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.


London Assembly calls on Boris to rethink approach to Tall Buildings

Posted on 6 November, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The London Assembly has unanimously agreed a motion calling on Mayor Boris Johnson to rethink his approach to tall buildings. The Assembly has expressed its concern about the impact on the London skyline of the 230 skyscrapers currently in the... Read More

Cardiff Central Square to become Gateway to Wales

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Cardiff City Council has unveiled a master plan to add more than a million square feet of commercial and retail space to a redesigned Central Square. The ambitious scheme — part of a regeneration partnership between City of Cardiff Council and local... Read More

Transport Giant signs deal for DIRFT II Logistics Centre

Posted on 3 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Prologis — the global leader in industrial real estate — has signed a 420,000 sq ft  build-to-suit deal with Eddie Stobart Logistics, one of Britain’s largest transport, storage and handling companies. The rail-connected facility will be... Read More

Developer sought to Breathe Life into Phoenix 10 Site

Posted on 1 November, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A private development partner is being sought for a 44-acre brownfield site within the Black Country Enterprise Zone. Walsall Council and the Homes and Communities Agency (HCA), which owns the former IMI Copper Works site, have been discussing the... Read More

Bangkok Super Tower set to Scale New Heights

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

A Thai developer’s ambitious 125-storey skyscraper,which is being constructed as part of Bangkok’s central business district, will be completed in 2019. At 2017 ft, Grand Canal Land’s ‘Super Tower’ will be the tallest building in the... Read More

Manchester Office Tower given Green Light despite Conservation Concerns

Posted on 31 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A scheme that will see a former bank headquarters replaced with a state-of-the-art commercial tower has been approved by Manchester planners. The go-ahead for the 17-storey block on the city’s Mount Street was granted despite concerns its height... Read More

Demand spurs release of latest Pacific Quay Development Land

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

Scottish Enterprise has rolled out its latest 10-acre commercial development plan for Glasgow’s landmark Pacific Quay. Triggered by an increase in enquiries from developers and investors, the latest land release — within the 128-acre Pacific Quay... Read More

Tamworth Centurion Park Expansion Approved

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As property values throughout the country begin to edge towards pre-recession levels, local authorities are keen to approve developments which could boost local economies. This has seen North Warwick Borough Council give the green light to an extension of the... Read More

Leeds Enterprise Zone attracts burst of Development Activity

Posted on 30 October, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Hundreds of new jobs are in the pipeline as Leeds’ landmark urban enterprise zone witnesses the start of four major industrial projects — with three more awaiting consent. Work is already underway on two separate projects for Wilton Developments,... Read More

Redevelopment Plans revealed for Burgess Hill Shopping Centre

Posted on 29 October, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Developer New River Retail hopes to bring a multiplex cinema, numerous retail and restaurant outlets and several residential units to Burgess Hill in Sussex through a mixed-use complex partly on the site of the existing Martlets shopping centre. New... 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.