Nottinghamshire seeks to offload former school field

Plans to create a public body to push through some of the city’s largest regeneration projects took a step forward today, after the formal boundary for a mayoral development corporation was agreed.

Langcroft’s acquisition of the Beechdale site paves the way for one of Nottingham’s most significant regeneration projects, three months after planning was approved for the scheme.

Erdgard and Richardson have unveiled their second large industrial and logistics scheme in quick succession, after submitting plans for a three-unit industrial development in Northampton.

Real estate firm Savills has promoted four staff to director roles across its West Midlands business as part of a wider round of internal moves.

MPs and business leaders have warned the government that significant investment is at risk of being lost to other regions, unless improvements are made to a motorway junction near the East Midlands Freeport regeneration scheme.

Regeneration consultancy AspinallVerdi has been commissioned to begin soft market testing for a key regeneration plot in Tamworth’s Gungate regeneration quarter.

The Staffordshire-based housebuilder has appointed Sarah Sargeant as sales director, as the company looks to support its growth plans across the Midlands.

More than 100 new homes will be built on an overgrown industrial site on a street corner in east Birmingham, after developer Home Nation reached an agreement on affordable housing targets with the city council.

Japanese restaurant Panko & Sushi will open its doors at Goods Yard this week, becoming the first food business to move in at the 174-home Potteries regeneration project.