Property briefs: Ainscough Strategic Land, Hurstwood, and more
AINSCOUGH Strategic Land (ASL) has won planning permission for 166 houses on a 17-acre site near Macclesfield.
The Leigh-based developer bought the open land between Manchester Road and Tytherington Business Park from Allied Irish Bank in October.
London-based Hadley Development Solutions gained planning consent for a hotel and nine office units in 2010 – despite opposition from residents. The land has been identified in the Macclesfield Town Vision as an area for development.
Ainscough has also won consent for its part in one of the largest residential schemes ever promoted in the East Midlands – a 2,500-home urban extension on 321-acre Greenfield site at Barwell, near Hinkely, Leicestershire. Ainscough is working with Barwood Developments and Taylor Wimpey on the scheme.
Manchester-based planning consultant How Planning advised Ainscough on both projects.
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HURSTWOOD subsidiary Crystal said it had received a high level of interest from investors in its Bolton student accommodation scheme.
Crystal Property and Land was granted planning permission to convert 30 Mawdsley Street, the former Mechanics’ Institute, into 37 student rooms in February.
Crystal development surveyor Andrew McCormack said: “Having secured planning consent to convert this building into student accommodation, we were very confident that we could bring this building back into use.
“Our in-house development team have put together a scheme and we have been encouraged by the level of interest from investors who would like to purchase the building. We believe the interest demonstrates a step in the right direction for Bolton and Mawdsley Street which is likely to result in investment in the town centre which in turn will bring about positive change for Bolton.”
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WORK on a £13m hospital in Altrincham has officially begun, with a groundbreaking event.
The 75,000 sq ft hospital, on Railway Street, is being developed by Pochin Property in partnership with Citybranch on behalf of the Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (CMFT).
The four-storey hospital will include a minor injuries unit, outpatient consultation and treatment rooms, physiotherapy, X-ray, ultrasound and blood testing services. It will replace the existing Altrincham Hospital.
Pochin’s chief executive John Moss said: “The development of a new Altrincham Hospital is of great importance to the surrounding area, and we’re delighted that the partnership has been able to secure the delivery of additional space for local patients.”
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Liverpool ONE’s commercialisation team has won an award at the inaugural British Council of Shopping Centre’s Opal Awards, which celebrate excellence in commercialisation.
It won in the media category for a campaign to support the Bodies Revealed exhibition, which was hosted by Liverpool ONE from September 2012 to January.
A special “bio-chalk” was used to form a trail around Liverpool ONE that would drive visitors to the exhibition. Everyone who took a photograph of the street advertising to the box office received a discount on the entry price.
The campaign ran for three weeks during November and December and Liverpool One said it brought an additional 2,658 visitors to Bodies Revealed.
Cathy Maddock, commercialisation manager, said: “We are delighted to have won this award for what was a highly successful commercial partnership that demonstrates what can be achieved with some imagination. Working with Eco-Street Adverts and Bodies Revealed, Liverpool ONE produced a creative campaign that focused on the innovative use of space, resource and budget to deliver measurable results and an impressive return on investment.”
