Lancashire

Consent for £20m first phase of Skelmersdale development

17.01.2019

Laura Edgar

Housing | Lancashire | North West | Turley

West Lancashire Borough Council has approved plans for the first phase of a £49 million scheme in Skelmersdale.

Injunction lodged to halt Lancashire fracking

08.10.2018

Laura Edgar

An injunction has been lodged at the High Court to prevent work starting at exploration and production company Cuadrilla’s Preston New Road shale gas exploration site.

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Perry gives green light to fracking at controversial Lancashire site

25.07.2018

Huw Morris

Shale gas company Cuadrilla is expected to start fracking at a well in Lancashire in the next few weeks after a minister rubber-stamped its application.

Study on reopening of Lancashire-North Yorkshire rail link announced

22.02.2018

Laura Edgar

Transport secretary Chris Grayling has launched a study into the potential reopening of a 12-mile route between Lancashire and North Yorkshire.

News in brief: Hotel in St Paul’s approved; RTPI publishes guide on digital economy

09.05.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 9 May, 2017

Appeals round-up: Most read stories in 2016

20.12.2016

Martha Harris

A round-up of the most read appeal decisions in 2016

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Crowdfunded campaign wins JR hearing into hazardous waste site

14.10.2016

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 8 October-14 October, 2016

Appeal: Javid approves controversial fracking plans for Lancashire

06.10.2016

Martha Harris

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has backed an inspector’s decision to grant permission to Cuadrilla Bowland Limited for shale gas fracking exploration and monitoring operations at its Preston New Road site...

England round-up: Businesses urged to take the lead in Great North Plan; Land worth £172m sold by NHS trusts in 2015-16

17.06.2016

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 11 June-17, 2016

Petition against Lancashire fracking decision delivered to government

15.06.2016

Laura Edgar

Campaigners have delivered a petition signed by 186,000 people calling on the government to ‘respect Lancashire’s decision to reject fracking’ to Downing Street.

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