Tag: regeneration



Northampton Town Centre Regeneration Gathers Pace

Posted on 1 August, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

The multi-million pound redevelopment of Northampton town centre is gathering pace, with commercial property agent Prop-Search forecasting that the next twelve months will be a ‘defining period’ in the process. The regeneration encompasses six schemes... Read More

Developers Aim to Raise Crystal Palace from the Ashes

Posted on 29 July, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

A Chinese property development company hopes to rebuild the iconic Victorian building that housed the Great Exhibition. It has been confirmed that ZhongRong Holdings has opened talks with Bromley Council and the Mayor of London about a project which could... Read More

Wandsworth Ram Brewery Scheme Given Go Ahead

Posted on 28 July, 2013 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Developer Minerva has been granted permission to begin work on the Ram Brewery site in Wandsworth. The project will combine commercial and residential space seamlessly, with the total floorspace of the project totalling 1 million square... Read More

Reading Skyscraper Plans Scrapped

Posted on 24 July, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Councillors disappointed by decision to retain Thames Tower Reading councillors say they are disappointed that plans to demolish Thames Tower and replace it with a 25-storey skyscraper have been scrapped. Instead, developers LaSalle intend to re-clad and... Read More

Canary Wharf of the Railways Planned for HS2 Hub

Posted on 26 June, 2013 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Plans for a mixed use development, dubbed the ‘Canary Wharf of the railways,’ will be unveiled to the public this week. The £10 billion proposal will regenerate over 100 acres of semi-derelict sidings at Old Oak Common and is expected to create in the... Read More

Smithfield Market Plans on Public Display Today

Posted on 19 October, 2012 by Neil Bird under Commercial Developments

Plans for the commercial redevelopment of London’s Smithfield Market have met with opposition from a conservation group. Save Britain’s Heritage say the proposal to create 235,000 sq ft of offices, shops and restaurants on the site will destroy “the... Read More

More Government Cash for High Streets

Posted on 2 September, 2012 by Neil Bird under Industry News

Local Government Minister Grant Shapps is urging MPs, representing towns that missed out in the Portas Pilot competition, to apply for a share of a multi-million pound fund to improve their high streets.... Read More

New Sainsbury’s to Occupy Sheffield Bakery Site

Posted on 28 July, 2012 by Neil Bird under Business News

A new Sainsbury’s store on the site of a former bakery has been given the go ahead by Sheffield City Council.... Read More

Do Regional Art Galleries Boost the Economy?

Posted on 22 July, 2012 by Neil Bird under Economy

It is now ten years since a former industrial property on the south bank of the Tyne was transformed into a shiny temple of modern art.... Read More

Employment opportunities in Stoke-on-Trent with Coalfields Regeneration Trust and Make It Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire

Posted on 21 February, 2012 by MOVEHUT under Business News, Industry News

Coalfields Regeneration Trust National Apprenticeship Programme A charity committed to the social and economic regeneration of former mining communities has announced funding to offer young people in Stoke on Trent apprenticeship and employment... Read More