Q&A with UK Land Estates’ Keith Taylor

Legal & General Property Fund is seeking reserved matters approval for an 80,000 sq ft industrial project at Follingsby Park, while Lidl has eyes for the former Robins & Day Peugeot garage.

The building materials distributor has opened a new North East hub, taking a 33,400 sq ft unit at UK Land Estates’ Tyne Tunnel Trading Estate as it consolidates Newcastle and Washington outlets. 

OpenWorks Engineering has agreed a 10-year lease on 11,500 sq ft at the developer’s Regents Drive estate in Prudhoe, Northumberland.

The fuel giant has lodged plans for a hydrogen project on land at Foundry Central within Teesworks.

A 21,500 sq ft industrial property at Turbine Business Park occupied by Hyperdrive Innovation has been sold by the investor.

Ground has been broken on the 400,000 sq ft industrial development, a joint venture between Partners Group and York-based sector specialist Citivale.

The industrial-focused agency has hired Douglas Cranston as investment director.

Blackstone’s mega data centre has risen from the ashes of BritishVolt’s Northumberland dreams. What does the stalling EV revolution mean for the push for data centres? Plus: good news all around for Leeds offices and Newcastle BTR.

New data from the Office for National Statistics shows the power twentysomethings have on Northern cities. We dig into what this means for offices and homes. Plus: a snapshot of the industrial market