Regeneration
Regeneration refers to large-scale redevelopment projects that revitalise urban areas, often creating new opportunities for hotel development. Our coverage explores how regeneration schemes across UK towns and cities are driving hotel investment, shaping local hospitality markets, and influencing planning decisions. We report on hotel openings tied to regeneration zones, funding initiatives, developer partnerships, and the role of local authorities in promoting tourism through regeneration-led growth.
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Jul- 2025 -14 JulyProperty
Newcastle redevelopment with planning for 135-room hotel hits the market
A prime redevelopment and investment site in central Newcastle, with planning permission for a 135-bedroom hotel and serviced apartment scheme, has gone on the market with price via application. Global property consultancy Knight Frank has been appointed sole selling agent for No. 2 Cathedral Square by owner Monument Real Estate.…
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Jun- 2025 -27 JuneHotel Brands
Splendid Hospitality unveils multi-million pound York hotel investment
Splendid Hospitality Group (SHG) has announced that it is set to invest tens of millions of pounds in its four York hotels. The investment is announced as SHG debuts the multi-million pound refurbishment of its Ibis Styles York Centre property. The fourth hotel in the group’s York portfolio, the Grade…
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17 JuneHotel Brands
Hilton to open Hampton hotel in Telford’s Station Quarter
Hilton is set to open a 142-room Hampton by Hilton hotel in the heart of Telford’s Station Quarter in early 2027, with construction already under way. Telford and Wrekin Council confirmed the signing of the new hotel, which will be operated by Legacy Hotels and Resorts and is expected to…
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17 JuneServiced Apartments
RBH to manage new serviced apartments in Middlesbrough
RBH Hospitality Management has been appointed to operate Station Suites, a new development of serviced apartments in central Middlesbrough, which is due to open this June. The 42-unit scheme is backed by Mark Ashall, Nicholas Merriman and the investment group behind the nearby Holiday Inn Express Middlesbrough, which is also…
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9 JuneHotels
Estee Group acquires Project License’s hotel portfolio in £14m deal
Project License’s hotel portfolio has been sold to Estee Group at a guide price of £14m. The portfolio comprises three regional hotels including two Holiday Inns in Dumfries and Darlington, alongside a Mercure in Sheffield Parkway, marking a combined total of 227 bedrooms. All three hotels benefit from “future upside…
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May- 2025 -28 MayHotel Brands
Travelodge to open new hotel as part of Watford regeneration scheme
Travelodge has announced that it has exchanged contracts to develop a new 131-bedroom hotel in Watford. This latest addition will be the group’s second hotel in the town and forms part of Watford Riverwell, a £500m regeneration scheme being delivered through a joint venture between Kier Property and Watford Borough…
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21 MayHotels
Ancoats Manchester secures £15.7m to deliver Hilton Motto Hotel in Manchester
Ancoats Manchester has secured a loan of £15.7m to develop a new 154-key Motto by Hilton hotel in Manchester’s East Village. It will mark one of the first Motto hotels to open in the UK, as Hilton expands the brand’s international footprint following launches in New York, Rotterdam, and Tulum. …
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14 MayNews-In-Brief
Today’s news in brief – 14/5/25
Whitbread has acquired the long-vacant Central Plaza site in Carlisle with plans to build a 104-bedroom Premier Inn hotel. The site, formerly in disrepair and under The Crown Estate’s escheat, was cleared by Carlisle City Council in 2020. Working with CBRE, Cumberland Council selected Whitbread as the preferred developer, citing…
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14 MayHotel Brands
Whitbread to transform Carlisle Central Plaza site into Premier Inn hotel
Whitbread has secured the former Central Plaza site in Carlisle with the intention of redeveloping it into a 104-bedroom Premier Inn hotel. The former Central Plaza site has been without an owner for several years and has been subject to escheat by The Crown Estate. Carlisle City Council demolished and…
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Apr- 2025 -29 AprilHotels
The Carre Arms Hotel to undergo £1.8m refurb
Sleaford’s Carre Arms Hotel is set to undergo a £1.8m refurb after North Kesteven District Council acquired the site a year ago to protect the asset and promote wider regeneration opportunities for the town. Funded through business profits, a programme scheduled over the next 18 months to two years will…
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