A Northstone Development News Today

16 Mar 2021, 15:42 Peel L&P’s housebuilding division wants to build 108 homes on a 10-acre site off St Helens Road south-west of Bolton.  Northstone, which was formed in 2018, will be hoping for a better outcome than the last time it sought planning approval from Bolton Council.  Northstone had twice scaled back its Horwich plans, first from 300 to 276 homes before returning for a third time with a 150-home scheme, but to no avail.  The Garnet Fold development would be made up of 19 two-be...

Dan Whelan The code unveiled last week is unlikely to achieve its goal of creating more beautiful developments, the region’s designers have claimed. Launched for public consultation earlier this month, the National Model Design Code is aimed at providing local authorities with a baseline standard of quality and practice to take into account when considering development proposals.  For example, it urges councils to consider elements such as development layouts and street patterns; building f...