BCO proposes reform of ‘inadequate’ grading system

Mixed-use plans have been submitted covering four development plots, with developer Capital&Centric drafted in to advise on masterplanning and design.  

Student living will be brought to the riverside building in South Shields, following council approval for a critical element of the town’s college relocation project. 

The consultancy project-managed the refurbishment of 10,000 sq ft for tech firm Neptune North, with design and build contractor ADT Workplace undertaking a 12-week programme. 

H1 figures for office take-up across the big nine regional cities show Newcastle outperformed the 10-year average by 37%, driven by prelets at HMRC’s base and Pilgrim Place. 

Following the sale of its Rainton House campus last year, the food delivery app is taking 18,000 sq ft at Maker building, part of the Riverside Sunderland development. 

The grade A office space on Newcastle’s Forth Banks has been taken by law firm Aberdein Considine, with Naylors Gavin Black as the agent on the deal. 

Knight Frank is the sole agent on the five-storey Bigg Market former office building, which has permission to be converted into 135 short-stay apartments. 

Newcastle City Council will consider the revised plans for the seven-storey office building at its next meeting, with changes made due to fire and sustainability regulations. 

With a Combined Authority and a Metro Mayor, plus multi-million pound regeneration projects already underway, it’s an exciting time to be in the area. North East Emerging Development Hotspots mapped out the region’s investment hotspots and put its audience ahead of the curve.