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.


Swire Hotels to deliver Multi-Use Development in Downtown Miami

Posted on 3 May, 2014 by Jodee Redmond under Commercial Developments, Worldwide Property News

Swire Hotels, the Hong Kong-based company, will expand its holdings into the U.S. market with the opening of EAST, Miami at Brickell City Centre. The hotel will be located within its $1.5 billion mixed-use development, which will open its doors to guests next... Read More

Everton identifies potential site for New Stadium

Posted on 2 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Move will be part of wider regeneration scheme Following last week’s announcement that Liverpool FC is set to expand Anfield, comes the news that neighbours Everton are, once again, looking for a site for a new stadium as part of wider regeneration plans... Read More

Edinburgh to spend £850m to regain Retail Crown

Posted on by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

In what has been described as “a red letter day for Edinburgh“ the city’s ageing St James Centre is to be flattened to make way for a futuristic £850m office and retail complex aimed at stripping Glasgow of its title as Scotland’s shopping... Read More

Business Rates hindering Speculative Development says Milton Keynes Property Firm

Posted on 1 May, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments, Economy

The issue of business rates has been one of the most controversial topics within the commercial property market for the past several years with retailers, in particular, arguing that the rising cost of non-domestic rates has been one of the key reasons for... Read More

Stalled Merseyside Schemes to get £8m Council Cash Injection

Posted on 29 April, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Liverpool City Council is committing £8.2m — almost half its regional Growing Places Fund — to kick-start nine stalled private development projects across Merseyside. The nine projects are situated in the centre of Liverpool, and at Halton,... Read More

Renovation Plans submitted for Farnborough Shopping Centre

Posted on 26 April, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Town and city centres around the country have begun to embrace the opportunities afforded by a rise in both consumer confidence and household disposable income brought about by improvements in the economy, with many undergoing extensive commercial property... Read More

Prologis to complete Heathrow Park with two units

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

Prologis is to complete its existing Heathrow industrial park with the speculative build of two logistics facilities totalling almost 140,000sq ft. Prologis Park Heathrow, close to Junction 4 of the M4 motorway, is just over a mile from the main... Read More

Multi-Million Pound Office and Retail Development Plans revealed for Grimsby

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Many regional towns and cities throughout the UK have begun to examine their commercial property options as a means of boosting the local economy amidst the investment boom benefiting the country from overseas firms. However, few have been as active as... Read More

Liverpool unveil Anfield expansion plans

Posted on 24 April, 2014 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Liverpool Football Club, which stands on the brink of winning its first league title in 24 years, has taken a major step towards the redevelopment of Anfield after unveiling its plans for the stadium. The proposal involves detailed plans to expand the... Read More

Funding kick-starts Warrington Business Incubator Hub

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

A Cheshire town has secured £1.7m of European funding to allow it to go-ahead with a new business “incubator” hub — capable of housing as many as 100 fledgling enterprises — as part of a multi-million town centre redevelopment. Warrington... 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.