CCL appointed at 331-home Bicycle Works

A former Nottinghamshire industrial storage site will become a three-storey apartment block for over 55’s, after plans were approved by councillors in Ashfield.

The first phase of a project to improve streets, public spaces and footpaths in Stourbridge has been submitted to the combined authority for funding approval.

Commercial property consultancy Jones Hargreaves has launched an in-house fire consultancy from its Birmingham offices

Once a centre for engineering and art education, one of Wolverhampton’s most significant historic buildings has stood vacant for nearly three decades.

Birmingham City Council has warned housing association GreenSquare Accord that future partnerships with the authority could be at risk unless it resolves a bitter dispute with a housing co-operative over an affordable housing scheme in Stirchley.

Plans to reduce the ‘significant threat’ posed to Hanley by retail destinations such as Festival Park and Wolstanton Retail Park are included in the latest development plan for Stoke-on-Trent.

Plans to build 60 homes in north Shropshire have been approved, despite residents objections over traffic concerns.

A fast food chain and a coffee shop drive-thru could be heading for the east of Derby, along with a terrace of retail units, under plans submitted to the city council this week.

Towns and cities in seven West Midlands areas could receive a boost under an initiative designed to tackle ‘hollowed out high streets’.