In a bid to attract talent from the North West’s nuclear sector, the company behind plans for the £38bn Suffolk power station has established a base at One New York Street.

Located off Lister Lane and comprising a single “dilapidated dwelling”, the 2.3-acre site could be brought back into use as homes for the elderly by the experienced provider.

Anwyl and Castle Green Homes have proposed 130 and 315 properties respectively, with both applications due before the county council’s planning committee next Wednesday.

Rowland is among the most active housebuilders in the region at present. In recent weeks and months, the developer has lodged plans for projects in Chorley, Mickle Trafford, Brinscall, and Bolton.

The local authority’s planning committee voted to refuse the application on the grounds of additional pressure on local schools and congestion.

The first phase of 897 homes at Mayfield in Manchester and the 2,700 due to come forward as part of the next wave of development at MediaCity will not be on site for at least another 12 months, the ...

Place North West is teaming up with Nick Rusling, the former owner of the Manchester Marathon, for a 5.5-kilometre run and a two-kilometre walk at Heaton Park on 21 May as part of a year-long campaign ...