Global filtration specialist opens £14m Lancs factory

It was a bruising night for Labour in the North West and a triumph for Reform, with the Nigel Farage-led party picking up more than 100 seats across the region.

The developer has requested a 12-month extension on planning permission for the second phase of Radway Green, the redevelopment of the former BAE site close to Alsager.

Plans have been lodged for 11,000 sq ft off Haslingden Road, in the firm’s Blackburn heartland.

Less than 10 minutes were needed for Cheshire West and Chester’s planning committee to nod through the industrial specialist’s 225,000 sq ft proposal for land east of Road One.

Rothstone Estates has submitted plans for an 18,000 sq ft food store on Leicester Street, which is to be constructed for the retailer’s return to the town six years after closing its previous store at Barons Quay

Agent Knight Frank is seeking offers in excess of £3.5m for Pets at Homes’ 100 Regent Road store in Salford, immediately adjacent to Henley Investment Management’s proposed 3,300-home neighbourhood.

Weis Group is preparing to launch a judicial review in a bid to block the construction of Renaker’s next five towers at Great Jackson Street in Manchester, including the developer’s tallest yet at 71 storeys, which have been stuck in planning limbo for 20 months.

Jack Stephenson has been appointed studio lead for the masterplanner and architect’s Northern base, taking over the role from Charlotte Hodges after her departure from the company.

Hillcrest PERE is due to welcome the software developer to the building this summer.

BDP’s science and engineering campus received the top prize at last night’s award ceremony, with the transformation of the grade one-listed Rochdale Town Hall among another five schemes to receive gongs.

Volume housebuilder Bellway has begun remediation work at the former University of Liverpool student halls of residence site, a 143-home project.

The developer wants to deliver 400 flats in the second phase of the Northgate masterplan and another 200 at Weaver Square in Northwich.

As voters head to the polls today, planners will be breathing a sigh of relief that, at the very least, the turbulent pre-election period – with its volatile committee meetings – is over.

An eight-acre site west of Wilmslow Road is to be redeveloped into a mix of two- to five-bedroom houses.

Investors still see the Northern residential market as a viable landing spot for capital but regulatory red tape and viability challenges are constricting the flow of funds into the sector, attendees at Place North’s most recent half-day conference heard.

Zeroing in on the Sydney Road area north-east of Crewe town centre, the firm has lodged plans for 92 homes, following a 320-home submission in 2025.

It is easy to get lost in the crowd of more than 16,000 property professionals who will flood into Leeds’ Royal Armouries in a matter of days. Place will help you attend with purpose, putting you in the room with the likes of Liverpool City Council, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, CBRE, Socius, MADE Partnership, Tritax, Peel Land, and more.

The Weis Group subsidiary has lodged plans for 178 homes on its 6.6-acre chunk of the Horwich Loco Works masterplan, 12 years after first securing planning approval for the site’s redevelopment.

Glencar Construction has handed over the wood manufacturer’s new home, which features a 5,000 sq ft timber office building as well as a large dockside warehouse.