North West

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 ‘...

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.

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...