Tag: Retail Property



Designer Village Plans promise Biggest West Midland’s Retail Development in Decades

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

Plans have been unveiled for a multi-million pound designer outlet village at Cannock. If approved the Staffordshire scheme would house up to 130 shops and create hundreds of jobs. The project — earmarked for a site next to Mill Green Nature Reserve... Read More

Crown Estate bids for Leicester Retail Park

Posted on 23 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Sales and Lets

With more than £1bn of prestige retail property across Britain currently up for sale it’s emerged that The Crown Estate is a leading bidder for one of the country’s biggest out-of-town shopping parks. Bids for Leicester’s Fosse Shopping Park —... Read More

Retail and Leisure Development proposed for Northallerton

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

As the economy continues to recover, developers are increasingly seeking commercial property opportunities in regional areas, both in the form of new and redevelopment projects. This is giving towns such as Northallerton in North Yorkshire access to... Read More

UK’s “Worst Shopping District” to be Redeveloped

Posted on 22 June, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

A London shopping precinct, named as “Britain’s worst shopping district” by the BBC, is being redeveloped in order to encourage local consumers to spend within the area. Although Leegate Shopping Centre in Lee, enjoyed popularity when it first... Read More

China Building Half of World’s Shopping Malls

Posted on 20 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Worldwide Property News

Communist or former communist states are proving the hungriest when it comes to developing western-style shopping malls — with China leading the pack with almost 19 million sq ft of retail space under construction. According to the international real... Read More

Retail Park plans rejected by Maidstone Councillors

Posted on 19 June, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

Maidstone councillors have refused to grant planning permission for an out of town shopping centre located in Newnham Court. The plans, submitted by Land Securities, would have seen the area receive an £85 million investment, with the proposed centre... Read More

Carillion wins Contract for Birmingham Paradise Circus Regeneration

Posted on by Kirsten Kennedy under Commercial Developments

The Paradise Circus regeneration is set to become one of the biggest commercial developments to take place in Birmingham over the next few years, with £500 million worth of investment being channelled into the scheme by a number of different backers.... Read More

Chester Shopping Centre Renovation attracts new Tenants

Posted on 18 June, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Business News

As shopping centres throughout the country continue to sign up for renovations designed to attract new retailer tenants, one Chester complex has already found its initiative to be a success before work has even begun. Both TK Maxx and Sports Direct have... Read More

Wolverhampton Mander Centre plans recommended for approval

Posted on 17 June, 2014 by Kirsten Kennedy under Top Properties

Plans for the redevelopment of Wolverhampton’s Mander Centre have been recommended for approval. Should the £30 million project go ahead, it will see a large portion of the centre which was previously occupied by TJ Hughes demolished. In its place, a... Read More

Sheffield “takes control” of Retail Quarter Scheme

Posted on 16 June, 2014 by Cliff Goodwin under Commercial Developments

Sheffield Council is spending £55m of its own money in an attempt to salvage the city’s doomed new Retail Quarter. The £400m project suffered a major blow last year when developer Hammerson pulled out of the shopping centre scheme. The council cash... Read More