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17 Dec 2020, 10:15 In the latest in a series of interviews with the region’s place makers for Christmas, Place North West asks Phil Mayall, development director at Muse Developments, about lockdown ‘bench swimming’ and his love for extreme triathlons. Why did you choose a career in property/placemaking? My dad is a plasterer by trade, and I would work for him at weekends and school holidays. That sparked an interest in buildings but certainly not in mixing plaster! Around that time, my parents had agreed a sale of the family home and it was my job to let the surveyor in to value the hou...

st helens A ‘GAME-CHANGING’ partnership that will aim to transform St Helens over the next 20 years has finally been sealed. Back in March, St Helens Borough Council agreed initial terms to enter into a long-term partnership with the English Cities Fund (ECF). The two sides set to work on proposals for a 20-year partnership that would pave the way for the regeneration of various parts of the borough, starting with St Helens and Ealrestown town centres. It has now been confirmed that the ECF and the local authority exchanged a 20-year development agreement earlier this month. The...

Sarah Townsend English Cities Fund, the consortium of Muse Developments, Legal & General and Homes England, and St Helens Council have committed to regenerating the Merseyside town, including delivering a potential £200m mixed-use scheme. At the time, the masterplan was tipped to include a £200m commercial and leisure-led investment to rejuvenate St Helens town centre. The proposal included new homes, revamped retail spaces, offices and a hotel, while nearby Earlestown town centre would also be regenerated under the plans. However, at the time, St Helens had yet to formally appoint a develo...

Daniel Whelan BCEGI and Cityheart, the consortium appointed earlier this month to deliver the £130m transformation of the Wigan shopping complex, propose building 464 homes, a six-screen cinema and a music venue.  In addition, the scheme, which was originally predicted to cost £125m, would see a reduction in retail space and a focus on leisure, with a bowling alley and indoor mini-golf attraction also proposed.  A hotel, food & beverage units and a 460-space car park also feature in the consortium’s plans, alongside a market hall that would feature a food hall, co-working space and sma...