its Greater Manchester pipeline against a backdrop of market uncertainty.

Along with up to 2,100 homes, Weavers Green could include up to 65,500 sq ft of employment space and local centre facilities.

Why is it so difficult to get to grips with regeneration, and what is ‘good growth’? This interactive session held by Studio Hoodless, Civic, and Layer Studio brought the industry together to brainstorm how they can be delivered effectively across the North of England and beyond.

Representatives from top investment firms, local authorities, and developers gathered to do business at MIPIM’s UK Stage on Tuesday morning.

The joint venture between HBD and Feldberg Capital has started work on the £22m second phase of the Preston industrial scheme.

Hot on the heels of planning permission for a 28-storey block at the Liverpool cluster being advanced by Davos and Beetham, the SimpsonHaugh-designed centrepiece of the scheme has been unveiled.

The Manchester-based real estate management specialist has promoted Jack Pinkney and Anthony Rothwell to joint managing directors, with Rob Yates stepping up to executive director.