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Updated Wednesday, 12th May 2021, 11:54 am Proposals to relocate the Hayward Tyler engineering works in Luton and build 1,000 new homes and almost 8,000 square metres of commercial space have taken a step forward after the land was put up for sale. The 6.9 acre brownfield site in Kimpton Road, which lies between the Midland Mainline railway and the Luton and Dunstable Busway, has planning permission for a mixed use development. Luton Borough Council’s Development Control Committee recommende...

Public inquiry to decide on controversial 139 homes plans for Runcorn site Project has been the subject of longstanding opposition due to proximity to energy-from-waste plant 14:23, 11 MAY 2021 Plans to build homes on the site of Pavilions in Runcorn will go before a public inquiry Get our daily Echo newsletter for the biggest stories and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Subscribe for free When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send ...

THE Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust (HIWWT) has written to members of Basingstoke council’s development control committee, expressing its ‘disappointment’ at its move to approve plans for a major warehouse on land near Junction 7 of the M3. “We are very disappointed that many of Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council’s councillors approved this application, prioritising short term economic gain without consideration of the short and long-term ecological impacts of destro...

A PETITION aimed at stopping the felling of 70 trees in Dummer has now gained more than 87,000 signatures. Seven days on, the plea has massively taken off, with that total reached more than 58 times over, and the goal now increased to 150,000. Posting in the group, organiser Christine specifically urged Basingstoke residents to show their support to make it a priority for local representatives. She added: "The strength of opposition is evident from this massive support. BUT WE NEED TO K...

Lisa Scriven - Credit: Lisa Scriven We meet the candidates from the Conservative Party standing for election at county and district level on May 6. Annie Brewster - Harpenden Rural (County)  Annie Brewster - Credit: Annie Brewster Annie has served her community for over 15 years being a parish, district and county councillor. She was Mayor of St Albans City & District 2013/14 and was responsible for the development of the new Museum + Gallery in St Albans.  She is a champion of safe cycle ro...

The former Junction Hotel in Burnley THE representative of a developer stressed its commitment to a suburban area as councillors approved its proposals to build a one-bedroomed cottage onto a former suburban pub. ALB Properties want to add the extension to the one-time Junction Hotel in Rosegrove Lane, Burnley, which the firm had previously converted into four homes. The new cottage in the yard of the 19th Century former pub, which closed four years ago, was approved by Burnley Councils D...

It will be constructed on a hummocky piece of land off Westway not far from Burnley Barracks. The quarter of an acre site has already been cleared of dense vegetation and trees. The planning application from Car Park (Burnley) Ltd of Trafalgar Mill Business Centre was approved by councillors on Thursday night. Their application for redeveloping the land was considered by Burnley Councils Development Control Committee because of objections from a nearby resident and the leader of the bor...

It will be constructed on a hummocky piece of land off Westway not far from Burnley Barracks. The quarter of an acre site has already been cleared of dense vegetation and trees. The planning application from Car Park (Burnley) Ltd of Trafalgar Mill Business Centre was approved by councillors on Thursday night. Their application for redeveloping the land was considered by Burnley Councils Development Control Committee because of objections from a nearby resident and the leader of the bor...

The former Junction Hotel in Burnley NEIGHBOURS have objected to proposals to build a one-bedroomed cottage onto a former suburban pub. ALB Properties want to add the extension to the one-time Junction Hotel in Rosegrove Lane, Burnley, which has already been turned into four homes. The new cottage would be in the yard of the former pub which has been closed for four years. The scheme, which has been revised down in size during discussions between the applicant and planning officers, gen...

Were looking back at the stories that have made the headlines this week. Heres each of the front-page stories from the News and Stars east and west editions this week. Monday - Ex-rugby league star David wants to back as head coach at Cockermouth Titans A SERIOUS injury ruled a west Cumbrian man out of his beloved sport but now he is nurturing the next generation of rugby league players. David Whitworth of Little Broughton suffered a broken neck in February 2010 during a game for Ellenborou...