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👉McLaren kicks off Wrexham’s 7,750-seat Kop www.placenorthwest.co.uk/mclaren-kick...
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McLaren kicks off Wrexham’s 7,750-seat Kop - Place North West
The Populous-designed redevelopment of the Kop Stand at the STōK Cae Ras stadium is set to be completed by the contractor during the 2026/27 season and will increase the ground’s capacity to 18,000.
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December 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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👉Rising rents highlight of another tough year for ‘resilient’ regional offices www.placenorthwest.co.uk/rising-rents...
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Rising rents highlight of another tough year for ‘resilient’ regional offices - Place North West
A lack of supply and an increasing number of occupiers seeking the very best space will continue to drive rental growth in Manchester, Birmingham, Leeds, Newcastle, and Sheffield in 2026, according to...
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December 5, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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👉BNY in talks to buy its Manchester HQ www.placenorthwest.co.uk/bny-in-talks...
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BNY in talks to buy its Manchester HQ - Place North West
The Bank of New York signed a 15-year lease on the entirety of 4 Angel Square earlier this year and is now in discussions with Federated Hermes to buy the 200,000 sq ft asset, which is on the market f...
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December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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👉Burnham sets target of 2050 for Manchester underground www.placenorthwest.co.uk/burnham-sets...
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Burnham sets target of 2050 for Manchester underground - Place North West
Plans for a subway network in the city centre could become reality by 2050 if Greater Manchester makes good on ambitions set out within its latest rail strategy.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:20 PM
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👉Ram Mill teed up for £20m hotel conversion www.placenorthwest.co.uk/ram-mill-tee...
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Ram Mill teed up for £20m hotel conversion - Place North West
The Oldham mill has already been partly refurbished and now hosts 37 companies, but the next phase of plans would add 75 double bedrooms and 105 aparthotel units to the upper floors of the former text...
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December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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👉Peel picks DSM for next wave of Fiddler’s Ferry clearance www.placenorthwest.co.uk/peel-picks-d...
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Peel picks DSM for next wave of Fiddler's Ferry clearance - Place North West
The 18-month programme includes asbestos removal and the demolition of industrial buildings on the landmark 1970s site outside Warrington.
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December 3, 2025 at 12:19 PM
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👉Plans go in for 422 affordable Wythenshawe homes www.placenorthwest.co.uk/plans-go-in-...
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Plans go in for 422 affordable Wythenshawe homes - Place North West
Muse and Wythenshawe Community Housing Group have lodged three separate applications to develop a trio of town centre plots to provide social rent properties.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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👉Preston set for mammoth 770,000 sq ft office cluster www.placenorthwest.co.uk/plans-in-for...
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Plans in for mammoth 770,000 sq ft Preston office cluster  - Place North West
Proposals from Martin Property Group for five buildings rising to 15 storeys next to the train station and the Fishergate shopping centre could transform the city’s workspace landscape.
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December 2, 2025 at 12:26 PM
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👉Britain’s least used station could become part of Metrolink www.placenorthwest.co.uk/britains-lea...
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Britain’s least used station could become part of Metrolink - Place North West
Denton station, visited by just 54 people last year, is part of the underused Stockport to Stalybridge line, which is being considered as a potential extension of Greater Manchester’s light rail netwo...
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December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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👉Government warns lagging councils of ‘tough action’ on local plans www.placenorthwest.co.uk/government-w...
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Government warns lagging councils of ‘tough action’ on local plans - Place North West
Matthew Pennycook has warned authorities without a local plan that the government will make full use of intervention powers to speed up development
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December 1, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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👉Views sought on Bolton’s 4.7m sq ft West of Wingates masterplan www.placenorthwest.co.uk/views-sought...
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Views sought on Bolton’s 4.7m sq ft West of Wingates masterplan - Place North West
Bolton Council has launched a consultation on the draft SPD documents, which outline a plan to develop the 456-acre plot within the NorthFold growth corridor into a regional employment hub.
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November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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👉Another £95m needed to finish Manchester Town Hall www.placenorthwest.co.uk/another-95m-...
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Another £95m needed to finish Manchester Town Hall - Place North West
The budget for the project, which the city council claims is the “largest and most complex heritage project undertaken in living memory anywhere in the UK”, will increase to £524.8m. Completion is now...
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November 28, 2025 at 12:15 PM
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👉RG Real Estate unveils plans for 38-storey Manchester student tower www.placenorthwest.co.uk/rg-real-esta...
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RG Real Estate unveils plans for 38-storey Manchester student tower - Place North West
Charles Street Car Park will be demolished to pave the way for the 1,000-room project, the first residential development within the £1.7bn Sister masterplan.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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👉BUDGET | Industry reacts www.placenorthwest.co.uk/budget-indus...
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BUDGET | Industry reacts - Place North West
Industry figures from various sectors, such as Caddick's Paul Dobsworth and Avison Young's Helen Collins, have given their takeaways from Rachel Reeves' long-awaited Budget.
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November 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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👉Lancaster paves the way for £100m mixed-use scheme www.placenorthwest.co.uk/lancaster-pa...
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Lancaster paves the way for £100m mixed-use scheme - Place North West
Axis-RE and Marco Living have been given the go-ahead to knock down several buildings, including a former warehouse and bus depot, on their three-acre Canal Quarter plot off Brewery Lane, clearing the...
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November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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👉Chorley requests special Green Belt protections from govt www.placenorthwest.co.uk/chorley-requ...
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Chorley requests special Green Belt protections from govt - Place North West
An “unprecedented” number of applications for development on protected land has prompted the council to ask the government to help it stem the flow.
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November 26, 2025 at 12:22 PM
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👉Blackpool backs double hotel conversion to seafront flats www.placenorthwest.co.uk/blackpool-ba...
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Blackpool backs double hotel conversion to seafront flats - Place North West
Coastway Developments and Headlands have each had their respective applications approved by the local authority, allowing for the demolition and redevelopment of two sites into 92 apartments.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:15 PM