Date: 8 June 2023, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: The Pavilion, Chester Racecourse, New Crane St, Chester CH1 4JD
Email: events@placenorthwest.co.uk
Cheshire Development Update
Date: 8 June 2023, 8:00 - 12:00
Location: The Pavilion, Chester Racecourse, New Crane St, Chester CH1 4JD
Email: events@placenorthwest.co.uk
Cheshire is the one county you cannot ignore. West Cheshire boasts an economy of more than £10.5bn a year. Cheshire East is proving to be an innovation powerhouse with the science labs of Alderley Park and the ground-breaking research on hydrogen at Ellesmere Port.
Then there’s the bustling tourism economy and thriving retail parks. Local authorities, operators and developers share their valuable insight into why this county is worthy of your investment.
Agenda:
8am Arrival, networking and breakfast
Presentation and panel: Spotlight on Chester
Peter Rowe, senior development manager, LCR Property
Prof Eunice Simmons, vice chancellor, University of Chester
Andy Farrall, board member, Chester BID
Tony Barton, chairman, Donald Insall Associates
Cllr Richard Beacham, deputy chair, Cheshire West & Chester Council
10.15am Networking break
10.50am Presentation and panel: The future of Cheshire and Warrington
Annette McDonald, deputy managing director, Tatton Group
Karen Hirst, managing director, Maple Grove Developments
John Laverick, managing director, Warrington & Co
Jeremy Hinds, director, Savills
12pm Lunch with further networking
- PETER ROWE, LCR PROPERTY | Is responsible for overseeing several of the firm’s regeneration initiatives across England, including the Chester Station Gateway project. With over 17 years of experience as a chartered town planner, he possesses a wealth of knowledge and expertise in the field of city centre regeneration.
- ANNETTE MCDONALD, TATTON GROUP |The Tatton Group provides integrated consultancy and delivery services for investors, owners and occupiers throughout the UK. Clients include the Tatton Estate, the largest private landowner in Cheshire East/South Manchester, responsible for several thousand acres of land, 500 tenancies and range of innovative brown and greenfield developments.
- JOHN LAVERICK, WARRINGTON & CO | Responsible for the delivery of all major regeneration, housing and development projects within the town centre and the wider borough. Recently this has included the £142m Time Square development, a new bus depot, leisure facilities and housing schemes for open market rent and specialised accommodation.
- KAREN HIRST, MAPLE GROVE DEVELOPMENTS | Develops public/private partnerships across the group and progresses development opportunities, including some of the North West’s major commercial projects.
- TONY BARTON, DONALD INSALL ASSOCIATES | Donald Insall Associates is one of Europe’s leading conservation architects which operate out of 10 UK studios. Tony lives in, and mainly works in Chester and his team there has been responsible for many significant projects in Cheshire’s heritage-rich locations.
- ANDY FARRALL, CHESTER BID | Leading on development and investment alongside the Chester One City Plan. As a board member, Andy particularly focuses on reimagining and repositioning the city centre.
- RICHARD BEACHAM, CHESHIRE WEST & CHESTER COUNCIL | Recent projects include Chester’s Northgate development, Winsford town centre, the successful Levelling Up bid for Ellesmere Port and plans for Northwich and Cheshire City Gateway. Having been re-elected to serve a further four years, Richard will continue to play a supporting role in Chester projects through his work on the One City Plan.
- JEREMY HINDS, SAVILLS | Leads both the national retail planning team and the north planning team. Jeremy engages in other business sectors, including residential, offices, heritage and education. He also sits on the national planning board, the Manchester office board and national education board.
- PROFESSOR EUNICE SIMMONS, UNIVERSITY OF CHESTER | Current priorities include addressing the financial challenges facing the higher education sector, whilst ensuring the university delivers social value and economic uplift in Chester and in its university centres in Warrington, Birkenhead and more.
Tickets cost £70+VAT. There will be a mix of presentations and panels. Breakfast and lunch are included, providing plenty of opportunity for business development.
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This event is sponsored by Telcom, Waterman and Savills.
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