North West

Jodrell Bank Telescope / iStock: 477525864

Appeal: Garage conversion allowed despite Jodrell Bank telescope objection

30.11.2018

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.

Worsley, Salford / Shutterstock: 1178038822

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Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham is demanding the government devolve more powers to tackle the city region’s 'outdated' transport.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

Appeal: Children’s play centre on Liverpool industrial estate refused

17.10.2018

Matt Moody

A vacant industrial estate unit cannot be converted into a children’s play centre, an inspector has decided, because the scheme would undermine the council’s aim to protect designated ‘...

Appeal: Whisky regulations justify distillery’s extended opening hours

11.10.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has allowed an award-winning distillery in the Lake District to extend the opening hours of its restaurant because whisky regulations have caused the business to operate at a loss while its...

HS2 launches public consultations on railway extensions

11.10.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Economic Growth | HS2 | Infrastructure - Transport | North West | West Midlands

HS2 Ltd has launched a public consultation for its construction plans for the Midlands and the North.

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