Manchester City Council

Manchester chief exec to decide planning applications

02.04.2020

Laura Edgar

Coronavirus | delegated power | Manchester City Council | North West | Policy & Politics

The chief executive of Manchester City Council has been delegated powers to decide planning applications during the coronavirus (Covid-19) outbreak.
756-home Manchester development approved despite no affordable housing

29.08.2017

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Housing | Manchester | Manchester City Council | North West

Manchester City Council has approved developers plans by Far East Consortium (FEC) and The Co-op for a £200 million, 756-home development in the city.
Manchester launches plan to deliver affordable housing

11.01.2017

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Housing | Manchester City Council | North West

Manchester City Council has approved a housing affordability framework that aims to accelerate the delivery of affordable homes in the city.
England round-up: UK species face extinction and decline; Hinkley gets green light, but with new strings attached

16.09.2016

Huw Morris

England | Environmental | Heritage | Hinkley Point C | Housing | Howard Bernstein | HS2 | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Transport | Manchester City Council | RSPB

A round-up of planning news in England: 10 September-16 September, 2016
Bernstein calls it a day at Manchester

15.09.2016

Huw Morris

Howard Bernstein | Infrastructure - Transport | Manchester City Council | North West | Regeneration

Manchester City Council’s chief executive, Sir Howard Bernstein, has announced that he will retire next spring.
Appeal: Manchester apartments refused despite city centre need

27.10.2015

Martha Harris

flood risk | Housing | Manchester City Council | North West

An eleven-storey apartment building proposed for Manchester’s Princess Street has been refused permission, after an inspector found that issues relating to the building's height in terms of visual amenity...