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.
An office building right in the heart of Leeds, which has stood empty for a number of years, may be transformed into a hotel, the owners have revealed. The building in question, named City House, is located next to the train station in Leeds and is an... Read More
Manchester city planners have given the go ahead to the UK’s first airport city. The £650 million project will deliver a high quality commercial community that is expected to create over 11,000 jobs over the next ten years. The 65 acre development... Read More
The redevelopment of a Reading office building is due to begin later this month. The King’s Road property, formally occupied by Royal Sun Alliance, will undergo a multi-million pound conversion into a 10,000 sq. ft. health and fitness centre, which will... Read More
The number of tall buildings completed during 2012 fell for the first time in six years according to the Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat. In total sixty six buildings taller than 200 metres were completed globally last year compared with 82 in... Read More
The expansion of an Oxfordshire business park could boost the local economy by £10.5 million a year by the end of the decade officials believe. However, residents of nearby villages are concerned about the impact of the development and insist they have not... Read More
Plans have been announced for the regeneration of Stocksbridge district centre in Sheffield with a £46 million mixed use property development. The project will be delivered on a former industrial site off Manchester Road and will transform the area into a... Read More
The demolition of a shop famous for preparing and selling a Staffordshire delicacy will begin within weeks according to Stoke-on-Trent City Council. The Hole in the Wall, which was forced to close ten months ago as part of the city’s regeneration programme,... Read More
In his Autumn Statement, Chancellor George Osborne announced a £1 billion loan to extend the Northern Line to serve London’s forthcoming Nine Elms development. Nine Elms is an ambitious project that will transform the last remaining area of underused... Read More
Brazilian news outlets yesterday announced the death of Oscar Niemeyer, the architect whose vision helped to shape the urban landscape of the twentieth century. He died of respiratory failure in Rio de Janeiro on Wednesday aged 104. The futuristic and... Read More
Barking and Dagenham Council is urging Mayor Boris Johnson to back its bid to create a science hub in the London Borough. The council is hoping for £12 million from the regeneration pot towards the project which is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs.... 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.
