Connecting a new Garden Village – Carlisle Southern Link Road (CSLR)

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To meet the needs of a growing population in need of high-quality housing, Carlisle City Council identified a range of areas suitable for housing in the Carlisle District Local Plan 2015-2030. Among others, a 1,323-hectare site to the south of Carlisle area suitable for a garden village was identified. Garden Villages have not been high…

Roger Hannah expands with acquisition of Grasscroft Development Solutions

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Roger Hannah has acquired Grasscroft Development Solutions, the viability consultancy arm of Grasscroft Properties, in a move that establishes Roger Hannah as one of the largest development advisory teams in Manchester. Grasscroft Development Solutions was established by Mike Coulter in 2003, and has since grown to be the largest viability consultancy business in the North…

Godley Green Garden Village Takes Another Step Forward

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Greater Manchester needs to build over 200,000 homes between 2018 and 2037, with Tameside expected to build 11,067 of those, according to Places for Everyone (formerly The Greater Manchester Housing Strategy, which succeeded the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework). Tameside Council’s latest Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment in April 2020 confirmed that there was…

Britannia South in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester

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On behalf of the landowner, Roger Hannah have let the site known as Britannia South in Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester to Logistics providers, Response Logistics Limited. Response have taken the facility which comprises of a 1 acre plot of storage land plus a 2,000 sq ft industrial unit on a new 5 year lease. Julien Kenny-Levick.…

Connecting the North – It’s Happening!

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Whilst investment has been made in transportation connections from the south to the north there has been very little investment in east to west connections. This is beginning to change. Highways England has recently announced £108 million of funding for the A57 Link Roads project which was formerly known as the “Trans-Pennine Upgrade”. Highways England…

What a 16 months!!

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As we approached Freedom Day, the CPO team sat down to discuss how the pandemic had impacted the department and looked at some of the changes, challenges, and successes we have had. As with many businesses across the UK, Roger Hannah has evolved and reacted to the changes in the working environment. Balancing home working…

Longford Trading Estate is fully let

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Roger Hannah are pleased to announce that Longford Trading Estate, Stretford, Manchester is now fully let. Recent letting to Trafford Housing Trust and Select Automotive have resulted in the industrial estate being 100% occupied. Record rents have been achieved hitting the £6.00 psf mark at one of south Manchester’s best located industrial estates with close…

Roger Hannah picks up further Capital & Centric Management Instructions

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We have been working with Capital & Centric since 2016 when retained following their purchase of Talbot Mill in Manchester and then subsequently in Stockport with their acquisition of Weir Mill in 2020. During this period, we have partnered with the client in managing these properties and working with the various tenants. Following this we…

Education Team update: How to create a successful CIF bid

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With the upcoming delayed announcement of this year’s CIF bids due mid-June, attention will soon be placed upon any bids that were not approved and those that need to be submitted in the next round of bidding, expected in December 2021. With this in mind, we have found an interesting and thought-provoking blog which provides…

Relocation & Compensation

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Recently Roger Hannah was instructed to act for a Church organisation located within the Perry Barr area of Birmingham. The Church was impacted by the Perry Barr Commonwealth Games Athletes Village & Legacy CPO which was being promoted by Birmingham City Council. The scheme was established to deliver the Athletes Village for the 2022 Commonwealth…