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.
A one-of-a-kind Cambridge innovation centre has been awarded £2m of Government funding less than two weeks after receiving full planning permission. The four-storey Epicentre research and development hub will be the first unit to be built at Haverhill... Read More
Although many retail developments of late have included leisure aspects, few have contained the scope of leisure space of the intended Five Towns Park near Castleford in Yorkshire. Developer Lateral Property Group has this week submitted plans to the... Read More
Telford’s Southwater One this week welcomed members of the public to view the changes made to the once run-down property, marking the first phase of the regeneration of the town centre. The new building is home to Telford and Wrekin Council’s relocated... Read More
A £300m scheme aimed at securing Chester’s place as a regional shopping destination has moved a step closer with the appointment of a design and development team. London-based real estate developer Rivington Land and architect ACME, which designed... Read More
Following a surprise slowdown in construction activity recorded during the past three months, building firms are voicing concerns over a skills shortage which could impact on both residential and commercial development. This problem is especially... Read More
After years of delays and the looming threat from an out-of-town retail rival Northampton Borough Council has “terminated” a £250m scheme to extend the town’s Grosvenor Shopping Centre. Signed in 2009 under a Liberal Democrat administration, the... Read More
With the Federation of Small Businesses claiming that two-thirds of small firms are planning to expand within the next 12 months one East Midlands town says its dwindling stock of commercial property has reached “critical” levels. “As the economy... Read More
Since the opening of the £1 billion Liverpool One shopping centre in 2008, many retail districts in surrounding areas have struggled to attract consumers in the way seen before the recession hit. However, now that economic recovery is underway, several are... Read More
A North-East developer has completed the second of a pair of business parks delayed by the credit crunch. In February the Hellens Group — which specialises in regenerating brownfield sites — finished the second phase of its Teal Farm Business... Read More
Berkshire planners are considering a scheme to transform an empty 1970s office block into the mirror image of a 19th century upstate New York skyscraper. The project, proposed by the building’s joint venture owners Brockton Capital and Landid... 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.
