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.


Crown Estate and Oxford Properties announce St James’s Partnership extension

Posted on 22 May, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

The Crown Estate and Oxford Properties have today announced they have agreed a £145 million extension to the St James’s Market Partnership, with the establishment of a new joint venture for a 160,000 sq ft commercial block between St Alban’s Street and... Read More

Strong Demand expected for Speculative Kettering Scheme

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Leicestershire based development and construction company, Tungsten Properties, has confirmed it is going ahead with a speculative scheme to construct a 13-unit business park near Kettering – the first of its kind in the area for over five years. The... Read More

Schroders reveals initial details of Manchester’s City Tower refurbishment

Posted on 21 May, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Schroders Property Investment Management has revealed plans for the refurbishment of the ground floor atrium and reception area of Manchester’s thirty-storey City Tower. The 25-week refurbishment programme will see the 9,250 sq ft space transformed... Read More

Latest NOMA Office proposals open to Public Consultation

Posted on 20 May, 2015 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Proposals for two new office buildings in Manchester’s NOMA district will be available to view at a public consultation event taking place tomorrow. Indicative designs for 2 and 3 Angel Square 2 and 3 Angel Square are the latest buildings to be... Read More

Green Light for Manchester Royal Exchange Revamp

Posted on 19 May, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

The joint venture behind the multi-million pound regeneration of Manchester’s Royal Exchange has been given permission to press ahead with the scheme. Trinistar Manchester — a collaboration between Starwood Capital and Trinity Investment Management... Read More

London office construction rises by 24 per cent

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Office construction in central London has increased by 24 per cent in six months, according to the London Office Crane Survey. The latest survey, by Deloitte Real Estate, records 31 new starts, contributing 4.4 million sq ft to the 9.5 million sq ft... Read More

Allied London appoints agent for ‘Next Generation’ XYZ scheme

Posted on 18 May, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Allied London has named the agent who will lead the campaign to attract tenants to its pioneering XYZ Manchester office building. OBI Property’s Will Lewis — who has worked with Allied since 2009 — is now on the hunt for commercial and retail... Read More

Interest high in Government-backed Lichfield Industrial Park

Posted on 15 May, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

The developer behind Staffordshire’s first industrial and warehouse park funded through an £82.2m Government growth deal has confirmed the project is on course for an October opening. Work on the flagship Liberty Park scheme at Lichfield started in... Read More

‘Black Spider Letters’ reveal Royal lobbying against Smithfield proposals

Posted on 14 May, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

The Prince of Wales’ opinions on contemporary architecture are well known, and have even given rise to the annual Carbuncle Cup which is awarded to the UK’s ugliest new building. However the so called “black spider letters” unveiled this week,... Read More

High occupier demand anticipated for latest Urban Splash scheme

Posted on by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The agents appointed to market the latest scheme by award winning regeneration company Urban Splash are anticipating high demand from businesses looking for space in Manchester’s Northern Quarter. Urban Splash began work on the redevelopment of... 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.