Commercial Developments


In the Commercial Developments category you can read about UK commercial property either in the planning stage, under construction or newly completed. This includes reports on office and serviced office space, retail developments and much more.


intu Broadmarsh Redevelopment given Green Light

Posted on 18 June, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Nottingham City Council has given the go-ahead for the proposed redevelopment of the intu Broadmarsh shopping centre, reflecting the 90 per cent approval rating the plans received during the public consultation period. A planning application was... Read More

AXA unveils Vision for Tallest Building in the City

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

AXA has unveiled plans for its replacement for the ill-fated Pinnacle tower in the City of London with the design aimed squarely at the upcoming X and Y Generation of workers.The proposed tower at 22 Bishopsgate will become the Square Mile’s tallest... Read More

Crown Estate proposes Duke’s Court scheme as St James’s redevelopment progresses

Posted on 17 June, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

The Crown Estate has this week begun a public consultation regarding a proposal for the redevelopment of Duke's Court, a commercial block on the corner of Duke Street and Jermyn Street,  in London's St James's. Designed by leading architects John... Read More

The Crown Estate commissions Three Public Artworks for St James’s Market Refurbishment

Posted on 16 June, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News, Commercial Developments

The Crown Estate has  commissioned three pieces of public art  to lend an element of culture to the refurbished St James's Market retail district in the West End. The Estate, along with joint venture partner Oxford Properties, has enlisted renowned... Read More

Newport City Centre benefiting from “Friars Walk Effect”

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

The redevelopment of Friars Walk Shopping Centre in Newport, South Wales, is one of the most eagerly anticipated events in the city’s commercial property sector, with the project helping to attract a huge number of national and regional brands which will... Read More

Work Starts On Waterways Trust’s Second Tyseley Investment

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

The Canal and River Trust — which protects and manages more than 2,000 miles of historic waterways across England and Wales — has started work on a £20m canalside development in Birmingham. Specialist developer H2O Urban will oversee the... Read More

Former Pub Redevelopment Plans Refused For a Second Time

Posted on 15 June, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

A pub in Staffordshire has been deemed an 'eyesore' by residents and urged for it to be demolished as redevelopment plans have been rejected a second time. The former Crown Inn pub on Tean Road, Mobberley was proposed to become six houses and two... Read More

Plans submitted for major Leisure Development in Warrington

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As consumers in regional areas continue to demand a greater choice of leisure and retail options in which to spend excess disposable income, more and more local authorities are choosing to enter into development partnerships as a means of boosting spending in... Read More

TH Real Estate Snaps Up Its Fourth UK Outlet Mall

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments, Commercial Sales and Lets

Less than two months after a controversial expansion of Dalton Park was finally given the go-ahead, a global investment management company has bought the County Durham outlet centre for £38m in an off-market deal. Despite concerns over the potential... Read More

Valad Adds £42m of UK Assets To Its European Fund Portfolio

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments

A leading diversified real estate investment fund has paid more than £43m for St Johns Shopping Centre in Leeds and a car showroom in Nottingham. The twin purchase brings Valad Europe’s takes the value of Valad Europe’s UK portfolio to £288m.... Read More

Learn more about our Commercial Developments category

Over recent years urban regeneration projects throughout the UK have resulted in a huge expansion of commercial property developments. Many of these are ongoing and will continue to deliver new business space in the future.

In addition many towns and cities have seen an expansion of out-of-town projects resulting in new business parks, shopping centres and leisure developments.

You will find stories about all of these here together with news regarding new industrial, healthcare and warehouse property. So if you want to read about the latest Grade A office space in London’s financial district or improvements to Sheffield’s retail quarter, the Commercial Development category is for you.