The firm behind £10m plans to redevelop Swansea's Parc Tawe retail park has won an appeal against a 12-year ban from approaching 80 well-known stores. Hammerson owns the site and was given permission by Swansea council in August 2014 for the revamp with 35 conditions imposed including the ban. The council said at the time [...]

Works have just started to construct the long-awaited completing section of Greenwich Retail Park. Following-on from the successful opening of the adjacent Sainsburys and M&S, BlackRock’s scheme has already attracted Matalan in a flagship store as well as Starbucks who will sell their wares from a high profile corner unit. Frankie and Bennys will move [...]

As part of the comprehensive redevelopment of Deepdale Retail Park, Preston RGP have designed 6 retirement bungalows on behalf of the developer, Deepdale Co Ownership Trust, which have been handed over to Community Gateway Association, the local Registered Social Landlord, as part of their elderly person portfolio. All of the units are designed to Housing [...]

Architects The Ratcliffe Groves Partnership are pleased to announce the recruitment of two members of staff, this month, to add to their growing Northern office. John Hardaker (pictured left) joins the team from Archial Norr in Leeds, while Rami Rahman is on the first step of his career as an architectural technician, supported by Bury [...]

Chris Horner, Director, based from our London office has two reasons to celebrate this month. Firstly, his son Joseph has qualified with a 2:1 in Architecture from Oxford Brookes University. Secondly, his eldest son Lewis has an exhibition of his work at the Crypt Gallery in London on the 10th-16th August. A big congratulations from [...]

Proposals have been submitted to Liverpool CC, for an upgrade to Allerton Golf Course. Ratcliffe Groves Partnership’s proposals include a refurbishment on the clubhouse, café extension and the creation of a new golf store. The current building, which is Grade II listed, was taken over by Allerton Golf Trading earlier this year on a 25 [...]

The Secretary of State, George Osbourne, has announced changes to the English Planning System, to increase house building, by removing the need for Planning Approval on some brownfield land, under a new “zonal” system. How this “zonal” system is to be defined has yet to be revealed. Other “powers” are being proposed to speed up [...]

Sunny weather and huge crowds greeted the opening of the new Marks and Spencer store at Charlton Riverside. Such was the interest that, even on a day of tube strikes, shoppers were queuing well before opening time in scenes reminiscent of the release of a new Apple gadget. Alongside a new Costa Coffee pod, this [...]

Councillors in Bury have given a resounding ‘yes’ for a new development in an area of Green Belt, which will see a dilapidated building transformed into new homes. The Hamlet in Ainsworth will be developed by Saviour Homes and will turn a redundant public house into 2 three bedroom cottages, 5 two bedroom apartments and 3 one bedroom apartments, all with [...]

Great progress is being made in the construction of a new self-storage facility designed by architects RGP. Access Self Storage aims to become the market leader in the field and demonstrate a brand that employs a high level of design and sophistication in the sector. The new facility is located adjacent to the intersection of [...]