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Wightwick Manor Approvals MBLA Architects + Urbanists have obtained planning permission and listed building consent for the extension and renewal of visitor facilities at Wightwick Manor near Wolverhampton. A late Victorian manor house, built in the ‘Old English’ style by local industrialist Theodore Mander, Wightwick Manor is perhaps the best surviving example of a home furnished under the influence of the Arts & Crafts Read More »

New Salford Housing MBLA’s housing scheme at Langworthy Road has been awarded full planning permission. The scheme consists of nine three bedroomed houses together with a single four bedroom house on a small but prominent sloping site in Salford all to code level 3. Designed for Great Places Housing Group the development will offer affordable family housing continuing the regeneration in this part Read More »

Fiveways Centre opens The new £8m Fiveways Centre in Childwall is now formally open to the public. The new centre contains a new civic library, sixth form teaching suite for the Childwall Sports College and Health and Wellbeing facilities for the Oak Vale and Valley Road GP practices as well as a range of PCT led community based services. The development is the Read More »

Environmental Certification for MBLA MBLA have just received ISO 14001:2004 certification to acknowledge that the practices Environmental Management System has been approved by Lloyds Register Quality Assurance for the provision of architectural and masterplanning services. Steve Bradshaw, MBLA Associate, said; ”This certification recognises MBLA’s commitment and ability to deliver leading environmental standards in our designs underpinned by a strong environmental management ethos and sustainable Read More »