Approval bagged for £59m Swadlincote leisure, offices

A pair of proposals for around 100 homes each are recommended for approval, along with the redevelopment of Perryfields Academy.  

The city will submit its 2043 proposals to the government by December, according to papers poised to be approved by the city council’s cabinet next week.

A former East Midlands nightclub site with planning permission for a 170-bedroom hotel has gone up for sale this week.

Average rents across the Midlands are now approaching the £1,000-per-month mark, according to new research from estate and lettings agency John Shepherd.

A 3.2-acre site in Parkfield is set to become a superstore and a 17 new houses in place of the now-demolished former FA Gills abattoir.

Construction is now under way at six warehouse units in Walsall, part of a 91,100 sq ft industrial and logistics scheme.

Plans to develop four derelict brownfield sites in Wolverhampton into a green manufacturing hub are set to take a significant step forward, with the release of a £6.25m grant poised for approval next week.

Plans to build a 109,000 sq ft distribution warehouse in the north of the city have been given the go-ahead by council planners, after the firm behind the proposals warned they could head elsewhere if the scheme was refused.

Rolex and Goldsmiths will move into a flagship store in Bridlesmith Gate, with the store expected to open in time for Christmas trading.