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.


Newry Business Leaders demand Review of Retail Hub Decision

Posted on 26 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Retailers and business leaders in a Northern Ireland city are demanding a judicial review of a  decision to allow a superstore less than two miles from a thriving high street. Newry Chamber of Commerce and Trade had pressed for a public inquiry into... Read More

Business Campus plans for Cold War Airbase unveiled

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A multi-million pound plan to transform a former NATO airbase into a business campus could create as many as 8,000 new jobs, its developer has claimed. Urban and Civic, owners of the disused RAF and USAF airfield at Alconbury has already received... Read More

Euro-Cash funding for Teesside High-Tech Incubator

Posted on 25 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A state-of-the-art project to make Teesside one of country’s “digital business capitals” is being extended after receiving more than £4m in British and European grants. The Boho Five building at Middlehaven is the latest addition to... Read More

Grant secures Flagship Development for Muse

Posted on 24 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

A £2.5m local authority sponsored grant has kick-started the construction of a 110-acre Yorkshire distribution and manufacturing development. Leeds City Council brokered the financing deal — with cash from the Government’s Building Foundations for... Read More

Birmingham Post-War Office Tower awarded Listed Status as Renewal gets into Gear

Posted on 22 August, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Birmingham landmark Alpha Tower has been handed Grade II listed building status by English Heritage. The award was granted in recognition of the skyscraper’s status as “one of the most aesthetically successful" office buildings in the... Read More

Edinburgh East End to benefit from £100 million Revamp

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Edinburgh is one of the UK’s most popular tourist destinations, with thousands of visitors flocking to the city every year. Yet while the city centre remains attractive for tourists and residents alike, retailers in the East End have voiced concerns over... Read More

Kent Developers Group calls for rise in Speculative Schemes

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

A group of commercial property experts based in Kent has called for businesses to invest in new projects to address a shortage of supply which could threaten economic recovery. According to the Kent Developers Group, the recent UK Commercial Market... Read More

Stanhope Scheme will “Pay Homage” to BBC Television Centre

Posted on 21 August, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments, Top Properties

Stanhope — the developer behind some of London’s most iconic regeneration and construction projects — has confirmed it is just weeks away from naming a contractor for the £400m redevelopment of the BBC Television Centre. The final two contenders... Read More

New Wirral Waters Office Block granted Planning Approval

Posted on 15 August, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Wirral Waters is poised to become one of the largest redevelopment projects in the North West, with a number of schemes already underway. The latest addition to be granted planning approval by Wirral Council is the Tower Wharf building, which will add a total... Read More

Work begins on £400 million Walsall Gigaport Scheme

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments, Uncategorised

As demand for office space spreads from London to the regions, local authorities have channelled funds and energy into examining increased possibilities for new developments. This has seen work begin on the demolition of Walsall’s Albion Tannery this week,... 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.