Thomas Barrett, Author at Planning News

Liverpool council to buy vast dockland site for £1

September 30, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Liverpool City Council will buy 55,000 sq metres of dockland from Homes England for £1. Councillors are expected to approve the… Read More

Front Page Policy

We need to embrace to potential of neighbourhood planning

September 26, 2019September 26, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Proper neighbourhood planning can bring communities together and inspire exciting regeneration projects, writes Tony Burton, convenor of Neighbourhood Planners.London. It’s… Read More

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Leeds United to buy former school site from council

September 19, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Leeds City Council has agreed to sell the site of the Matthew Murray High School in Holbeck to Leeds United… Read More

Front Page News

Court of Appeal upholds housing planning refusal on air quality grounds

September 16, 2019September 13, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The Court of Appeal yesterday (September 12) upheld a planning permission refusal on air quality grounds for 330 homes in… Read More

Front Page News

Campaigners warn against ‘steady destruction’ of Southwark’s historic buildings

May 2, 2019May 3, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

A planning proposal that involves gutting a Victorian warehouse to build a 17 storey glass office block in Bermondsey, South… Read More

Front Page News

Plans for historic Wigan Pier submitted

May 1, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Step Places has submitted its plans to transform the historic Wigan Pier to Wigan Council. If passed, the development will… Read More

Environment Features Housing

It’s time to make sustainable development the norm

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Environmental issues can cause major impacts on development timescales and costs. Charlie Knox, director of environmental and sustainability at building… Read More

Front Page Housing News

‘UK’s biggest’ regeneration project approved in Nottingham

April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Outline plans to develop the high-profile 40-acre former Boots Island site in Nottingham were approved yesterday (April 17). Plans for… Read More

Features Housing

Green light for 320-home Newark development

April 15, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The Yorke Drive housing estate in Newark has been granted planning permission for masterplan proposals that will see 320 new… Read More

Environment News

UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant proposed

April 10, 2019April 23, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

The UK’s first plastic waste to hydrogen plant could be built in Cheshire. The plant would use Distributed Modular Gasification… Read More

Features News

Five new ‘garden towns’ to share £3.7m of government funding

March 25, 2019March 25, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Five new garden towns that could collectively see 64,000 homes built across England will share £3.7m from the government to… Read More

Front Page News

Homes England launch digital tool to match developers with sites

March 13, 2019March 25, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Homes England has launched a tool called Land Hub, which will help match developers with 148 available sites over the next… Read More

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Iconic former cinema in Bradford set for ‘world class’ transformation

March 11, 2019March 11, 2019 Thomas Barrett 0 Comments

Plans to redevelop Bradford’s former Odeon cinema have been approved by Bradford Metropolitan District Council. Bradford Live, a social enterprise… Read More