Estates Gazette MIPIM UK round-up 2016

MIPIM UK – 19-21 October 2016 The latest news, comment, videos and podcasts covering MIPIM UK 2016 Tweet #mipimuk Follow @EstatesGazette Click below to see the news and debates coverage OUT NOW [caption id="attachment_864693" align="aligncenter" width="250"] Click here to read the digital edition of Estates Gazette’s MIPIM Day 3 News[/caption] TOP STORIES – THE BEST OF DAY TWO [caption id="attachment_864506" align="alignright" width="175"] Click here to read the Day 2 MIPIM UK digital edition[/caption] Pete Waterman backs Crewe’s high-speed rail vision The man responsible for the biggest hits in British pop music, including Kylie Minogue’s I Should Be So Lucky, presented ambitions for the Crewe high-speed rail hub to a throng of conference-goers UK Central initiative high-level plans to go public A high-level plan outlining the detailed vision for the multi-million pound UK Central initiative is to be unveiled in December Retailers will take fewer, but larger stores CBRE’s Andrew Phipps talks future of retail and how to sell a £300 hairdryer Leeds offers quartet for redevelopment Leeds City Council has launched the sale of a £4m prime city centre development site and an 86,745 sq ft trio of heritage buildings Sheffield unveils £28bn infrastructure plan A £28bn plan to underpin the economic growth of the Sheffield city region, creating 70,000 new jobs and 6,000 new businesses, was unveiled yesterday Liverpool reveals £2bn Knowledge Quarter plans at MIPIM UK Plans for the 450-acre Knowledge Quarter in Liverpool, which encompasses Liverpool John Moores University, the University of Liverpool, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and the new Royal Liverpool University Hospital, will be officially launched at MIPIM UK today TOP STORIES – THE BEST OF DAY ONE Developers facing UK postcode planning lottery New research reveals the discrepancy in resourcing and productivity across council departments [caption id="attachment_864263" align="alignleft" width="200"] Click here to read the MIPIM UK Day 1 digital edition[/caption] Sadek takes the helm at Northern Gateway UK Regeneration chief executive Jackie Sadek has been appointed chair of the Northern Gateway Development Zone Brexit means downsizing in London Banks will downsize in the capital in the wake of Brexit, says Sir Howard Davies, chairman of Royal Bank of Scotland Guy Hands: Accept hard Brexit The UK needs to “accept hard Brexit and get on with it”, Guy Hands said in his keynote speech at MIPIM UK Infrastructure: Regions miss out Focus on large-scale infrastructure has missed opportunities in the regions Barwell: statutory duty for authorities to have local plan in place The Neighbourhood Planning Bill will confirm a statutory duty for authorities to have a local plan in place and give the housing and planning minster powers to make councils work together, according to Gavin Barwell Midlands engine here to stay The Northern Powerhouse and the Midlands Engine, both areas earmarked for the most dramatic growth, are not going away, according to industry heavyweights Listen to Sir Howard Davies’ speech at MIPIM UK First look: Thorpe Park Leeds The Scarborough International Properties and Legal & General Capital joint venture has released a fly-through video of its 1.4m sq ft mixed-use development at Thorpe Park Leeds. Gavin Barwell: Infrastructure needs PRS Minister for housing and planning Gavin Barwell says the government wants to depoliticise decision making around the UK’s large infrastructure projects and grow a mixed tenure approach to speed up house building. Sheffield unveils growth plan A £28bn plan to underpin the economic growth of the Sheffield City Region, creating 70,000 jobs and 6,000 businesses, was unveiled at MIPIM UK today. What to expect at MIPIM UK 2016 Seven things you need to see at MIPIM UK From keynote speeches to cocktails with footballers, EG maps out what you should be doing at this year’s MIPIM UK. Click here to find out what’s in store MIPIM UK announces awards shortlist The year’s best buildings, developers, regeneration projects and architects have been selected for this year’s MIPIM UK Awards MIPIM UK 2016 EG debates schedule The programme of events hosted by Estates Gazette at MIPIM UK 2016 Click here to see all the investor guides on EG’s sister Global site Back to top