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.


Group claims “Millions” available for Sheffield Retail Quarter

Posted on 9 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A business consortium has unveiled multi-million pound plans to transform a five-acre site in the centre of Sheffield into a retail quarter. Chaired by a former chief executive of Vickers Defence Systems, John Crowther, the Sheffield Retail Development... Read More

Road to Wigan Pier regeneration cleared as Developer is confirmed

Posted on 7 January, 2015 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Its name is known to many thanks to George Orwell’s 1937 book about working class life in the north of England, The Road to Wigan Pier. But today the area is a step closer to a major regeneration scheme after a developer was chosen to transform the canal... Read More

New Business Park to be Built Near East Midlands Airport

Posted on 6 January, 2015 by Chris Grigorovsky under Commercial Developments

Litton property group, a Derbyshire based developer, has proposed plans to create a brand new business park, situated near East Midlands airport. The 3.9 acre site near the M1 is located in North West Leicestershire, and has planning permission for a new... Read More

Developers “Confident” Over City’s Regeneration Plans

Posted on 5 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments

A West Midlands council says it has received an "enthusiastic" response from developers after it appealed for city centre regeneration proposals. Wolverhampton Council invited regional and national companies to put forward outline plans for the revival of... Read More

Planners Allow Food Stores On “Bulky Goods” Retail Park

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Business News, Commercial Developments

Cheshire-based Morbaine has been given approval to include food outlets within its latest Scottish retail park. It had already secured outline consent for 55,000sq ft of non-food outlets at its Fort William development. Planning officials had recommended... Read More

Peel floats its own Wirral Waters Scheme

Posted on 2 January, 2015 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Two more large scale projects have been unveiled for the Wirral Waters scheme, the multi-billion pound Peel Group regeneration vision for Merseyside's Wirral Peninsula. The first is being proposed by Peel itself — the real estate and transport group... Read More

Why Mixed-Use is becoming a staple of New Construction

Posted on 29 December, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments, Worldwide Property News

Mixed-use and transit-oriented developments are becoming a staple of new construction across the US Southeast. Mixed-use buildings are now so popular that it is becoming increasingly rare to see a new office building being constructed without either a... Read More

Blackburn switch for Festive Lighting Company

Posted on 23 December, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

An international festive lighting company that provides almost half of Britain's civic and corporate Christmas displays is transfering its UK base to Lancashire. Headquartered in Innsbruck, Austria — and with independently run subsidiaries in 28... Read More

Unnamed Investor backs Airport City Distribution Hub

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has unveiled plans for a landmark 260,000 sq ft distribution hub within the city's enterprise zone. The Airport City scheme is expected to create hundreds of jobs. Submitted jointly with logistics developer Stoford —... Read More

Trade Counter go-ahead for Wigan Pit Site

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

CRT Property Developments — the organisation charged with regenerating former coalfields — has been granted permission to build a trade counter complex on a former Wigan pit site. A subsidiary of the Coalfields Regeneration Trust, CRT wants to... 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.