North West

Consent for £20m first phase of Skelmersdale development

17.01.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing | Lancashire | North West | Turley

West Lancashire Borough Council has approved plans for the first phase of a £49 million scheme in Skelmersdale.

Greater Manchester targets 50,000 affordable homes

07.01.2019

Laura Edgar

The Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) is planning to deliver 50,000 affordable homes by targeting brownfield land.

Appeal: Land purchase uncertainty halts urban extension

04.01.2019

Matt Moody

A 1,200-home urban extension north of Warrington has been blocked, after the housing secretary cited deliverability concerns relating to the appellant's incomplete ownership of the site.

RTPI to hold Northern Powerhouse debates

20.12.2018

Laura Edgar

Demographics & Population Growth | Economic Growth | North East | North West | RTPI

The RTPI has organised a series of round tables in six Northern cities in a bid to create a set of shared ambitions to advance strategic planning and governance for the Northern Powerhouse.

Appeal: Tourist accommodation at alpaca farm would be inappropriate

14.12.2018

Matt Moody

A worker’s dwelling at an alpaca farm subject to a temporary permission cannot be permanently retained as ‘guest accommodation’ in the green belt because it would amount to inappropriate...

Appeal: New housing to fund scheduled monument restoration

05.12.2018

Matt Moody

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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