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Greater Manchester has an air pollution problem, and it is much more serious than anyone thought. Documents released last week show just how bad the issue has become. Local council leaders will consider introducing a new Clean Air Zone plan in January in an effort to cut out the smog and dangerous fumes. It is going to mean masssive changes for property, but are Manchester landlords, occupiers and developers ready? Data presented to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority shows that 152 stretches of road in the county will be in breach of legal limits for concentrations of nitrogen dioxide beyond 2020. This is considerably more than earlier figures generated by the government's Pollution Climate Model. 
The reasons for the surge in N02 pollution are hard to pin down, but the large number of delivery vehicles and their relatively old age compared to the national average has something to do with it. The "canyon effect" which…
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Getting Ridiculous? A Fifth Delay For Greater Manchester Spatial Framework
The Greater Manchester Spatial Framework has been delayed again, the fifth delay to the publication of a second draft since the first draft was junked following the victory of Andy Burnham in the mayoral election of May 2017. The latest…
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The Hut Group's Californian Dream Comes True
Texas-based investor TPG and partner Stoford Developments have signed The Hut Group to open a 168K SF logistics and global content creation studio in Manchester. The development at the 45-acre Icon site, Airport City North, will include a 104K SF warehouse. A…
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Tech Take-Up Soars To 75% Of Manchester Market
You guessed it. Media, technology and business services firms were the most prolific acquirers of office space in Manchester in the third quarter, taking a mighty 362K SF. That translates as 75% of total take-up in the three-month period, with…
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