PLANS to create holiday units in converted shipping containers on a city’s green belt have been greeted with a storm of protest from residents and environmental groups. Objectors have called on Durham county councillors to reject proposals for four self-catering units proposed jointly by Unbox Limited and the Poplar Tree Garden Centre in Shincliffe, near Durham. Shincliffe Green Belt Action Group spokesperson Colin Jubb said: “Not only is the site on protected countryside within the Durham Green Belt it is also in the setting of the village s conservation area. “Residents are justifiably appalled by the idea of having converted shipping containers supported on stilts sitting on their doorstep.
Museums will be told by the government to present a more positive view of Britain s history rather than focusing on its imperial past.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will urge heritage institutions on Tuesday to present a more rounded view of Britain s impact on the world.
He will tell 25 of the country s biggest heritage bodies, museums and art galleries to not skew the public s understanding of history.
Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden will urge heritage institutions on Tuesday to present a more rounded view of Britain s impact on the world
It comes after concern in the government that many organisations are launching reviews into their colonial links and connections to the slave trade in the wake of last year s Black Lives Matter movement.
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1,086 homes in Sturry and Broad Oak, near Canterbury, approved by city councillors
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Updated: 14:10, 10 February 2021
Controversial plans for more than 1,000 homes have been given the green light by councillors in the face of overwhelming opposition from residents and environmental campaigners.
It follows a u-turn by Canterbury City Council s planning committee, which had previously rejected a bid for 650 homes in Sturry - on the outskirts of the city - resulting in the withdrawal of an associated application for 456 homes on a neighbouring site in Broad Oak.
1,086 homes have been approved across Sturry and Broad Oak
The two applications - this time with 20 fewer homes in a revised Sturry scheme - were brought before the same committee last night and narrowly approved by seven votes to five.
Marske Hall and its grounds are on the market for £2.5m. A PLAN to convert listed buildings on an historic Yorkshire Dales estate linked to most modern thoroughbred racehorses into a luxury aparthotel and wedding venue has been met with a wave of opposition. National park planners will next week consider the proposal to transform the 17,000sq ft Marske Hall, which has been laid out as ten apartments for decades, into an exclusive hotel, featuring 20 “very high quality” studios, a gym, sauna, shop, and wine tasting rooms, while the sawmill and kennels in the grounds would become events spaces. It is also proposed to utilise the gardens and woods for activities such as archery, bowls and croquet.