Cheshire East Council has completed the second phase of the Handforth road improvement scheme two and a half weeks ahead of schedule. Work began on 8th January to deliver enhanced enhanced cycling and pedestrian provision, with wider footways, new drainage, kerbing, road markings and additional … [Read more...]
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Work starts on latest phase of Handforth highway improvements
Cheshire East Council has begun the latest phase of highway improvements to roads in Handforth to enhance provision for cyclists and pedestrians. Cheshire East Council completed the first stage of works between Spath Lane in Handforth and the A555 Manchester Airport Link Road ahead of schedule in … [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...]
Key construction sectors poised for recovery, finds industry monitor
Planning activity in the key sectors is showing signs of an upturn in the economy according to construction industry monitor, Glenigan. Analysis by Glenigan has found that there is a significant volume of schemes in the UK expected to start in the next 12 months in the key sectors of … [Read more...]
New training schemes launch to improve skills in low-carbon heating
Two new government-backed training schemes have launched that could see up to 12,000 people in England gain skills in installing insulation and low-carbon heating. Up to 8,000 people, including current installers and those new to the industry, will be able to develop skills needed to retrofit … [Read more...]
Planning approval for Macclesfield apartment scheme
Cheshire East Council has approved plans for 47 apartments and two retail units to be built on the site of the derelict Old Kings Head pub on Chestergate in Macclesfield town centre. Plans will see the existing structures on the site demolished, with a four-storey apartment building built in … [Read more...]
£1.6 million upgrade complete at Wilmslow Station
£1.6 million worth of restoration work to Wilmslow Station's Victorian platform canopies has now completed after work began in February 2022. Network Rail teams have been undertaking the upgrades across all four platforms at the station, which first opened in 1842. When repair work began at the … [Read more...]
New plans announced to accelerate development of new homes
Housing and Levelling Up Secretary, Michael Gove, has set out new plans to accelerate the development of new homes in areas where there is already local consent. Proposals aim to focus new development on inner-city and urban areas, rather than eroding countryside at the edges of towns, as well as … [Read more...]
Work begins on latest phase of Manchester Airport’s £1.3 billion Transformation Programme
Manchester Airport, along with lead contractor Mace, has begun construction on the latest key phase of its £1.3 billion Transformation Programme. This second and final phase of the Transformation Programme project will see the construction of a new pier to connect to Terminal 2. The new pier will … [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...]
Macclesfield schools receive books from Bellway
Housebuilder Bellway has marked World Book Day with donations of £200 to two local primary schools in Macclesfield, close to its Weaver Green development. Children from Whirley Primary on Whirley Road and Broken Cross Academy on Parkett Heyes Road in Macclesfield were invited to the development … [Read more...]
Poynton Relief Road opens to traffic from March 6th
The Poynton Relief Road is to open to traffic from Monday 6th March, after construction on the bypass began in Autumn 2020. A ceremony to mark the completion of the £53 million route will take place on 3rd March, when a cycle and footway will open to cyclists and pedestrians, with motor vehicles … [Read more...]