Insight
8 Jul 2021, 09:16
On 21 June 2021, the Secretary of State granted planning permission for more than 2m sq ft of industrial and logistics floorspace in the North West. In the Green Belt. Yes, you read it correctly, in the Green Belt.
I acted for Harworth Group at a call-in inquiry considering a warehouse-led proposal on Green Belt land in Bolton. David Manley QC from Kings Chambers promoted the other scheme for Tritax Symmetry in Wigan. These proposals were two of four Green Belt logistics schemes (the others being in St Helens) under consideration by the Secretary of State. We await decisions on the others.