Top 30 Construction Projects in North West 2026
Last updated: October 2026 | Source: Barbour ABI
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Fallowfield Campus Redevelopment is Top Construction Project in North West
According to Barbour ABI’s extensive planning data, the top construction project in the North West is the Fallowfield Campus Redevelopment – 3300 Bedroom Student Accommodation project with a value of £530m.
- 2nd place – £286m Cambridge Halls – 2,330 Student Bed Studio Flats And Cluster Apartments
- 3rd place – £250m Haweswater Aqueduct – Walmersley Haslingden and Walmersley Section Section
- 3rd place – £250m Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme – M66 Motorway, Rochdale Road
- 3rd place – £250m Haweswater Aqueduct – Bowland Section
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Top Construction Projects North West 2026 League Table
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Start Date | Project Value | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallowfield Campus Redevelopment - 3300 Bedroom Student Accommodation | Residential | Dec-25 | £ 530,000,000 | 12239280 | View project |
| 2 | Cambridge Halls - 2,330 Student Bed Studio Flats And Cluster Apartments | Residential | Jul-26 | £ 286,000,000 | 12832063 | View project |
| 3 | Haweswater Aqueduct - Walmersley Haslingden and Walmersley Section Section | Utilities | Jun-26 | £ 250,000,000 | 12569990 | View project |
| 4 | Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme - M66 Motorway, Rochdale Road | Utilities | Sep-26 | £ 250,000,000 | 12569951 | View project |
| 5 | Haweswater Aqueduct - Bowland Section | Water | Oct-26 | £ 250,000,000 | 12585964 | View project |
| 6 | Carrington BESS - 680MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Nov-25 | £ 204,000,000 | 12692382 | View project |
| 7 | Upper Brook Street Development Plot C - 737 Student Accommodation | Residential | Jan-26 | £ 160,000,000 | 12727580 | View project |
| 8 | Tudor Place, Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby - 807 Houses | Residential | May-26 | £ 146,880,000 | 12223665 | View project |
| 9 | Blackdyke Farm, Blackford - 400MW Battery Energy Storage Facility | Utilities | Oct-26 | £ 120,000,000 | 12739476 | View project |
| 10 | Low Harker Farm, Low Harker - 400MW Battery Storage Facility | Utilities | Oct-26 | £ 120,000,000 | 12768898 | View project |
| 11 | Hale Gate Road - 472 Houses And 28 Flats | Residential | Jul-26 | £ 116,000,000 | 12871883 | View project |
| 12 | Middlewich Eastern Bypass | Civil Engineering | May-26 | £ 108,000,000 | 11171172 | View project |
| 13 | Marine Lakes Events Centre | Leisure | Oct-26 | £ 106,000,000 | 12575520 | View project |
| 14 | Dantzic Street - Plots NT02 | Residential | Oct-26 | £ 105,000,000 | 12705976 | View project |
| 15 | Kadans Science Centre, Building B3 - Phase 1 - High Tech Labs & Offices | Industrial | Nov-25 | £ 100,000,000 | 12823931 | View project |
| 16 | First Street Plot 9B - 869 Bed Student Accommodation | Residential | Dec-25 | £ 95,000,000 | 12798867 | View project |
| 17 | Abbey Row - 365 Apartments | Residential | Oct-26 | £ 87,000,000 | 12065521 | View project |
| 18 | Former East Lancashire Paper Mill, Radcliffe - 291 Houses & 107 Apartments | Residential | May-26 | £ 80,000,000 | 12373180 | View project |
| 19 | Phoenix Ironworks - 258 Flats & 8 Townhouses | Residential | Jun-26 | £ 77,100,000 | 12719761 | View project |
| 20 | Cornbrook Hub, Manchester Waters - 154 Bedroom Hotel & 88 Bedroom Aparthotel | Hotel & Catering | Aug-26 | £ 75,000,000 | 12341601 | View project |
| 21 | Windy Harbour Holiday Centre | Leisure | Sep-26 | £ 75,000,000 | 12428114 | View project |
| 22 | South Morton - Dalston Road - 725 Houses - Phases 1C, 2 & 3 | Residential | Jan-26 | £ 72,500,000 | 12565954 | View project |
| 23 | Upton By Chester High School - School Rebuilding Programme - Wave 3 | Education | Jun-26 | £ 69,326,699 | 12648484 | View project |
| 24 | A582 Croston Road - Expansion | Civil Engineering | Sep-26 | £ 68,100,000 | 12840605 | View project |
| 25 | Pendle Business Park, Barrowford Road | Commercial & Retail | Sep-26 | £ 67,125,000 | 12466687 | View project |
| 26 | Elmswood Road - 162 Homes | Residential | Mar-26 | £ 65,000,000 | 12727552 | View project |
| 27 | Talbot Gateway - Blackpool Multiversity Campus | Education | May-26 | £ 65,000,000 | 12657495 | View project |
| 28 | Tatton Motorway Services - 100 Bed Hotel & Retail | Hotel & Catering | Oct-26 | £ 65,000,000 | 12627523 | View project |
| 29 | Runcorn Street, Hulme - 237 Apartments, 88 Apart Hotel Studios & Commercial | Residential | Jun-26 | £ 64,200,000 | 12765218 | View project |
| 30 | The Mosslands School, Phase 1 - School Rebuilding Programme 3rd Wave | Education | Dec-25 | £ 61,000,000 | 12648569 | View project |
| Position | Project | Main Sector | Start Date | Project Value | Project ID | View Project |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fallowfield Campus Redevelopment - 3300 Bedroom Student Accommodation | Residential | Dec-25 | £ 530,000,000 | 12239280 | View project |
| 2 | Cambridge Halls - 2,330 Student Bed Studio Flats And Cluster Apartments | Residential | Jul-26 | £ 286,000,000 | 12832063 | View project |
| 3 | Haweswater Aqueduct - Walmersley Haslingden and Walmersley Section Section | Utilities | Jun-26 | £ 250,000,000 | 12569990 | View project |
| 4 | Haweswater Aqueduct Resilience Programme - M66 Motorway, Rochdale Road | Utilities | Sep-26 | £ 250,000,000 | 12569951 | View project |
| 5 | Haweswater Aqueduct - Bowland Section | Water | Oct-26 | £ 250,000,000 | 12585964 | View project |
| 6 | Carrington BESS - 680MW Battery Storage | Utilities | Nov-25 | £ 204,000,000 | 12692382 | View project |
| 7 | Upper Brook Street Development Plot C - 737 Student Accommodation | Residential | Jan-26 | £ 160,000,000 | 12727580 | View project |
| 8 | Tudor Place, Cherryfield Drive, Kirkby - 807 Houses | Residential | May-26 | £ 146,880,000 | 12223665 | View project |
| 9 | Blackdyke Farm, Blackford - 400MW Battery Energy Storage Facility | Utilities | Oct-26 | £ 120,000,000 | 12739476 | View project |
| 10 | Low Harker Farm, Low Harker - 400MW Battery Storage Facility | Utilities | Oct-26 | £ 120,000,000 | 12768898 | View project |
| 11 | Hale Gate Road - 472 Houses And 28 Flats | Residential | Jul-26 | £ 116,000,000 | 12871883 | View project |
| 12 | Middlewich Eastern Bypass | Civil Engineering | May-26 | £ 108,000,000 | 11171172 | View project |
| 13 | Marine Lakes Events Centre | Leisure | Oct-26 | £ 106,000,000 | 12575520 | View project |
| 14 | Dantzic Street - Plots NT02 | Residential | Oct-26 | £ 105,000,000 | 12705976 | View project |
| 15 | Kadans Science Centre, Building B3 - Phase 1 - High Tech Labs & Offices | Industrial | Nov-25 | £ 100,000,000 | 12823931 | View project |
| 16 | First Street Plot 9B - 869 Bed Student Accommodation | Residential | Dec-25 | £ 95,000,000 | 12798867 | View project |
| 17 | Abbey Row - 365 Apartments | Residential | Oct-26 | £ 87,000,000 | 12065521 | View project |
| 18 | Former East Lancashire Paper Mill, Radcliffe - 291 Houses & 107 Apartments | Residential | May-26 | £ 80,000,000 | 12373180 | View project |
| 19 | Phoenix Ironworks - 258 Flats & 8 Townhouses | Residential | Jun-26 | £ 77,100,000 | 12719761 | View project |
| 20 | Cornbrook Hub, Manchester Waters - 154 Bedroom Hotel & 88 Bedroom Aparthotel | Hotel & Catering | Aug-26 | £ 75,000,000 | 12341601 | View project |
| 21 | Windy Harbour Holiday Centre | Leisure | Sep-26 | £ 75,000,000 | 12428114 | View project |
| 22 | South Morton - Dalston Road - 725 Houses - Phases 1C, 2 & 3 | Residential | Jan-26 | £ 72,500,000 | 12565954 | View project |
| 23 | Upton By Chester High School - School Rebuilding Programme - Wave 3 | Education | Jun-26 | £ 69,326,699 | 12648484 | View project |
| 24 | A582 Croston Road - Expansion | Civil Engineering | Sep-26 | £ 68,100,000 | 12840605 | View project |
| 25 | Pendle Business Park, Barrowford Road | Commercial & Retail | Sep-26 | £ 67,125,000 | 12466687 | View project |
| 26 | Elmswood Road - 162 Homes | Residential | Mar-26 | £ 65,000,000 | 12727552 | View project |
| 27 | Talbot Gateway - Blackpool Multiversity Campus | Education | May-26 | £ 65,000,000 | 12657495 | View project |
| 28 | Tatton Motorway Services - 100 Bed Hotel & Retail | Hotel & Catering | Oct-26 | £ 65,000,000 | 12627523 | View project |
| 29 | Runcorn Street, Hulme - 237 Apartments, 88 Apart Hotel Studios & Commercial | Residential | Jun-26 | £ 64,200,000 | 12765218 | View project |
| 30 | The Mosslands School, Phase 1 - School Rebuilding Programme 3rd Wave | Education | Dec-25 | £ 61,000,000 | 12648569 | View project |
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The tables cover all sectors across the UK, but are as assigned under our system as followed:
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- Civic and Public
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- Utilities
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- Medical & Healthcare
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Important note: we track all major infrastructure projects within the table but class them under utilities, civic and public, and civil engineering.
