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Developments and Lettings Archive 2005

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Developments and Lettings News 2005
Title / Description	Date
Demolition marks start of £50m Wembley Centre redevelopment 08 Dec 2005 Scudders, the specialist demolition contractors, have started work demolishing the central section of the Wembley Central Square Shopping Centre as the first stage in the long-awaited redevelopment of the centre. ...
Bedford College takes town centre site 30 Nov 2005 St Modwen Developments Ltd has let 2,578 sq m (27,750 sq ft ) offices in the centre of Bedford to Bedford College on a five-year lease at an annual rent of £50,000. Cauldwell House, Cauldwell Street, Bedford, is being ...
St Modwen signs up Prestoplan to launch Gloucester redevelopment 30 Nov 2005 Timber housing frames company Prestoplan is to open a new manufacturing complex on St Modwen Developments’ Quedgley West industrial development, Gloucester, next year. This project launches S...
Planning consent sought for Great Homer District Centre 22 Nov 2005 A further stage has been taken in the proposed redevelopment of the Great Homer Street district centre on which there has already been extensive public consultation and comment. St Modwen Properties PLC, who recently sign...
St Modwen prepares for one million sq ft Central Birmingham development 16 Nov 2005 A one million sq ft distribution/industrial park is to be created in central Birmingham by Key Property Investments, St Modwen Properties PLC’s joint venture with Salhia Real Estate Co of Kuwait, on the former Alstom site where ...
Quinton Business Park chosen for Cannon’s regional HQ 07 Nov 2005 Canon UK Ltd has agreed terms with St Modwen Properties PLC to locate its new regional headquarters and sales office on Quinton Business Park, Birmingham, where planning consent has been granted for a 6,038 sq m ( 65,000 sq ft ) third...
Topping-out marks milestone in Edmonton Green regeneration 02 Nov 2005 The first stage of the £100 million regeneration of Edmonton Green - one of London’s largest suburban shopping centres - was marked with the topping-out of the new leisure centre and concourse. Town ce...
£40 million first phase Walsall Centre regeneration poised to start 31 Oct 2005 Norton & Proffitt, a joint venture between St Modwen Properties PLC and Goold Estates Ltd, is poised to start work on the £40 mil first phase of its major Shannons Mill regeneration scheme in Walsall. ...
Elephant & Castle office building undergoing refurbishment 31 Oct 2005 Hannibal House, the 8,361 sq m (90,000 sq ft ) 12-storey office building at the Elephant & Castle, London, is being refurbished by Key Property Investments Ltd, the joint venture between St Modwen Properties PLC and Salhia Real Es...
Letting success in High Street, Hounslow 25 Oct 2005 St Modwen Properties PLC which owns the retail shops at 1 - 83 High Street, Hounslow, are having good success in attracting new occupiers to replace former tenants. It took a surrender of a lease on 65-67, High Street, from Damart, an...
£200k refurb for Solihull’s Ice Rink 24 Oct 2005 St Modwen Properties PLC, as part of its on-going programme of improvements to Solihull’s Ice Rink, now renamed Blue Ice, is spending £200,000 on creating a new entrance and providing more restaurant space. The latest phas...
Go-ahead for Henley Business Park first phase 17 Oct 2005 St Modwen Properties PLC has obtained planning consent for a 99,000 sq ft industrial / warehousing development on its 25-acre Henley Park Industrial Estate at Normandy, near Guildford. A start is planned before Christmas on the first ...
Construction to begin on further extension to North City Shopping Centre 13 Oct 2005 Work begins later this month on the construction by St Modwen Properties PLC, of Burgess House, a £1.8 million mixed used development at North City Shopping Centre, Harpurhey, Manchester. The scheme, which comprise...
Crown Prosecution Service to move to Etruria Office Village 29 Sep 2005 The North Staffordshire office of the Crown Prosecution Service is to move next Spring into purpose-built 1,393 sq m (15,000 sq ft ) offices at Etruria Office Village which is being developed by Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd...
St Modwen clinches large automotive deal at Thurleigh 27 Sep 2005 Paragon Automotive, a bulk processor of cars for rental and contract hire companies and manufacturers, has agreed terms with Redman Heenan Properties Ltd, an investment subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, for facilities to service...
St Modwen sign Great Homer Street development agreement 27 Sep 2005 St Modwen Properties PLC and Liverpool City Council have signed a development agreement for the regeneration of the Great Homer Street area in North Liverpool. A planning application for the redevelopment of...
St Modwen sells former Brierley Crystal works site for £6.4 million 26 Sep 2005 The ten-acre former Royal Brierley Crystal works site which is to be redeveloped for housing, has been sold by St Modwen Developments Ltd to Barratt West Midlands for £6.4 million. About 180 homes are to be devel...
Rail operations re-established at Long Marston 23 Sep 2005 Rail traffic has returned to the site of the former Central Engineers Depot at Long Marston, near Stratford-upon-Avon, re-establishing a rail link with the Oxford-Worcester line that has not been used for a decade. St...
American-owned consultants move on to Quinton Business Park 22 Sep 2005 St Modwen Properties PLC has leased the building next to the company’s new headquarters on Quinton Business Park, Birmingham, to Fluor, American-owned engineering and infrastructure consultants. The firm is to oc...
St Modwen moves swiftly to achieve 110,000 sq ft Manchester letting 21 Sep 2005 Key Property Investments, a joint venture between St Modwen Properties PLC and Salhia Real Estate Company of Kuwait, completed the signing of a lease on a 10,219 sq m (110,000 sq ft ) warehouse on the Westinghouse Road Estate, in Tra...
Homes planned on former Guiseley factory site 31 Aug 2005 St Modwen Ventures Ltd, a subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, has entered into a collaboration agreement with Bellway Homes and the two firms are working together to bring forward a mixed use residential development on the 16-acr...
St Modwen successfully completes Watling Street development 31 Aug 2005 The speculative development of six business units at Watling Street Business Park, Cannock, by Redman Heenan Properties Ltd, the investment subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, is now fully let. The units totalling 1,76...
Detailed planning consent sought for Phase 1 Longbridge Technology Park 22 Aug 2005 St Modwen Developments Ltd and Advantage West Midlands have submitted a detailed planning application for the first phase of buildings on the 57-acre Longbridge Technology Park being created on part of the former MG Rover site. ...
Further development planned at Shepcote in the wake of sales 22 Aug 2005 A further phase of the Shepcote Enterprise Centre, Sheffield, is to start following the success of the speculative 2,973 sq m (32,000 sq ft ) first phase scheme which was completed in March. St Modwen Developments Ltd,...
Automotive parts supplier expands into Centre 38 19 Aug 2005 A new 6,503 sq m (70,000 sq ft) manufacturing facility on Centre 38, Barton-under-Needwood, near Burton-on-Trent, has been pre-let by Barton Business Park Ltd, a joint venture between St Modwen Properties PLC and ProLogis Ltd, to one...
Planning sought for first phase of Hilton Business Park 15 Aug 2005 St Modwen Developments Ltd, the development subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, has submitted a planning application for a 6,503 sq m ( 70,000 sq ft ) manufacturing and logistics centre - the first phase of new construction on its 70...
St. Modwen Plans Innovative Recycling Park 30 Jun 2005 Regeneration expert St Modwen Properties PLC is planning an innovative multi-million pound scheme in the South West which is intended to provide a total recycling solution on a single location. An outline planning applic...
Widnes regeneration selects Barratts for Halebank site 23 May 2005 Housebuilder Barratts Ltd has been selected by Widnes Regeneration Ltd, the joint venture company between St Modwen Properties PLC and Halton Borough Council, to build out a residential development on the nine acre site of the forme...
Planning go-ahead for new Stoke factory 20 May 2005 Planning consent has been granted for the construction of a 12,198 sq m (131,300 sq ft) manufacturing building on the 400-acre Trentham Lakes, Stoke-on-Trent’s premier industrial and logistics development. The buildin...
Computer company deal marks Rushmoor Business Centre opening 19 May 2005 Completion of one of the biggest office lettings so far in the Rushmoor Business Centre within Kingsmead Shopping Centre, Farnborough, coincided with the official opening of the new business centre on Thursday (May 19), by the May...
Longbridge Technology Park work starts 17 May 2005 Work has started on the building of Longbridge Technology Park by St Modwen Developments Ltd on land owned by regional development agency Advantage West Midlands. The 40 acres of land bought two years ago by the Agency f...
Construction work begins on critical new A50 junction 13 May 2005 Anthony Glossop, chairman of St Modwen Properties PLC, cut the first sod to signal the start of construction of the £8 million A50 junction which will pave the way for further development at Trentham Lakes Business Park, Stoke-...
Industrial starter units to be built in Widnes 10 Apr 2005 Planning consent has been granted to Widnes Regeneration Ltd, the joint company between St Modwen Properties PLC and Halton Borough Council, for the development of 4,645 sq m (50,000 sq ft) of industrial starte...
St Modwen to develop further phase of Worcester Retail Park with Oswin developments 07 Apr 2005 St Modwen Developments Ltd, the development subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, has completed a collaboration agreement with Oswin Developments Ltd and Helical Retail Ltd to relocate the First Bus depot at Pheasant Street, Worces...
Innovatively designed Office Village planned at Etruria 06 Apr 2005 Development of an innovatively-designed Office Village to appeal to local professional businesses seeking to become established among major national and international companies on Festival Park, Stoke-on-Trent, has just begun. ...
Harpurhey Leisure Centre handed over to City Council 11 Mar 2005 The new state-of-the-art Harpurhey Leisure Centre, North Manchester, which includes a 25-metre swimming pool, a health and fitness centre plus a range of services and facilities for pre-school children and their parents and carers, ...
Two major planning applications at Trentham Lakes 10 Mar 2005 Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd, the joint venture vehicle of St Modwen Properties PLC and Stoke City Council, has made two significant planning applications for buildings on its 400-acre Trentham Lakes development. T...
Cranfield University Technology Park prepares for next stage off development 09 Mar 2005 St Modwen Properties PLC, which is developing the 40-hectare Cranfield University Technology Park in partnership with Cranfield University, is planning another major phase to meet the expansion demands of successful occupiers. ...
Planning sought for phase 4 of successful Stoke Trade Park scheme 08 Mar 2005 Stoke-on-Trent Regeneration Ltd, the joint venture company between St Modwen Properties PLC and Stoke City Council, has submitted a planning application to build a further 4,877 sq m (52,500 sq ft ) of accommodation in a fourth spec...
St Modwen to develop £5million Hungerford canal marina scheme 04 Mar 2005 A ten-acre former piggeries site at Hungerford, Berkshire, has been acquired by Shaw Park Developments, a joint venture between St Modwen Properties PLC and the vendor, the Wills Family, to be redeveloped to create a majo...
St Modwen plan to extend Henley Park 03 Mar 2005 A planning application for the development of 9,197 sq m ( 99,000 sq ft) of industrial /warehousing accommodation on the 25-acre Henley Park Industrial Estate, Normandy, near Guildford, to meet demand, particu...
St Modwen complete another phase of Woodingdean Business Park 02 Mar 2005 St Modwen Developments Ltd, the development subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, has just completed the £2.5 million second phase of the Woodingdean Business Park, Brighton, with half of the eight industrial buildings create...
KFC to join Wythenshawe line-up 28 Feb 2005 KFC is to open a drive-thru restaurant in Rowlands Way, Wythenshawe town centre, Manchester. Redman Heenan Properties, the investment subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, which is regenerating the civic centre, has...
Redman Heenan Properties sell Hatfield premises for£1.1 million 28 Feb 2005 Redman Heenan Properties Ltd, an investment subsidiary of St Modwen Properties PLC, has sold 1,533 sq m (16,500 sq ft) premises on Wingate Industrial Estate, Travellers Way, Welham Green, Hatfield, to an adjoining occupier, Ashley Wi...
Large warehouse at Edge Lane Business Park 03 Feb 2005 A 13,703 sq m ( 147,500 sq ft ) warehouse on the 14-acre Edge Lane Business Park, Openshaw, East Manchester, has been let to Christy (UK) Ltd by Key Property Investments (No 9) Ltd, on a new ten-year lease at an initial annual rent of...
First Tenant for Woodingdean Offices 11 Jan 2005 St Modwen Developments Ltd has completed the first letting deal in its 1,672 sq m (18,000 sq ft) speculatively developed Castle House office scheme at Woodingdean Business Park, Brighton. Shermond, a surg...