North West

Appeal: New housing to fund scheduled monument restoration

05.12.2018

An ‘at risk’ 14th century scheduled monument in the Wirral green belt can be converted into four homes, an inspector has ruled, approving 27 more homes on the site to fund the scheme as ‘...

Manchester proposes cycling route peddled by Olympic champion

05.12.2018

Huw Morris

cycling | Health | Manchester | North West

A cycling route influenced by Olympic gold medallist Chris Boardman has been unveiled to link Manchester city centre with Chorlton.

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Greater Manchester outlines timetable for framework consultation

04.12.2018

Huw Morris

Greater Manchester | North West | Plan Making - Spatial Planning

A special meeting of the Greater Manchester Combined Authority will convene in January to consider consultation on the city region’s revised draft spatial framework.

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Appeal: Garage conversion allowed despite Jodrell Bank telescope objection

30.11.2018

Matt Moody

Environmental | Jodrell Bank Observatory | North West | residential conversion | Technology

Plans to convert a domestic outbuilding into a standalone home can go ahead, despite objections from staff at nearby Jodrell Bank telescope over the cumulative impact of development on its efficiency....

Appeal: Weak green belt border does not justify housing

20.11.2018

Matt Moody

Green Belt | Housing | North West | previously developed land

Plans for 19 homes near Warrington have been blocked after an inspector rejected the appellant’s argument that housing would strengthen the area’s weak green belt boundary.

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Appeal: Previously recovered 600-home Salford scheme rejected again

14.11.2018

Matt Moody

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has refused plans for 600 homes on ‘green wedge’ land near Salford, after his predecessor Eric Pickles’ 2015 dismissal of the scheme was quashed by the...

Enforcement: Estate developer told to remove unauthorised mound

06.11.2018

Matt Moody

Development Management & Enforcement | enforcement notice | North West | Planning Law | PUBLIC OPEN SPACE

A ‘substantial' grass-covered mound constructed by Bellway Homes on land reserved for public open space must be removed, ruled an inspector, because its steep sides have made the area inaccessible...

Mayor of Greater Manchester, Andy Burnham / Labour Party

Burnham demands same powers as London to tackle transport

29.10.2018

Huw Morris

andy burnham | Greater Manchester | Infrastructure - Transport | North West

Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is demanding the government devolve more powers to tackle the city region’s 'outdated' transport.

Greater Manchester air pollution exceeds estimates

25.10.2018

Huw Morris

air pollution | Environmental | Greater Manchester | North West

Air pollution in Greater Manchester is considerably worse than has been previously estimated, according to latest research.

Appeal: Basement of 10-bed HMO 'too far below ground level’

17.10.2018

Matt Moody

Health | HMO | North West | sui generis | sunlight

The basement rooms in a five-storey HMO in Liverpool were too far below ground level, creating unacceptable living conditions for their occupiers, an inspector has ruled.

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