West Midlands
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MEPC puts Leamington Spa shopping centre on the market for £28m
MEPC has put the Leamington Spa shopping centre on the market for £28m through Healey & Baker. The scheme comprises 11,955 sq m (128,695 sq ft) retail and 648 sq…
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Rover’s new mini to be built at Longbridge, Birmingham
BMW subsidiary, Rover will build its new mini at its sprawling Longbridge plant near Birmingham after unions agreed a three-year pay deal on pay and job guarantees last Friday.
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Guardian buys into Birmingham development
Guardian Properties has paid £8.5m for phase one of a developmentat Birmingham Business Park. The scheme,Kings Court, was built as a joint venture between Arlington and AMP AssetManagement.
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Merry Hill decision clarifies government’s planning policy
The DoE’s decision to block the extension to Merry Hill Shopping Centre in Dudley has helped clarify government planning policy, but experts are still waiting for the outcome of the…
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Government rejects plans to extend Merry Hill
The Government has refused Chelsfield’s application to extend Merry Hill Shopping Centre near Dudley by 42,000 sq m (452,100 sq ft) on the grounds that it is contrary to PPG6.
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Jurys hotel group set on English openings
Jurys Hotel Group has set its sights on opening new hotels in Manchester, Coventry and Edinburgh. The Irish hotels group currently has 15 properties.
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Government expected to axe Merry Hill extension
The £100m extension of Chelsfield’s massive Merry Hill shopping centre in Dudley is expected to be blocked by the Government in an announcement due tomorrow.
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Folkes expands out of the Black Country
West Midlands specialist Folkes Properties has acquired its first site outside the Black Country, a 3.6 ha (8.8 acre) plot on Ninian Way, Tamworth, where it plans to build an…
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AMEC gets go ahead for £50m office and leisure scheme
AMEC Developments has secured outline planning consent for a £50m multiplex-anchored leisure and business park at Castle Gate Park, Dudley. The site, off Birmingham Road, will have 24,154 sq m…
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Arlington scoops more tenants for Coventry Business Park
Arlington is close to securing deals to build up to 26,941 sq m (290,000 sq ft) of warehousing at Coventry Business Park, its 140,000 sq m (1.5m sq ft) development…
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Knight Frank plans to expand regional network with offices in Birmingham and Cardiff
Knight Frank is looking to expand its regional network in the UK with new offices in Birmingham and Cardiff. The firm is believed to already be recruiting staff to run…
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Argent plans up to 500,000 sq ft of offices in second phase of Brindleyplace, Birmingham
Argent is planning to build four separate office buildings of between 4,180 sq m (45,000 sq ft) and 37,160 sq ft (400,000 sq ft) each in the second phase of…