North West

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Appeal: Green belt dementia care home refused amid reduced demand

18.06.2021

Plans for a 74-bed specialist dementia care facility near Warrington have been blocked by an inspector, who ruled that ‘uncertainties concerning demand’ brought about by the Covid-19 pandemic needed to be...

Appeal: Double-decker takeaway would disrupt residents

18.06.2021

Matt Moody

Business & Enterprise | Environmental | noise impact | North West | Takeaway

Plans to serve hot food from a double-decker bus in a Manchester car park have been rejected by an inspector, who found that ‘comings and goings from customers’ would disrupt nearby residents, despite a...

Commissioners appointed to help Liverpool implement changes

14.06.2021

Laura Edgar

Development Management & Enforcement | Liverpool City Council | North West | robert jenrick

Local government secretary Robert Jenrick has appointed a team of independent commissioners to support Liverpool City Council to 'implement rapid and far-reaching changes’.

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Appeal: Contribution to schools ‘necessary’ from 201-home scheme

11.06.2021

Matt Moody

Plans to build 201 homes on the edge of Chorley would ‘place a burden’ on local schools, an inspector has found, ruling that the contribution towards 20 school places sought by the local county council was ‘...

Appeal: 500sq m home gym would not be ‘incidental’ to house

04.06.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused to grant a certificate of lawful use for a back-garden gym that would boast a running track, boxing ring and more facilities, ruling that the building would not be ‘incidental’ to...

News in brief: Government to reform supply chain plans for renewable energy; 2.78 million hit by green space inequality

01.06.2021

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 1 June, 2021

Ministers urged to unveil rail investment plan for the North

28.05.2021

Huw Morris

The North’s transport leaders are demanding the government urgently publish its Integrated Rail Plan (IRP) to give certainty to vital investment plans for the region’s railways.

Transport should be central to levelling up plans for the North

17.05.2021

Laura Edgar

Transport for the North has set out the 'essential' role transport has in levelling up the north of England and building a green recovery from Covid-19 in its 2021/22 Business Plan.

Planning is essential for a fairer, greener, more prosperous North

12.05.2021

Simon Wicks

Planner Live North

Session: Welcome and presidential address – Wei Yang, RTPI president

Appeal: Age ‘no reason’ to deny residents pleasant outdoor space

07.05.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for 45 retirement apartments in Handforth, Cheshire, ruling that residents should not be denied ‘the choice of sitting out in a pleasant space’, even if their age meant they...

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