North West

Appeal: Eight-storey hotel would improve views into Manchester

18.05.2018

An inspector has approved plans to replace an unauthorised used car dealership near Manchester with an eight-storey hotel, after finding it compliant with the ‘most up-to-date expression of the council...

Appeal: Subterranean home not isolated enough for paragraph 55 exception

18.05.2018

Matt Moody

Design | Green Belt | North West | paragraph 55 | Rural

An inspector has blocked an award-winning proposal for a partially underground home on green belt land near Bolton, ruling that it could not be considered under NPPF paragraph 55 because the site is not...

We must do more to attract young families to the northern uplands

11.05.2018

Peter Stockton

The flight of families from some of England's most attractive ladnscapes must be reversed if these areas are to host thirving communities, says Peter Stockton

News analysis: How Greater Manchester is aiming for a green revolution

11.05.2018

Catherine Early

Andy Burnham wants to make Greater Manchester the country’s first zero-carbon city region, writes Catherine Early

Projects launched to support rough sleepers

09.05.2018

Laura Edgar

Housing secretary James Brokenshire has announced that three areas in England will be piloting a scheme that aims to get homeless people off the streets and into accommodation that is stable and affordable.

‘Better coordination’ is vital for the North to prosper

09.05.2018

Laura Edgar

If the north of England is to thrive in a post-Brexit world, growth and investment must be strategically planned across the region, but emerging plans for delivering this need to be better coordinated, the RTPI has said.

Masterplan to prepare Runcorn for HS2

25.04.2018

Laura Edgar

A consortium has been appointed to produce a masterplan and delivery strategy to enable the regeneration of the Runcorn Station Quarter area.

Appeal: No cats for Catlow as ‘incongruous’ cattery is refused

19.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for a cattery in the grounds of a listed Lancashire farmhouse, ruling that the timber-and-glass design of the pens would be at odds with the historic stone buildings nearby....

Integrating planning and transport key to Northern economy, says RTPI

18.04.2018

Laura Edgar

Infrastructure - Transport | North East | North West | RTPI | Transport for the North

The RTPI has urged Transport for the North (TfN) to work with local and combined authorities to avoid increased car use as it looks to create new and improved transport links in the region.

Enforcement: Change of use to hotel granted for private guests only

11.04.2018

Laura Edgar

An inspector has quashed Salford City Council’s decision to refuse a retrospective planning application for the change of use of a drinking establishment (A4) to a hotel (C1), provided the hotel is for private guests only.

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