Re-elected mayor Andy Street to work with Government on plan to give power and funding to regions
The West Midlands Mayor says he ll work with Boris Johnson s adviser, Neil OâBrien, on long-delayed devolution proposals
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West Midlands Mayor Andy Street is calling on Whitehall to hand over more funding and decision-making powers to local leaders, following the Queen s Speech.
Henry Boot has won planning consent for a £114m industrial and logistics scheme in the West Midlands.
The group’s property development business, Henry Boot Developments (HBD), is delivering the Phoenix 10 industrial and logistics scheme on behalf of partners Walsall Council, Homes England and the West Midlands Combined Authority. Situated close to the M6, the 44-acre scheme will provide up to 620,000 square foot of employment space and is expected to create up to 1,000 jobs. Henry Boot claimed it is the largest undeveloped site in the Black Country. The developer will appoint a contractor to the scheme in due course.
The Black Country Local Enterprise Partnership has provided grant funding for the completion of remediation works.
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Friday, 30th April 2021, 7:36 am
Henry Boot has told analysts based in the City of London that it continues to prudently seek out new investments .
The group s property development business, HBD, is delivering Phoenix 10, a £114m GDV industrial and logistics scheme, on behalf of partners Walsall Council, Homes England and the West Midlands Combined Authority. The Black Country LEP has provided grant funding for the completion of remediation works.
In a statement, Henry Boot said: The planning approval at the 44-acre scheme will provide up to 620,000 sq. ft. of employment space, driving inward investment and creating around 1,000 new jobs. Visible from the M6 and accessed via Junction 9 and 10, it is one of the region s best located schemes and is expected to attract strong interest from potential occupiers.
Search begins for firm willing to back huge £380m City Centre South regeneration
It comes after outline for the 15-acre mixed-use scheme was given outline planning permission
05:00, 29 APR 2021
An aerial view of Coventry City Centre South
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The search has begun to find a partner for the huge City Centre South scheme after outline plans were given the green light by Coventry City Council.