BOOK NOW | North West Emerging Development Hotspots 2025
Find your next real estate investment at this half-day conference uncovering what is coming down the track in locations you might not have considered before.
This event is all about unearthing the next emerging development hotspots across the North West.
This year, we will be exploring hidden gems with bags of development potential in Liverpool, Cheshire West and Chester, Tameside, Stockport, and Lancaster.
Join delegates from WSP, tp bennett, Savills, Ramboll, Nexus Planning, Mills & Reeve, Livingway, Deloitte, Civic Engineers, Carter Jonas, Caddick Construction, and AEW Architects to hear straight from top local authority decision-makers about the places they’ve earmarked for regeneration.
Representatives from each of those local authorities will pull back the curtain on what they have been cooking up behind the scenes and give you the inside track on their thinking.
The event kicks off with breakfast at 8am and also includes a series of breaks in between and a post-programme lunch, meaning there is plenty of time to make that next great business connection.
Following a series of pitches from council regeneration directors, the event will culminate in a panel discussion bringing together industry experts to discuss the schemes mentioned and chew over the various challenges and opportunities in the development sector right now.
From housing-led regeneration, to town centre transformation, this is your chance to get ahead of the curve and find out about the next big North West development opportunity.
North West Emerging Development Hotspots is the perfect event for anyone looking to make that next great investment.
The conference will be held starting at 8am on 27 February at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester. It is sponsored by Euan Kellie Property Solutions, Curtins, Brabners, Onward Homes and Muse.
Speakers confirmed so far:
Paul Richards, deputy chief executive, Stockport Council. With the transformation of Town Centre West well underway, attention will soon turn to the east of Stockport, which presents an even larger regeneration opportunity.
Kathy McArdle, executive director of place and growth, Cheshire West and Chester Council. Discover how plans to rejuvenate Chester, Ellesmere Port, and Northwich could be turbocharged by devolution.
Paul Rogers, regeneration service manager, Lancaster City Council. How will Morecambe capitalise on the catalytic potential of the Eden Project while ensuring growth in the city centre and outlying towns such as Carnforth, and Heysham?
Nicola Elsworth, assistant director, investment, development and housing, Tameside Council. Hyde, Stalybridge, Ashton-under-Lyne – Tameside has no shortage of characterful towns braced for regeneration. Find out what is happening where.
Sophie Bevan, director of regeneration, Liverpool City Council. The city is laying the foundations for a long-awaited wave of development – find out where is in line for an overhaul and how you can get involved.
Phil Marsden, managing director, North West, Muse. Few developers are more active in the North West’s towns and cities than Muse. Find out from Marsden how the firm’s various projects are going and what it takes to deliver in some of the region’s most viability-challenged areas.
Caroline Baker, managing partner, North West, Cushman & Wakefield. An expert in urban renewal and regeneration, Baker will outline the various options available to councils looking to change the fortunes of their towns and cities.
Sandy Livingstone, executive director of property, Onward Homes. Livingstone will explore the role registered providers can play in driving housing-led regeneration projects and explain what the sector needs from government to unshackle it.
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