19 January 01
With the new south-West Regional guidance under consideration, planning authorities in the Bristol area have been pressing for separate sub-regional studies for the more prosperous northern part of the region.
10 November 00
In the Birmingham area, outline proposals have been submitted at Selly Oak and South Yardley for mixed-use edge-of-centre brownfield developments. These include retail, leisure, housing and a business park. In the city centre, the Bull Ring shopping centre has received permission.The approval of funding for the Birmingham Northern Relief Road…
6 October 00
Westminster Council aims to stop late-night noise by introducing planning restrictions.
12 May 00
Greater Manchester, like many other parts of the country is seeing an increase in planning activity. Bellway Homes, supported by the Northwest Development Agency, is to build 78 two-bedroom flats on an strategic route into Manchester. English Partnerships is providing funding from its investment programme for development in northern Manchester.…
14 April 00
East Anglia is facing a time of rapid change with many areas experiencing growth. The region was one of the first to go through the process of revised regional guidance and the new-style Panel Hearing has set a precedent for the rest of the country.Some counties such as Cambridgeshire face…
4 February 00
Authorities are under pressure to agree consent for development as the area grows.
10 December 99
Lancashire has not yet started a review of its structure plan that was approved in 1997; the first review report is not due out for consultation until this time next year. Cumbria’s structure plan is even further out of date, having been approved in 1995. A first review report is…
3 December 99
Erica Mortimer, CgMs The East Midlands Development Agency is launching a new initiative to provide tax relief for investment in the poorest parts of the East Midlands.A major investigation has recently been launched into planning decisions being made unlawfully in Newark and Sherwood District Council. It is alleged that planning…
19 November 99
Warwickshire is reviewing its structure plan and one issue of concern is the setting of targets for affordable housing provision. The Government Office has warned the county council that the guidance figures being put forward equate to setting targets and this is not appropriate in a Structure Plan.Warwickshire County Council,…
5 November 99
With West End councils reviewing their policies, there’s never been a better time to influence planning .
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