Manchester AI-ready data centre proposal tabled

Architect and planner Spencer Reid wants to merge three buildings off Railway Road into 39 bedrooms across three floors that could be used as either hotel rooms or HMO bedrooms.

Transport for Greater Manchester has put a call out for a company to finance, deliver, and operate a mid-density apartment scheme in the town centre – a project that it says is particularly suitable for SMEs.

Wrightcare Developments and Deansgate M5’s plan to build on a brownfield site in Handforth won councillors’ approval, despite sitting within the Green Belt.

As Manchester Developments awaits a verdict from Trafford Council on its attempt to convert the derelict public house into housing, the company will have to pay £18,200 over failing to repair the structure.

Formerly the head of partnership homes in the North West at the housebuilder, Diane Howcroft will now focus on identifying, acquiring, and delivering the next great site for development.

Merseytravel is seeking permission to upgrade the station to cope with increased passenger numbers since the opening of Everton’s Hill Dickinson Stadium.

The council has opted not to include four Green Belt sites in its refreshed local plan in response to concerns from residents and politicians. The authority has also formally objected to Peel Land’s Gibfield Park masterplan, which could deliver 500 homes and 375,000 sq ft of sheds.

“Cheshire East is finally facing up to the consequences of decisions deferred, problems ignored, and opportunities missed over more than a decade,” wrote the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy in its review of the council’s books.

PP O’Connor has completed the demolition of the former Greater Manchester Police HQ, which is earmarked for redevelopment by FEC.

World Mission Agency wants to build a 1,500-capacity church off Chain Road for its growing congregation.

The fate of high streets and how development can best boost town centres across the North will be hotly debated during this stimulating session at Manchester’s Bridgewater Hall on Thursday 24 September.

With the structural budget gap due to grow from £44.9m in 2026-27 to £118.6m in 2030-31, the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy’s review of the council’s books paints a picture of a local authority struggling to agree a path forward.

Owned by the HBD and Feldberg Capital joint venture Origin, the two sheds leased to the online wine retailer are based at the £100m APTUS.

Leaving Studio Power, Jyh Lee has joined the Ashton-under-Lyne-based firm as director of design and architecture.

Citing challenging trading conditions across the industry as well as cash-flow pressures caused by project delays, the Oldham-based light gauge steel frame specialist announced today that it had filed a notice of intention to appoint administrators.

The former Swinton Park Golf Club off the East Lancs Road could be redeveloped into 700 homes under plans worked up by the land promoter, which acquired the site five years ago. 

The initial stages of work are underway at the 300-acre residential scheme, with Manchester and Cheshire Construction kicking off the creation of a gateway to the development a couple of weeks ahead of schedule.

Thirteen acres of Green Belt land off Shakespeare Road on the southern fringe of the Stockport town are the subject of plans for a mix of one- to four-bed affordable properties. 

The local council has had its decision to reject plans for a log flume and 77-metre tall fairground ride upheld by the Planning Inspectorate.