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Peel Holdings Peel Holdings is planning to develop a new hub for business aviation at Barton Aerodrome, which has now been renamed City Airport Manchester, in order to benefit from the growth in private jets. 05-Mar-2008 Peel Holdings is considering proposals to build a tidal barrage on the River Mersey by 2020, in response to a government report looking at the potential of energy generation at estuaries throughout the country. 10-Oct-2007 Peel Holdings has submitted plans for the development of a £100m racecourse at Salford Forest Park near Manchester. 22-Jun-2007 Peel Holdings has acquired the Cammell Laird Shipyard in Liverpool from Reddington Finance for undisclosed terms, as part of its expansion project at the Port of Liverpool. 05-Jan-2007 Peel Holdings has announced a masterplan for the £600m expansion of Liverpool John Lennon airport by 2030, including new routes and a world cargo centre. 13-Jul-2006 Peel Holdings is seeking permission to build a £22m hotel and car park at Liverpool John Lennon Airport. 16-Jun-2006 Peel Holdings has resubmitted plans to Hyndburn Council for the £26m revamp of the Whitebirk Retail Park, and hopes to attract Next, Boots, Asda and Arcadia to the site. 16-Mar-2006 Cheshire County Council is considering plans from Peel Holdings for the development of a 100-hectare waste incinerator and "sustained resource recovery park" at Ince Marshes. 15-Feb-2006 Glasgow City Council is to consider revised plans from Peel Holdings for a £1.2bn shopping and leisure development at Glasgow Harbour, including 500,000 sq ft of retail space. 15-Feb-2006 Everton is in discussions with Peel Holdings about the possibility of building a new football stadium at Switch Island on Merseyside. 14-Feb-2006 Peel Holdings and the Northwest Regional Development Agency are to look into the possibility of setting up the UK's largest wave and tidal power project in the Mersey estuary. 23-Nov-2005 Mersey Docks & Harbour Company is to be acquired by Peel Ports for £771m, which could lead to new leisure and retail developments on the Liverpool waterfront. 10-Jun-2005 Peel Holdings has won government approval to set up a £50m wind farm with 26 turbines at Scout Moor near Rochdale. 26-May-2005 Peel Holdings, the property developer, is planning to return to private ownership in a £832m deal. 01-Jul-2004 MGM Mirage has announced plans to build casinos worth £650m in Manchester, Liverpool, Salford and Glasgow, in partnership with Peel Holdings. 20-Apr-2004 Peel Holdings is relaunching plans for the development of a £100m racecourse, golf course and hotel at Salford Forest Park, which could create 500 jobs. 14-Apr-2004 United Utilities and Peel Holdings are to submit plans for a £50m 26-turbine wind farm on moor land between Rawtenstall and Rochdale. 10-Jun-2003 Peel Holdings has secured government approval to build a £80m commercial airport at the former RAF Finningley base near Doncaster by the end of next year. 07-Apr-2003 Peel Holdings is to acquire Clydeport, the Glasgow-based port operator, for £184m, which will result in Clydeport's management taking over the running of the Manchester Ship Canal. 19-Nov-2002 Peel Holdings is planning to develop two budget hotels, a multi-screen cinema and a fitness studio on the 15-acre Bluelands site next to Liverpool Airport, which could lead to the creation of up to 600 jobs. 07-Jun-2002 Peel Holdings is planning to regenerate Gloucester's derelict dockland at a cost of £200m, including the creation of a major shopping centre, college, hotel and houses. 28-Mar-2002 Peel Holdings is to lodge a planning application for a further extension of the terminal at Liverpool John Lennon Airport, which could lead to the creation of up to 2,200 jobs by 2003. 06-Nov-2001 Peel Holdings has submitted plans to Salford Council for the development of a 2,000-acre leisure scheme at the Salford Forest Park near Leigh, and the proposals include a new racecourse, hotel and golf course. 18-Sep-2001 Peel Holdings has submitted outline plans for a 3.3m sq ft extension to the Estuary Commerce Park at Speke, which will include offices, light-industrial factories and warehousing, and lead to the creation of up to 9,600 jobs. 24-Aug-2001 Peel Holdings is considering plans to break the group up into several separate businesses, including Liverpool airport, the Manchester Ship Canal and the Trafford Centre retail complex. 06-Aug-2001 Peel Holdings has bought the remaining 24% of Liverpool Airport from five Merseyside borough councils for £2.4m, clearing the way for a £50m investment in the expansion of the airport terminal. 10-May-2001 Peel Holdings is to open a £5m hotel opposite the Trafford Centre in Manchester later this year, with the creation of 40 jobs. 10-Jan-2001 Peel Holdings has announced plans to build a £13m leisure and residential development in Altrincham town centre, including a private health club, restaurants and bars. 11-May-2000 Peel Holdings has submitted plans to Doncaster Council for the development of a £80m international airport at Finningley, which could create up to 7,000 jobs over the next 15 years. 13-Nov-1999 Peel Holdings has won permission to build two hotels, a 10-screen multiplex cinema and restaurants near Liverpool Airport in Speke. 22-Oct-1999 Peel Holdings has announced a £38m plan to build a new terminal, with retail and restaurant facilities, at Liverpool Airport. 16-Sep-1999 Peel Holdings, the property company, is planning to move its Manchester headquarters to the Trafford Centre. 07-Jul-1999 Peel Holdings, the property company, is considering plans to take itself private in deal that could value it at up to £700m. 10-Mar-1999 Peel Holdings is considering plans to develop a series of leisure sites along the ship canal from Manchester to Liverpool, including a racecourse, shooting, boating, windsurfing, fishing, archery, orienteering, and pony trekking. 05-Oct-1998 Peel Holdings is to invest £30m in a new passenger terminal at Liverpool Airport, creating up to 4,200 jobs. 30-Sep-1998 Peel Holdings has been selected as the preferred bidder to buy a former RAF base near Doncaster for conversion into a regional airport with retail and leisure facilities, creating up to 5,000 jobs. 22-Sep-1998 Luton Borough Council has announced the final shortlist of bidders to operate Luton Airport, and it includes National Express, Lockheed Martin, and a joint venture between Peel Holdings and Copenhagen Airport, with a final decision expected next month. 16-Jan-1998 The government has rejected proposals by Peel Holdings to expand Liverpool airport, and has told the property company that it should co-operate with Manchester airport for future development. 15-Jul-1997 The information above comes from the UK Activity Report Copyright UK Business Park 1995-2008