This month, we submitted a planning application to transform Sheffield’s Grade II-listed Cole Brothers building into a vibrant mixed-use destination with flexible workspaces, cafés, retail, leisure, cultural venues, and a public rooftop terrace with restaurant/bar. And further south, we've revised plans for 304 homes as part of our proposals at Campbell Park in Milton Keynes.

A big hello to the seven new colleagues recently joining us – including Richard Lace as Head of Commercial Lettings. A property market veteran with over a decade at OBI, Richard will lead the repositioning and growth of Urban Splash’s commercial portfolio. Joining him are Kirsty Woo, Grace Smith, Rahma Sow, Rhys Richards, and Anslem Shadenyi across commercial, residential, development, and IT roles.

We’ve welcomed international gaming school The Game Assembly (TGA) to 7,000 sq ft at the Tea Factory in Liverpool’s Ropewalks. Recognised globally for its innovative study model, TGA strengthens the city’s fast-growing tech community alongside Pixel Beard and other digital businesses.

Royal William Yard’s landmark 200 Exhibition ran last month, celebrating two centuries of Plymouth’s iconic Grade I listed military buildings. The free exhibition brought together original artefacts, historical documents, and personal stories, with many items displayed together for the first and only time. The exhibition coincided with news of a new retailer opening at the Yard too, as independent retailer Pebbles ladieswear opens in the Brewhouse Arcade.

Art took centre stage at Lister Mills in Bradford too, as local people gathered in early October for the STRIKE event – part of its status as the 2025 City of Culture. The stunning installation projected collages of slogans, placards, marches, trade unionists, and archive footage onto Lister Mills’ 249ft high chimney. It’s the latest in a three-decade-long tradition of art at Urban Splash places.

This month saw our Chairman Tom Bloxham MBE CBE launch CyanLines, a bold new project co-founded with Pete Swift to connect and transform Manchester’s green and blue spaces — its parks, rivers, canals and squares — helping people reconnect with nature and each other. 600 people attended the launch, and in this blog, Pete tells us more about it.

We were proud to support growing architecture practices at this month’s Scale Festival. Organised by the Northwest Small Practice Forum (NSPF), the festival celebrated the work of smaller architectural studios across the region through exhibitions, talks, and workshops exploring urban design, development, and collaboration.

Live in style at 13 Derwent House – a Grade II Listed building in Birmingham’s vibrant Jewellery Quarter. This beautifully restored icon offers design-led living, surrounded by bars, cafés, and boutiques. With brilliant transport links and resident perks, it’s yours to rent for £2,350 pcm.

You’ll find this 1,562 sq ft unit at Boat Shed in Salford Quays. Once an overlooked 90s office block, we transformed the building into vibrant, modern workspaces complete with café, communal areas, and landscaped, riverside outdoor spaces in which you can spend time with colleagues and neighbours.

“Manchester-based award-winning regeneration company Urban Splash has strengthened its national team with seven new appointments”
BDaily – October 2025

“Sheffield Cole Brothers building set for transformation as plans take next step”
Yorkshire Live – September 2025

“New Liverpool neighbourhood will 'power next stage of city's renaissance'”
Liverpool Echo – September 2025