Property Alert…11.06.98
This is Caterer's regular round-up of property development projects in the hospitality sector. The information is supplied by ABI Building Data Ltd
BEDFORDSHIRE
Scheme: Hotel
Where: Adjacent to the Ibis Hotel, Airport Way, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU2
Planning status: Outline planning approval sought
Value: £800,000 (estimate)
Client: Luton Borough Council, Apex House, Upper George Street, Luton, Bedfordshire, LU1 2RD
Tel: 01582 746000
CENTRAL SCOTLAND
Scheme: Travel lodge and housing
Where: South of Laurieston, Falkirk, Central, FK2
Planning status: Outline planning approval sought
Value: £5m (estimate)
Client: James G Aitchison & Son, 5 Bourne Street, Hamilton, Strathclyde, ML3 7BW
Tel: 01698 286265
GREATER MANCHESTER
Scheme: 70-bedroom lodge
Where: Old Trafford Lodge, Talbot Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M16
Planning status: Detail planning approval sought
Value: £1.5m
Client: Lancashire County Cricket Club, Warwick Road, Old Trafford, Manchester, Greater Manchester M16 0PX
Tel: 0161-282 4000
MERSEYSIDE
Scheme: "It's a Scream" student pub, small kitchen and beer garden on roof
Where: Maryland Street, South Hunter Street, Liverpool, Merseyside, L1
Planning status: Detail planning approval sought
Value: £7m
Client: Bass Taverns/Holdings Ltd, Bass House, 29 Ellesmere Street, Hulme, Manchester, Greater Manchester, M15 4LZ
Tel: 0161-833 3017
TAYSIDE
Scheme: 60-bedroom hotel with restaurant, public bar and car parking
Where: Kingsway West, Dundee, Tayside, DD2 5JJ
Planning status: Outline planning approval sought
Value: £3m (estimate)
Client: Area Centre Ltd, Rutland Square House, 12 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, Lothian, EH1
Tel: 0131-313 1312
TYNE & WEAR
Scheme: 250-bedroom hotel and information centre - office and leisure use
Where: Bottle bank, Half Moon Lane, Gateshead, Tyne & Wear, NE8
Planning status: Outline planning approval sought
Value: £5m (estimate)
Client: Collingwood Properties, Caistron House, Acorn Road, Jesmond, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Wear, NE2 2DJ
Tel: 0191-281 8446
WEST MIDLANDS
Scheme: Shops, restaurant and offices
Where: 7 Brindley Place, Broad Street, Birmingham, West Midlands, B1 2BL
Planning status: Reserved matters approval sought
Value: £15m
Client: Argent Development Services Ltd, Works Trust, 5 Albany Courtyard, Piccadilly, London, W1V 9RB
Tel: 0171-734 3721
Overhauling past glories
With its grand Victorian heritage, Glasgow has never been short of a good-looking building or two. Next year sees the city claim its due as UK City of Architecture and Design 1999.
The celebrations and exhibitions neatly coincide with the overhaul of George Square - the Trafalgar Square of Scotland. A major new £35m shopping and leisure scheme is planned by developer Jarlaw at the landmark listed former Post Office head office - proving that former glories can be used in new and exciting ways.
Opportunities in the capital
The planning debate is somewhat complicated when it comes to the sprawling urban mass that is Greater London. Government guidelines continue to direct new property development towards town centres. But sites suitable for major new schemes are few and far between in the overflowing capital.
Now, in one of the last such opportunities, a huge chunk of Uxbridge's core is about to be resuscitated. A £100m mixed-use beast will boast shops, flats, that ever-popular staple the multiplex cinema, plus opportunities for up to a dozen bar and restaurant operators. Most interesting will be a reconstructed medieval timber-framed house discovered by accident in the town 10 years ago by developer Royal & Sun Alliance.
