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 joint venture company has submitted plans for the first phase development of a multi-million pound logistics and manufacturing hub in Yorkshire. The London-headquartered Evans Property Group and Keyland Developments, a sister company of Yorkshire... Read More
PlaceFirst — a developer better known for regenerating empty houses — is dipping its toes into the commercial market with the conversion of a Victorian bath house to a business hub. The Didsbury-based company acquired Ashton Old Baths, which have... Read More
The demolition of a 1950s Edinburgh office block — ignored by thousands of passers-by — has attracted the attention of historians after claims that a 200-year-old wine cellar belonging to one of Scotland’s most prominent thinkers may well be intact... Read More
With Manchester quickly becoming one of the leading cities for growth and innovation in the UK, local authorities have been examining means of boosting its reputation for excellence in education and training. This has led to Nuffield Health being granted... Read More
Councillors in Leeds have this week overwhelmingly thrown their support behind a project to create a six storey office block in the city centre. The development, situated on a plot currently being used as a car park, is a joint venture between... Read More
Silverstein Properties' $2.3 billion development of Richard Rogers’ 3 World Trade Center has taken a major step forward after the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey gave the go-ahead for an amendment to the financial agreement between the two... Read More
Despite a £16m plunge in the value of its property portfolio, Urban Splash — the company behind Birmingham’s landmark Rotunda and Fort Dunlop regeneration projects — has at last crept back into the black. The Manchester-based firm, which rose to... Read More
A prime London site that has lain dormant for more than a decade looks set to get new high-rise development at the third attempt. The first application to build on the site at 20 Blackfriars was submitted in 2002 but knocked back after a public... Read More
Stoke-on-Trent,which last year saw 14 international companies move into the area, is hoping new links with China will attract inward investment and create hundreds of jobs. Already one of the fastest growing areas of the UK, the city is now courting... Read More
The second phase of the redevelopment of Longbridge has been approved. The latest scheme involving St Modwen’s 468 acre site, the former home of MG Rover, will see the construction of a 150,000 sq ft Marks & Spencer store along with 45,000 sq ft of... 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.
