West Northants confirms replacement chief executive

Plans to build 165 homes on a former Birmingham masonic lodge which burned down in 2019 have been given the thumbs up by council planners.

A number of city centre projects look set to receive a cash boost, as the city council decides how to spend £10m of legacy funding from the government’s Growing Places Fund.

The developer has bolstered its team in Northampton with two senior appointments, boosting capacity to six planning specialists across the Midlands and Manchester.

Forward funding for the flagship Bicycle Works development has been completed, taking RLAM’s build-to-rent portfolio past 1,500 homes.

The firm behind a planned six-storey residential block wants the city council to forego up to £550,000 of developer contributions to make the scheme viable.

Balfour Beatty VINCI has signed off on three major structures on the approach to Interchange station, with Balsall Common, Marsh Farm and River Blythe viaducts now structurally complete.

Work on a purpose-built £30m addiction facility is now under way in Arnold, with completion earmarked for the end of next year.

Work has begun on a speculative extension at Europark, with a 36,000 sq ft industrial and warehouse development set to be completed early next year.

Clinical storage specialist, GXPS, will take on a 41,000 sq ft unit in Northamptonshire – set to become the US firm’s third facility in the UK.