Building Briefs: Muse Developments; Carter Towler; Dacres Commercial; NG Bailey

MUSE Developments has asked for planning permission for the new Leeds headquarters of KPMG.

The 60,000 sq ft building will be part of a wider development on land currently used as a car park on Sovereign Street.

Development director David Wells said: “We are pleased to have submitted a detailed planning application for Sovereign Street which subject to a positive planning decision will enable Muse and our partners to deliver one of the few pre-let, Grade A, office buildings to be proposed in the city over the next few years.”

If permission is granted, building work will start next summer with KPMG moving into the new office block in 2015.

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CARTER TOWLER has sold a former manufacturing facility in Bradford on behalf of Solaglas.

The 30,400 sq ft site on Bowling Old Lane was being marketed for £575,000 and was sold to chemical firm Rialco.

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DACRES Commercial has completed a string of retail lettings in Skipton.

The five deals included a property on Newmarket Street which is now occupied by Ken Varey’s Outdoor World after its opening by Coronation Street actor William Roache.

Jeff Crabtree, from Dacres Commercial in Skipton, said: “These recent lets indicate the ongoing popularity and long term appeal of the town’s commercial property offering.

“Whilst some towns are struggling, Skipton is maintaining its appeal as a town for businesses to expand into. Retailers are enticed by the loyal local population and the large number of tourists, both of which are attracting new retailers and investors to this lovely Dales setting.”

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NG Bailey has started work at a new dairy being built for Arla in Aylesbury.

The Leeds-based firm has been constructing a main services distribution corrider using 17 pre-fabricated modules.

When completed, the £150m dairy will be the biggest in Europe and one of the most environmentally advanced in the world. NG Bailey has been contracted to provide all mechanical and electrical work, as well as the facilities management contract