Govt housing targets facing ‘substantial threat’ due to BTR hold-ups

Outline plans for 95 homes on a previously refused site are recommended for approval at Preston City Council’s planning meeting next week.

Hyndburn Council has approved plans for a controversial 21,650 sq ft M&S food store at the Issa brothers-owned Frontier Park off Frontier Avenue for a second time.

Devolution is coming to Cheshire, but how will it impact regeneration and development in the area? Find out at Place North West’s half-day conference in June.

Stalled in 2023 when original contractor Lane End entered administration, the housing association’s 139-home first phase at Signaller’s Croft will now be delivered by Lovell.

The single-storey Manchester structure is owned and operated by Blossom Motors as a car repair shop, but the firm wants to convert it into a market space.

Plans have been lodged with Stockport Council to bring convenience retail to the Marple Road site.

Hear from representatives of both local authorities, as well as developers including Watch This Space and Maple Grove, on how they are shaping the market in Cumbria at Place North West’s half-day conference.

Afar Properties has submitted plans to convert 96 one-bed student accommodation bedrooms into 62 one-bed studio flats, as well as installing a three-storey front link extension to the building.

The councils are looking to set up a joint planning committee to consider planning applications within the 1,600-acre Northern Gateway, where 13m sq ft of employment space and 1,200 homes are projected.

Willmott Dixon is to start work on three multi-use buildings, including a visitor centre, set to form the heart of the Northern Roots project when it opens in summer 2026.

Diecast, the Manchester hospitality staple, wants to cement its presence off Ducie Street and continue serving more than 20,000 punters a week at the Presbar Diecasting site.

Plans for 68 homes off Linley Road were turned down last year with the council saying it is already exceeding its affordable homes target, prompting the housing association to escalate matters to the Planning Inspectorate.

The contractor’s appointment on public realm works including the market square will be discussed at cabinet level next week, as St Helens Council and partner ECF look to advance the town centre’s £30m transformation.

Located in the St John’s district of Manchester, Allied London’s campus is billed as a central workspace for companies at the intersection of the creative and tech industries.

Kendal-based South Lakes Housing and contractor R P Tyson are seeking local opinions for the £10m development at the heart of the Lancaster Canal Quarter project.

Rochdale, alongside Bury and Oldham, is one of three boroughs that are part of a transformative initiative designed to establish a dynamic, interconnected manufacturing mega-cluster in Greater Manchester, writes Mark Robinson of Rochdale Council.

CBRE has been appointed to sell the 20-acre former campus three years after the university shelved plans to redevelop the site.

The recently vacated India Mill is the local investor’s latest acquisition.

The property group has seen its gross profit increase by 23% to £70m and net assets grow to £202m year-on-year in its latest financial year results, citing growth throughout the country.