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Releasing a 133-page report on 10 June, the House of Commons committee urged the Government to proceed with caution and do more research before progressing the Planning Bill. It noted that public policy think tank the Smith Institute said Jenrick’s white paper is more of a green paper – filled with discussion points rather than detail. Most importantly, the committee wants a draft planning bill to be released for pre-legislative scrutiny. REPORT HIGHLIGHTS  Opposition is brewing. Some background: the committee counts several Conservatives among its members, and several other key Conserva...

Campaigners rallying to save the old Winchester Tavern in 2019 - Credit: Archant A former Highgate pub long under threat of development has been relisted as an asset of community value (ACV).   The Winchester Tavern, in Archway Road, has been subject of numerous planning applications to turn the pub into flats – which neighbours have defied. Locals now hope the renewal of its status as an ACV – which formally recognises its social value to the area in planning terms – could see the pub, closed since 2016, restored as a free house. Cllr Liz Morris (Lib Dem, Highgate), who has ardently c...

Dan Whelan A project to create a 100-acre zoo near Hopwood Hall in Rochdale has hit the buffers because the man behind the plans, Johnpaul Houston, cannot be tracked down.  “It is a shame,” said Dan Mitchell, director at planning consultancy Barton Willmore, which was advising Houston on planning matters. “The business case was there and early discussions with the council had been encouraging. “It was all knitting together nicely. It is a missed opportunity.” Barton Willmore claims it was unable to contact Houston for over a year, and subsequently filed a winding-up petition agains...

Developers want to build a hotel above Cardiff’s popular Live Lounge music venue Two new storeys would be built on top of the former Marments department store in Cardiff city centre 12:03, 6 MAY 2021 Sign up to FREE email alerts from Wales Online - Subscribe When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Your information will be used in accordance with ourPrivacy Notice. Thank you for subscribingWe have more newslettersShow meSee ourprivacy notice Developers want to build a hotel on top of a popular music venue in Cardiff city centre. Mahavir ...

Morgan Sindall development arm gets Birkenhead revamp approval A joint venture of Muse – Morgan Sindall’s urban regeneration development arm – and Wirral Council has won planning permission for a 1.4m square foot redevelopment of Birkenhead town centre. The JV, called Wirral Growth Company, has had its masterplan, which includes a new central business district including council offices, approved by the local authority’s planning department. Plans also include a new market for the North West town. A statement from Wirral Growth Company said this would “drive a new daytime and evening...