Dan Whelan

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Dan Whelan

Richard Allan has left Irwin Mitchell after five years to join a rival firm. Gateley Legal has appointed Allan as legal director in its construction team. He will work alongside 220 colleagues out of the firm’s Manchester office. Allan will lead on dispute resolution in the construction, engineering, and energy sectors as well as providing advice to clients on fire safety issues in light of the Building Safety Act.

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Dan Whelan

An apartment block rising to 11 storeys on the site of the former Riley’s building on King Street is expected to get the green light next week. Applicant Properties Ade 4, headed up by Mohammed and Saeed Aldallal, is already underway with the demolition of the former snooker hall and is seeking permission to build a 120-apartment block in its stead. Oldham Council has recommended the project for approval ahead of its planning committee meeting next week.

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Dan Whelan

Salford City Council wants to deliver 273 homes within the first phase of the redvelopment of the town’s shopping centre. The Greater Manchester Combined Authority will provide £2.75m from its brownfield housing fund to support the first phase of the Eccles regeneration project. According to a GMCA report, phase one will feature 215 homes for market sale and 56 designated as affordable, which is capped at 80% of market rate. Salford City Council was contacted for comment.

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Dan Whelan

A student scheme on Lower Gill Street developed less than 10 years ago is set to be transformed into emergency housing after the city council approved a charity’s plans for the building. Charity and housing provider YMCA Together lodged plans to convert the six-storey Pembroke Studios earlier this year amid dwindling demand from students. Developed in 2016 by Barry Ramm, the scheme, provides 61 student studios as well as 33 short-term lets on the upper two floors.

1 week ago | placenorthwest.co.uk | Dan Whelan

Event Summary Place North’s invitation-only briefing on the Wednesday morning at UKREiiF explored one of the biggest and most enduring obstacles the property and development industry is seeking to overcome – society’s distrust of the sector. This event, held at the Marriott hotel in Leeds, was sponsored by Placefirst, Close Brothers Property Finance, Onward Homes, Brabners, DACI, Stantec, Yardi, Morgan Sindall ConstructionandArbtech.