Romal’s Brunswick Quay transformation to go before committee

Councillors sided with officers on all four major applications on the planning committee’s agenda on Thursday, which was good news for Story Homes, Russell, and Bellway – and not so great for Barratt and David Wilson Homes.

After 11 years of trading, Guy Horne and David Searle have split the housing business into two independent firms: Sevet and Highdale.

Anchored by Academy Music Group, the neighbour to Manchester United’s Old Trafford has consent for a 200-key hotel and expansion of its event facilities.

Hallam Land Management and Hyperion Ventures’ bid to build a veritable village on land by Home Farm Road was approved despite heated opposition from locals, as were Taylor Wimpey’s plans for 205 homes on the former Glen Dimplex site in Whiston.

Martin Property Group has been granted outline permission for five buildings rising to 15 storeys on the Fishergate shopping centre’s 6.4-acre car park.

Escapade Events has inked a 10-year lease on a 6,000 sq ft unit at the city centre leisure complex.

Trinity North, an investment company backed by Westshield managing director Patrick Waldron, is the new owner of the grade two-listed boutique operation.

As someone who has only worked within the English planning system for little over a year, I frequently find myself searching for the overarching ‘so what’ among a revolving door of speeches, proposals, draft programmes, and policy changes, writes Jasmine Whims of LUC.

The council has taken control of the derelict grade two-listed Middleton asset from Macau investor Kam Lei Fong and plans to refurbish it into hundreds of homes, a move the authority hopes will set the tone for the regeneration of the town.

Forming part of Maple Grove Developments’ regeneration of the former Heron Works in the city’s canal quarter, the hotel would have 110 bedrooms.

Having been allocated more than £24m for the project, the joint venture is pressing ahead with plans to improve connectivity and public realm within the 15-acre shopping centre estate.

Punk, trains, and pools.

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram was bullish about the prospects of his patch, saying “this is our time” but is undecided on whether or not he would stand for a fourth term in 2028 when speaking at Place North West’s Liverpool City Region Development Update yesterday.

Trafford Council voted seven to six to approve its own proposals for the 2.7-mile carriageway, which has been hailed as a crucial bit of infrastructure to enable the delivery of 5,000 homes and 3.8m sq ft of employment space.

The Gaumont Cinema off Park Road is to be brought back into use as apartments under plans lodged by the Merseyside-based developer.

A renewal hearing at the Royal Court of Justice saw the High Court’s decision this summer to refuse the council’s legal challenge over Harrow Estates’ development upheld.

Nuno Miller has become the company’s first chief technology officer, showcasing the Manchester-based developer’s interest in moving beyond physical spaces to also focus on digital experiences.

The investment by the National Housing Bank takes the total value of the pot, which is distributed to support regeneration, development, and infrastructure projects across Greater Manchester, to £2.75bn.

A children’s play area with pirate ship, sky twister swings, and inclusive multi seesaw would take over the northern part of the transport hub under the council’s plans to rejuvenate Birkenhead’s waterfront.