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St Modwen teams up with Macclesfield Town


Macclesfield Town Football Club (MTFC) has entered into an agreement with St Modwen to work on plans for a new stadium as part of a wider mixed-use devel- opment in the town. A 7,000-capacity, low-carbon venue is


currently being proposed by the npower League Two club at a site close to its exist- ing Moss Rose ground, which would also feature a conference facility. Te stadium is poised to anchor a com-


munity sports and leisure complex as part of the new South Macclesfield Development Area spanning 130 acres (52.6 hectares).


Eric Pickles rejects London Irish planning applications


London Irish Rugby Football Club’s plans to build a new training ground and to rede- velop its existing facility have been rejected by communities secretary Eric Pickles. Two planning applications drawn up by


the club were subject to a public inquiry earlier this year, having been dismissed by Spelthorne Borough Council last year. Te first related to a proposed training


ground development at Hazelwood Golf Course. A second application concerned the redevelopment of the club’s existing facility off Te Avenue.


New public space opens in Nottingham


Nottingham City Council has announced the official opening of a new public space at Sneinton Market Square on 10 December, which follows the completion of a major transformation of the area. Te space, located adjacent to the new


Victoria Leisure Centre, will be able to host events, performances and activities, and is part of the Connecting Eastside scheme. It is hoped the revamp of Sneinton


Market Square will also encourage fur- ther regeneration schemes, including the relocation of Dance4.


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A major £20.6m renovation of the National Indoor Arena (NIA) in Birmingham is set to deliver improved facilities and a greater emphasis on the pre- and post-show experience. Designs for the scheme


have been drawn up by Broadway Malyan, with work due to commence in late 2012 and help transform the venue into the “next generation of arena” for the city. Te modernisation plans


have been designed to make the most of the NIA’s canalside location and include a new entrance from Brindleyplace offering glazed views over the water and city. An extra 5,926sq m (63,787sq ſt) of pre- and


Plans for Birmingham’s NIA will deliver the “next generation of arena”


-post show retail opportunities will add to the 7,500sq m (80,729sq ſt) of refurbishment work


planned at the NIA, which has not received any improvements since first opening in 1991 but is now looking to safeguard its long-term future as a major sports and entertainment facility.


Blackburn plans Cathedral Quarter


Plans for a £30m scheme incorporating a hotel; restau- rants; shops; and office space in the centre of Blackburn have been given the green light by the local authority. Blackburn with Darwen


Borough Council (BDBC) is working with Blackburn Cathedral; the Homes and Communities Agency; and developer Maple Grove on the Cathedral Quarter project. Phase one of the scheme is


already nearing completion, with the Blackburn Youth Zone due to open in early 2012. However, members of BDBC’s execu- tive board have now paved the way for the submission of a planning application for the remainder of the development. Mitre Hotel, a 70-bedroom hotel with lei-


sure and retail provision on the ground floor, is among the proposals for the scheme, along


A new public square will be created on land surrounding the cathedral


with a public square linking the area between the cathedral and council land. Dave Harling, executive member for regen-


eration at BDBC, said: “Te new public square surrounding the cathedral will be somewhere where people can gather and will want to spend time.”


Green light for Liverpool equestrian plans


Liverpool City Council (LCC) has approved plans for the development of a new equestrian centre on a 12.9-hectare (31.9-acre) site within the curtilage of the historic Allerton Priory. Radcliffe Groves Partnership were behind the designs of the scheme, which is being led


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by the Maghull Group and includes a stables block to cater for up to 38 horses. Equestrian facilities will include a timber-


framed indoor arena; two outdoor arenas; external paddocks; and parking spaces for 14 horse boxes, along with 200 new trees.


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