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.


Plans for ‘Birmingham Canary Wharf’ unveiled

Posted on 4 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

A twenty year vision to create a global professional services hub in Birmingham has been unveiled today. The Snowhill Masterplan outlines the redevelopment of the Snow Hill and Colmore districts of the city to deliver a Midland’s rival to Canary... Read More

Profit Surge for Regeneration Specialist St Modwen

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments

Just days after it announced it was about to start work on its latest £1bn regeneration project, developer St Modwen has reported a record breaking 68 per cent rise in its annual profits. In its accounts to the end of last November, the Birmingham-based... Read More

Richmondshire District Council gives go-ahead to Designer Retail Park

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

While shopping centres and high streets nationwide continue to post more positive footfall results than have been seen since the beginning of the financial crisis, data from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) indicates that out of town retail parks are still... Read More

Nando’s and Five Guys add to Hammerson’s WestQuay Watermark Offer

Posted on 3 February, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Nando's and American burger restaurant Five Guys have signed up for space at Hammerson’s £70 million Westquay Watermark development in Southampton. Five Guys will be occupying 3,960 sq ft on the upper level, for what will be the brand’s first... Read More

Crowd Funding Platform offers Individual Investors a $5,000 Slice of 3 World Trade Center

Posted on by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments, Top Properties, Worldwide Property News

Fundrise, a leading real estate crowd funding platform, is offering individual investors the opportunity to own a slice of 3 World Trade Center. In what is described as a one-of-a-kind investment opportunity, small investors will be able to buy a... Read More

St Modwen’s Burton Retail Park gets Green Light

Posted on by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Planners at East Staffordshire Borough Council have approved the development of a new retail park in Burton. Developed by St Modwen, Branston Square will feature 5 retail stores, a 58 space car park facility and a community garden, which will have public... Read More

Interest high in proposed Durham Trade and Retail Park

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A North-East entrepreneur, who last year unveiled plans for a £10m County Durham trade and retail park, says he is confident the scheme will be approved "within weeks". Andrew Ward — a one-time market trader who is now managing director of customised... Read More

New Leisure Development planned for Stoke-on-Trent City Centre

Posted on 30 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Stoke-on-Trent city centre will soon welcome a new £10 million development which will add three family restaurants and a pub to the North Staffordshire leisure offering. Characin Developments will construct the new development on a plot of derelict... Read More

New Owners seek to fast track 103 Colmore Row Scheme

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As rents continue to rise in prime business locations, developers are increasingly keen to modernise or redevelop properties in order to create a greater supply of Grade A office space. This has been the case at 103 Colmore Row in Birmingham, where new... Read More

Student Accommodation planned for Birmingham Industrial Estate

Posted on 29 January, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

It has been reported that a former industrial estate in Selly Oak is to undergo a £10.75 million redevelopment, which will deliver brand new student accommodation. The project, which is scheduled to be opened by September 2015, was negotiated by North... 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.