Tom Barrett, Author at Planning News

Plans unveiled for rail innovation centre in East Yorkshire

January 16, 2020January 16, 2020 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Plans have been revealed for a leading centre for research, development and innovation for the UK rail industry in Goole,… Read More

Front Page Housing

Net-zero neighbourhood granted planning permission in Wales

January 7, 2020January 7, 2020 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Parc Hadau in south Wales, which will be one of the ‘world’s first’ net zero neighbourhoods, has been granted planning… Read More

Features Housing

York submits Castle Gateway regeneration plans

December 3, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

City of York Council has submitted plans for a former car park site that would see 106 new apartments, including… Read More

Front Page Housing

Liverpool council wants to build 1,500 ‘eco-homes’ on former landfill

December 2, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Liverpool City Council has set out a timetable to transform a former landfill site on the shores of the River… Read More

Front Page Housing

Bolton unveils £100m Crompton Hall plans

November 27, 2019November 27, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Proposals for a major overhaul of a shopping centre in Bolton have been unveiled, which the council hopes will kick-start… Read More

Front Page Housing News

Housebuilding must focus more on communities and infrastructure, report finds

November 20, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Two-thirds of UK residents feel that too much focus is being placed solely on the construction of new homes, as… Read More

Front Page News

Eureka! to open £11m science museum in Merseyside

November 6, 2019November 5, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

The museum Eureka! has moved a step closer to opening in Wirral after it was approved by planners. The £11.75… Read More

Front Page Housing

Waltham Forest Town Hall regeneration moves step closer

November 4, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Plans to transform the site of Waltham Forest Council’s Town Hall have moved a step closer after planners approved phase… Read More

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Developers and planners need more guidance on air pollution, urge experts

October 31, 2019October 31, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

There should be a clear set of guidelines for housing developers to ensure that air quality does not suffer when… Read More

Front Page Housing

Ikea to build modular social housing in Bristol

October 15, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

The Ikea-owned modular building firm BoKlok has announced plans to develop 200 homes in south Bristol alongside Bristol City Council…. Read More

Environment Front Page

Lawyers threaten councils over Local Plan environmental obligations

September 3, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Environmental law firm ClientEarth has written to over 100 local authorities across England, warning them that they will violate their… Read More

Front Page Policy

Ensuring sustainable travel is at the heart of new developments

August 30, 2019August 30, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

TPS board member, James Gleave, asks us to consider sustainable travel in the phasing of development. He explores the challenges;… Read More

Front Page News

Planning system needs to better cater for older people, research finds

August 28, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

The UK’s planning system needs to better cater to housing for older people, according to research. Law firm Shakespeare Martineau… Read More

Front Page News

Glasgow unveils major regeneration plans for north of city

August 22, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Glasgow City Council has unveiled plans for the regeneration of Cowlairs, in the north of the city, with 850 new… Read More

Environment Front Page

UK’s first commercial waste to aviation fuel plant proposed

August 20, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Altalto, a collaboration between Velocys, British Airways and Shell, has submitted a planning application for a plant that turns waste… Read More

Environment Features

Manchester council defends city centre car park plans

August 19, 2019August 19, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Manchester City Council has defended plans to create a temporary 440-space car park in the city centre, which campaigners say… Read More

Environment Front Page

£300m energy recovery centre in Darwen gets green light

August 16, 2019August 16, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

A state-of-the-art £300m energy recovery centre will be built in Darwen, Lancashire, after Blackburn and Darwen Council gave the green… Read More

Front Page Housing

Mayfield regeneration sees first plans submitted

August 15, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

The Mayfield Partnership has submitted plans for a 12-storey office building as part of the first phase of the £1bn… Read More

Front Page Housing

Northumberland unveils plan for 1,000 affordable homes

August 13, 2019August 13, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Northumberland County Council has approved a new housing strategy that could see 1,000 new affordable homes built in the county… Read More

Environment Front Page

Green projects in Liverpool to share £1m from planning agreements

August 9, 2019 Tom Barrett 0 Comments

Nine projects across Liverpool to improve green spaces will receive funding from planning agreements made with developers, Liverpool City Council… Read More

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