West Midlands

Consultancy appointed to deliver next phase of Birmingham city plan

15.06.2022

Laura Edgar

arcadis | Birmingham | Regeneration | West Midlands

Birmingham City Council has appointed design and engineering consultancy Arcadis to deliver the latest phase of its ‘Our Future City Plan’.

News in brief: Views sought on cement works site; Application submitted for Welsh Streets

07.06.2022

Laura Edgar and Prithvi Pandya

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 7 June, 2022

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Charter for West Midlands land launched

19.05.2022

Laura Edgar

Policy & Politics | public land | West Midlands | west midlands combined authority

The West Midlands Combined Authority (WMCA) has announced a public land charter to help unlock, develop and repurpose land for ‘the benefit of wider society’.

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Appeal: Enforcement action quashed for dog-grooming business

05.05.2022

Ben Gosling

A dog-grooming business in Stourport-on-Severn can continue trading after an inspector dismissed concerns about the business’s impact on highway safety.

M54 to M6 link road granted development consent

25.04.2022

Huw Morris

A development consent order has been granted for the proposed M54 to M6 Link road after ministers decided that the scheme is consistent with the UK’s drive towards net-zero.

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Increasing rail capacity features in Midlands transport plan

04.04.2022

Laura Edgar

Midlands Connect has launched its strategic transport plan for the region as it looks to improve economic growth and productivity and address social exclusion.

Appeals round-up: Listed buildings prevent London pub demolition; Heritage assets disallow Newcastle comms structures

01.04.2022

Ben Gosling

A round-up of planning appeals: 26 March- 01 April, 2022

Appeal: No lawful development certificate for Staffordshire narrowboat marina

01.04.2022

Ben Gosling

An inspector has denied a certificate of lawful development to the developer of a narrowboat marina after determining that construction had not begun on the project, meaning the planning permission granted...

Legal briefs: Casement Park ruling on the horizon

18.03.2022

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 12 March-18 March, 2022

Appeal: Inspector supports enforcement order on ‘monolithic’ dental practice extension

17.03.2022

Ben Gosling

An enforcement notice ordering the demolition of two and three-storey extensions to the Portland Road Family Dental Centre, in Hucknall, Nottinghamshire, has been upheld by an inspector, who concluded that...

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