North East

Government vows to back the Midlands and the North

16.09.2019

Laura Edgar

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has reaffirmed his pledge to devolve further powers to the north of England, while local government secretary Robert Jenrick has made a similar commitment to the Midlands.

A1 Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass / Peter McDermott

PINS to consider A1 Newcastle bypass improvement scheme

11.09.2019

Laura Edgar

A1 | Highways England | Infrastructure - Transport | North East | Planning Inspectorate

The Planning Inspectorate (PINS) has accepted for examination an application for proposed improvements to the A1 Newcastle Gateshead Western Bypass.

Local plan draft approved in the North East

15.08.2019

Laura Edgar

Green Belt | North East | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | Plan Making - Spatial Planning | South Tyneside

South Tyneside Council’s cabinet has approved the pre-publication draft of the area’s local plan, which should facilitate the delivery of 7,000 homes by 2036.

100% devolution called for in the North

05.08.2019

Laura Edgar

Business leaders in the north of England have called for 100 per cent devolution across the Northern Powerhouse in a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson.

Appeal: No 'healthy' takeaway where quarter of children are overweight

17.07.2019

Matt Moody

A hot food takeaway serving only ‘healthy food options’ will not be allowed in an area where one in four 11 and 12-year-olds is overweight.

£4m for Grimsby regeneration

11.07.2019

Laura Edgar

grimsby | North East | Regeneration

Northern Powerhouse minister Jake Berry has committed a further £4 million to the regeneration of Grimsby.

Proposed Scunthorpe Stadium / Frank Whittle Partnership

Scunthorpe United prepare for new stadium after delay that cost club ‘millions’

04.07.2019

Lydia Till

Scunthorpe United FC have received planning consent for a £30 million redevelopment of their existing stadium almost a year after submitting plans to North Lincolnshire Council in August 2018.

RTPI president says North York Moors mine sets benchmark for sustainability

03.07.2019

Lydia Till

RTPI president Ian Tant has visited the North York Moors as part of his recent two-day presidential trip to Yorkshire.

Go North, multiply

25.06.2019

Martin Read

Brexit may have hogged the headlines since 2016, but plans to transform the north of England into a ‘Northern Powerhouse’ have continued to simmer quietly. Martin Read reports on the launch of RTPI research...

Appeal: Costs awarded against council for ignoring HMO appeal precedents

07.06.2019

Matt Moody

Durham County Council must pay costs for refusing to allow an HMO despite evidence from other appeals demonstrating that a policy test justifying the scheme had been met, an inspector has ruled.

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