Macclesfield based ICON Projects, in partnership with Solus Ceramics, have announced the opening of the new studio showroom at 14 Kennedy Street, Manchester. Serving as a showroom, a headquarters and an entertainment space, it occupies the ground floor and basement of the former Manchester Law … [Read more...]
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Alderley Park developer appoints new CEO
Bruntwood SciTech, property group behind the Alderley Park life sciences and technology campus, has announced the appointment of Chris Oglesby as CEO. Oglesby will take the helm at the business following a recent £500 million investment, and lead delivery of its ambitious growth … [Read more...]
Planning rules to be relaxed for solar panels on homes and businesses
Homeowners and businesses will be given greater flexibility to install rooftop solar panels to generate electricity under announced changes to planning regulations. Changes to permitted development rights rules announced by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) will … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council to update planning guidance to protect natural habitats and biodiversity
Cheshire East Council is urging developers to follow new guidelines for protecting natural habitats and promoting biodiversity. The council is conducting a four-week consultation on a draft supplementary planning document that aims to reduce the impact of new housing and commercial property … [Read more...]
Construction sector monitor reveals growth in development of new office schemes
The total value of new office schemes granted planning permission doubled on the previous year in the first three months of 2023, construction sector monitor Glenigan has revealed. Rising numbers of approved schemes, totalling £3.5 billion in the first quarter of 2023, has also seen construction … [Read more...]
Bioanalysis specialist makes move to Tytherington Business Village, Macclesfield
Bioanalysis specialist, Alderley Analytical, has relocated to a new facility on Orbit Developments' growing life sciences community at Tytherington Business Village in Macclesfield. The firm, previously located at Alderley Park, has signed a ten-year agreement for the entire 16,039 sq ft of … [Read more...]
The Colony Group to bring luxury co-working and office space to Alderley Edge
Wilmslow-based The Colony Group is to open a new co-working and luxury office space in Alderley Edge after securing £1.6 million from Stockport-based lender, Together. The property investment group has bought a 7,000 sq ft office complex in the centre of West Street, Alderley Edge, to add to its … [Read more...]
No. 11 Mereside launches at Alderley Park
The 35,000 sq ft of redeveloped workspace at No. 11 Mereside at the Alderley Park life sciences and technology campus has now been opened by Bruntwood SciTech. Completion of the new office will create more space for innovating science and technology firms to join the likes of Sai Life Sciences, … [Read more...]
200,000 sq ft of lab and office space approved at Alderley Park
Cheshire East Council has approved a planning application for 200,000 sq ft of additional lab and office space to be built at the Alderley Park life science and tech hub. Developers, Bruntwood SciTech submitted proposals to the council for further expansion at the site in Autumn last year after … [Read more...]
Cheshire East Council to install heat pumps in public buildings in bid to meet carbon neutral pledge
Cheshire East Council is continuing to make progress towards its pledge to become carbon neutral by 2025 with the installation of 14 air source heat pumps in public buildings across the borough. The pumps are being funded by a government decarbonisation scheme grant and two have already been … [Read more...]
Stanley Green self-storage facility to be rebuilt after fire
After being destroyed by fire in 2022, plans have been submitted to rebuild the Armadillo self-storage facility off the A34 at Stanley Green, near Handforth. Site owners, Orbit Investments (part of the Alderley Edge-headquartered Emerson Group of companies, which includes commercial landlord … [Read more...]
Bruntwood SciTech’s Alderley Park launches newest workspace offer at Glasshouse
Bruntwood SciTech, the property provider behind the Alderley Park life sciences and tech campus, has announced the launch of Nest, a new workspace offer at the Cheshire hub. Situated within Glasshouse, Nest will house a new coworking space, as well as up to 7,500 sq ft of managed office space … [Read more...]