North West

An inspector has blocked plans for 124 homes in Lancashire, ruling that it would undermine confidence in the local plan process to allow housing on a site 'safeguarded' from development until at...

Plans to add an 'online distribution hub' to a Sainsbury's supermarket in Morecambe have been refused, after an inspector found unacceptable harm to the character of the area.

Resolving the tensions between development and heritage requires vision, sensitive policymaking and plenty of consultation, says Colette McCormack – even more so when the scheme, Liverpool Waters, falls...

Liverpool Waters is one of the biggest regeneration schemes in the UK. It's also in the middle of a World Heritage Site. Simon Wicks follows the long and winding road towards a revival of Liverpool's...