An expanding Swedish bank has opened a second office in Greater Manchester. Handelsbanken has agreed a 10-year lease on office accommodation in Salford in order to support additional private banking clients. The bank has agreed to let 2,000 sq ft … Continue reading
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Transport engineering specialist MIRA has revealed more details about the proposed multi-million pound expansion of their Nuneaton technology park. MIRA (Motor Industry Research Association) was initially a government backed research centre for vehicle testing. It has been an independent enterprise … Continue reading
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Conversion plans for the former Manchester Eye Hospital have been given the go-ahead by Manchester City Council. Plans for a speculative, commercial scheme to convert the former eye hospital in Oxford Road, Manchester were submitted just before Christmas 2010. The … Continue reading
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A private equity company specialising in commercial property has launched the first phase of the new Liverpool Science Centre. Investors Gresham House plc are now seeking tenants for their speculative scheme located at the former Glaxo Smith Kline (GSK) premises … Continue reading
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An historic building in Cornwall could reopen next year as a mixed-use scheme if hoped-for funding is received. The Old Duchy Palace in Lostwithiel (pictured) is a Grade 1 Listed palace and is one of the most historically important buildings … Continue reading
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Plans for a speculative redevelopment of the current Saatchi headquarters in Fitzrovia, London have been announced. Property developers Derwent London are proposing a £100m mixed-use redevelopment at the site at 80 Charlotte Street in what would become one the largest … Continue reading
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Confectionery giant Nestle has won approval for plans to redevelop a large area of the former Rowntree factory in York. The planning committee at the City of York Council last night granted unanimous approval for the large-scale, speculative Nestle South redevelopment scheme … Continue reading
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Urban Splash, the specialist urban regeneration developers, have announced that they have been granted planning permission to develop a fourth building at Royal William Yard, Plymouth. The Manchester-based company have been given Listed building consent to convert the New Cooperage … Continue reading
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Redevelopment plans for a 1980’s office block in Leeds have been approved despite one councillor claiming the building would resemble a ‘spaceship’. Property developers Ripley Capital, investors Formal Investments and their architects think architecture and design have been granted planning … Continue reading
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A large scale, mixed-use development in Birmingham has been granted planning permission for additional office floor space. The speculative Arena Central scheme (pictured) in Birmingham city centre has been granted planning permission for an additional 300,000 sq ft of office … Continue reading
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