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A motion has been tabled encouraging councillors to object to the huge logistics scheme as the authority doubles down on efforts to resist Green Belt development.

Let to global logistics outfit DB Schenker for the next six years, the unit was sold by Cabot Properties at a sub-5% yield.

Jazzy ties, gardens, and big bangs.

Wigan Council has an ambitious vision for its borough and is actively working to turn these plans into reality. Director of place Aidan Thatcher walked Place North West through the local authority’s approach.

An application has been lodged with the highest court in the land requesting permission to appeal the Court of Appeal’s June decision that Greater Manchester Combined Authority’s £120m loans to special purpose vehicles owned by Daren Whitaker were lawful.

The Arch and The Electra, totalling 341 units, have been acquired by a JV between Aboria Capital and Partners Group, along with schemes in Newcastle, London, and Cambridge.

The former USDAW headquarters off Wilmslow Road is the subject of plans for 53 one- to four-bed homes.

Plans for an 8.2m sq ft logistics scheme featuring a freight interchange have taken an important step forward with the purchase of land close to Junction 22 of the M6 from Harworth.

The move follows Peel’s purchase of a further 137,669 Harworth shares on 17 September, but Harworth’s board has unanimously rejected the 177.5p-a-share bid and urged shareholders not to accept it.

Evan Griffin has joined the property insurance and finance specialist as managing director of debt advisory.

Some £53m of grant funding will go towards transport projects across the city region, with another £25m supporting innovation initiatives and £70m of grants and loans helping to deliver 789 homes in Manchester. 

Christopher Dee has been appointed to sell the 58,000 sq ft The Alex, which is let to M&S and the Ministry for Homes, Communities, and Local Government.

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Labour’s Dan Price and Conservative’s Ben Fletcher agree on one thing: building homes must be a priority for the future leader of the sub-region. How they approach the issue, however, is different.

Headquartered in Gateshead, the consultancy said the move will allow it to better support long-standing clients across the North West.

Legal & General has selected the Derbyshire-based contractor to build a 12-storey office at Ralli Quays overlooking the Irwell.

The developer’s plans for a 17-storey tower next to the popular Marble Arch pub have already secured a £27.4m loan from the GMCA.

The historic Manchester library will receive £6.4m from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, advancing the £12m project to expand the asset’s scope across all floors of its grade two*-listed home once again.

Announced at Place’s Energy & Power event this morning, the energy firm has reworked its plans for an onshore wind farm between Rossendale and Rochdale, the main element being a reduction from 17 turbines to 12.