North West
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11.10.2019
Plans to convert a vacant pub in a high crime area south of Manchester into a 12-bedroom HMO can go ahead. An inspector ruled that the council’s refusal of permission had been partly based on assumptions...
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04.10.2019Business & Enterprise | essential need | Green Belt | North West | openness | Rural | rural worker's dwelling
Plans for a farm worker’s bungalow at an alpaca farm near Warrington have been rejected after an inspector found unacceptable harm to the green belt and no ‘very special circumstances’ to justify it.
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16.09.2019Boris Johnson | Devolution | East Midlands | midlands engine | North East | North West | Northern powerhouse | Policy & Politics | robert jenrick | West Midlands
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.
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13.09.2019Demographics & Population Growth | demolition | Green Belt | North West | personal circumstances | Planning Law | unauthorised development
An inspector has quashed enforcement action against a homeowner who purchased an unauthorised green belt home ‘in good faith’, ruling that upholding the notice would cause ‘serious financial and personal...
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11.09.2019
Plans to transform the grade-II listed Old Bank Building in Manchester so that it comprises 140,000 square feet of office space have been submitted to the city council.
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06.09.2019accessibility | ageing population | Community Infrastructure | Demographics & Population Growth | elderly housing | North West | retirement village
Plans for a retirement village north of Preston that would accommodate more than 200 over-55s have been rejected, after an inspector found that residents would have ‘limited opportunities for integration...
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09.08.2019building design | care home | dementia | Demographics & Population Growth | elderly care | Health | Heritage | North West
An inspector has blocked plans for a new care home near Altrincham, ruling that the scheme's design and location would not enable residents to 'live as independent a life as possible', contrary to national...
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05.08.2019Business & Enterprise | Devolution | North East | North West | Northern powerhouse | northern powerhouse rail
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.
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02.08.2019Infrastructure - Energy | inquiry | National Park | North West | NPPF | Planning Law | recovered appeal | repowering | rule 6 | Rural | wind energy
An inspector has become the first to interpret footnote 49 of the NPPF in ruling that an application to extend the life of a Lake District wind farm until 2028 constituted 'repowering' and, therefore, did...
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31.07.2019carbon neutral | Climate Change | energy efficiency | liverpool city region | North West | smart energy
Liverpool Mayor Joe Anderson has submitted a bid to Prime Minister Boris Johnson for a £230 million 'Green City Deal' that aims to tackle climate change and grow the economy.
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