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BBC News
5 days ago
- Business
- BBC News
Plans for Redcar town centre flats and penthouses
Plans to add two storeys to a town centre building could see it turned into an apartment block with Estates wants to develop Craigton House, in West Terrace, Redcar, into a 31-apartment block, including penthouse suites with sea views from rooftop property currently hosts retail businesses on the ground floor with nine flats spread over the first and second submitted as part of a consultation launched by Redcar and Cleveland Council on the scheme raised concerns about parking, with 17 spaces planned. The flats would be a mix of one, two and three bedrooms, with up to five of them being affordable, reports the Local Democracy Reporting Service. "There is a recognised shortage of housing supply in the Redcar area, particularly for local residents seeking accessible, affordable, and varied accommodation types," the developer said in planning added it was aware the proposal fell below the guidelines of 1.5 parking spaces per home, but the site's "highly sustainable location" justified the shortfall."Public transport links are very close by, including buses and the local train station and the building is close to town centre amenities," the developer the objections, one resident said: "This doesn't provide enough parking for one per unit."This area of the town is already overcrowded parking-wise, leading to illegal parking and traffic problems."Meanwhile a shop owner said the current car park was only intended for loading and unloading, not for permanent have until 8 August to submit their comments to the council on the plans. Follow BBC Tees on X, Facebook, Nextdoor and Instagram.
Yahoo
14-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Hundreds of city centre apartments eyed for area slightly bigger than football penalty area
Hundreds of city centre flats could be built on land less than half the size of a football pitch, according to estate agents. A parcel of land just 0.23 acres large is up for sale on Commercial Street, next to some of the city's tallest buildings at Deansgate Square. It is being sold with 'indicative proposals' for an apartment block. But the most eye-catching detail in plans created by architects SimpsonHaugh is how many flats may be squeezed into the quarter-acre site: 200. READ MORE: The 'posh' village where you bump into millionaires and celebrities in the local bakery READ MORE: Major tram disruption with no service between THREE major city centre stops A typical football pitch takes up 1.6 acres of land, which means hundreds of people could live in an area slightly larger than a standard penalty area at 0.16 acres. Never miss a story with the MEN's daily Catch Up newsletter - get it in your inbox by signing up here The 'designs to develop a 200-unit, luxury apartment scheme' will 'reflect the area's rich industrial heritage while offering contemporary, high specification living', with a range of one- and two-bedroom flats with amenities and a rooftop terrace, estate agents CBRE said. The plot, with 'vacant office and residential accommodation', boasts riverside views of the River Medlock nearby, and is just a short walk from the Deansgate railway and Deansgate-Castlefield Metrolink stations, plus a host of bars and restaurants. That makes it an ideal spot for city centre apartments, CBRE added. 'This is a truly exceptional opportunity to deliver luxury living in one of Manchester city centre's most exciting and affluent neighbourhoods,' said Kieran McLaughlin, senior director. 'With its riverside setting, proximity to the best of Manchester's offering, Riverside is perfectly positioned to meet the growing demand for high-quality urban living.' A planning application confirming final details of a scheme has yet to be finalised, meaning development will likely not start for years. But regardless of the final details of the Commercial Street scheme, hundreds more people are set to move into this part of Deansgate. Renaker is currently constructing a 51-storey tower on the other side of the River Medlock with its 494-flat Contour scheme, and has planning permission to build a new 71-storey, 213m tower called Plot D containing 642 apartments, which would overtake Deansgate Square South Tower as Manchester's tallest building.
BBC News
23-05-2025
- General
- BBC News
Six-storey seaside promenade apartment block in Ramsey approved
A six-storey modern apartment block is set to be built on a seaside promenade after planners backed the 12-flat development on Mooragh Promenade in Ramsey, between North Shore Road and Hope Street, was put forward by 8G homes would be a mix of two and three-bedroom apartments, with parking provided in an underground car application had been welcomed by the town's local authority. During its consideration, some concerns were raised about access for waste collection from the storage area in the underground car a result, planners approved the development on the basis that the gradient of the slope up to the entrance allowed for safe also heard that the building would obscure the view of the sea from some of the side windows in a neighbouring block, but that was not deemed to be an issue as the view of the harbourside remained building is now set to fill an empty plot alongside the existing Victoria-era buildings along the promenade. Read more stories from the Isle of Man on the BBC, watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer and follow BBC Isle of Man on Facebook and X.
