Retail
& Leisure

Williams Gallagher has a wealth of experience working with landlords, institutional investors and developers within the retail & leisure sectors.

 

Examples of past projects include:

  • Advising on ongoing asset management works associated with Liverpool ONE for the Grosvenor Liverpool fund.

  • Advising the Universities Superannuation Scheme on its UK retail estate including the Grand Arcade in Cambridge and the Croft Retail & Leisure Park in Bromborough.

  • Advising ASDA Stores Ltd in connection with new stores and estate management activities.

  • Delivering planning permission and conservation area consent for the redevelopment of the Riverside Mall in Shrewsbury to create a new 500,000 sqft shopping centre in the heart of the town. The project was undertaken within a conservation area and the setting of over sixty listed buildings.

Examples of current projects include:

  • Acting as national planning advisor to Ellandi, which has a portfolio of 34 community shopping centres across the UK.

  • Advisor to Realis Estates who is responsible for the redevelopment of the East / West Precinct in Stoke-on-Trent City Centre – now known as Unity Walk. This redevelopment project is to comprise 385,000 sqft of new town centre floor space.

  • Providing advice to Aberdeen Asset Management on a large town centre mixed use redevelopment project in the Midlands.

  • Advice to Tepbrook Properties and ASDA Stores Ltd in connection with a new food store and PRS apartment scheme in Cricklewood, North London.

  • Working with Associated British Foods on existing town centre assets.

  • Advisor to Raven Green Ltd in connection with its national portfolio of retail properties.

  • Securing full planning permission for a 40,000 sqft extension to the Parkway Shopping Centre in Coulby Newham on behalf of Ellandi and Bridges Ventures – the scheme will be retail-led, however, we secured a flexible permission which will allow other town centre uses (A1 – A5 Use Class) to take occupation if required.

  • Advisor to Addington Capital in respect of its retail assets in Burnley, Torquay, Cardiff and Harlow.

Our experience also extends to working with the public sector on retail and town centre matters including the preparation of retail studies and capacity assessments, inputting into town centre development frameworks and masterplans and providing advice on planning applications for retail development.