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.
Consumers have continued to up their spending on luxury items as the economy recovers which, along with the retail industry, has hugely benefited operators of leisure businesses across the country. This week, developer Birchall Estates has confirmed that... Read More
St Paul's Developments has been chosen to deliver a logistics and warehousing hub on a 44-acre "oven ready" site in South Yorkshire. Named as development partner by the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), the Rotherham-based company is expected to... Read More
Nine years after it was first suggested, Sheffield planners are expected to approve a £65m scheme to give the city its own Chinese commercial and social hub. A consortium of six Chinese investors settled on Sheffield — and decided to build on a... Read More
According to the 2014 International Construction Costs Report, the cost of construction within Central London is the highest in the world. Construction consultant Arcadis has compared building costs in a total of 43 countries and discovered that the... Read More
Planners have rubber-stamped the master plan for a new £107m bioscience hub at AstraZeneca’s former Alderley Park site in Cheshire. It's claimed the scheme could create as many as 7,000 jobs. Last year the pharmaceutical giant confirmed it was... Read More
Major retail and leisure developments were something of a trend in 2014 and seem set to continue this year thanks to the continuing improvements within the economic climate. This has allowed the debate over the future of the former Morrisons headquarters in... Read More
Hammerson has announced that three top restaurants have agreed terms to join its new £70 million Southampton WestQuay Watermark development, with each restaurant making their debut within the city. The restaurants, which will take occupation of space... Read More
Exactly two years after it secured multi-million backing for its 317,000 sq ft City of London office scheme Aldgate Developments has accepted a second cash injection. This time the US private equity firm Starwood Capital is investing £200m in the... Read More
As consumers continue to channel additional spending into luxuries, retailers are keen to take up space in destinations which attract a high level of footfall. This has seen shopping centre owners invest heavily into growth and modernisation, with The Mall at... Read More
Large retail developments are increasingly focusing upon attracting a wider range of retailers to benefit customers as the economic recovery continues to gather pace. At The Octagon shopping centre in Burton, the owners feel that this will be best achieved by... Read More
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.
