- By Richard Stead & Lauren Hirst
- BBC News, Manchester
Mr Whittaker said that “even with a difficult market, we have seen lots of amounts of growth”
The head of one of the North’s biggest developers has vowed to build the “best retail and leisure destination in the world” in the area where he grew up.
Executive director James Whittaker said the aim was to bring the borough, and the wider North, long-term prosperity.
“We’re Northerners. We want to see the economy thrive in the North,” he said.
Peel Waters, part of property giant Peel L&P’s portfolio of waterfront developments, has been responsible for regeneration projects in Salford, Merseyside, Manchester, Glasgow and Kent and been involved in the creation of Everton’s new Bramley-Moore Dock stadium and Liverpool’s second cruise ship terminal.
Image source, Peel Waters
Work on Therme, which will be sited alongside the Peel-built Trafford Centre, is expected to begin in 2024
Mr Whittaker said that while the UK had seen economic difficulties in recent times, he was optimistic for the future in the…
