All articles by Christopher Hicks
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Markets
Planning: Pragmatic position
Sussex planners ignore planning guidance to make a 'refreshing' decision
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Planning: Grimsby Town given greenfield light
The Secretary of State has decided Against a public inquiry into the planning application for Grimsby Town's new 20,000-seater football stadium and associated 13,935 sq m (150,000 sq ft) of retail space.
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Planning: Yorkshire & Humberside's sports stadium bonanza
Leeds united is keen for new 50,000-seat stadium 10,000 more than at present.
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Planning: Coventry policy stifles development
Since adoption of the Unitary Development Plan (UDP) in 1993, 'large scale' warehousing has only been acceptable in Coventry if it is essential to local manufacturing and retailing.
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Planning: New authorities face similar problems on both banks of the Humber
The administration of planning matters in what was formerly known as Humberside has undergone a huge change in recent years, reflecting the separating effect of the river. Humberside County Council and a host of district councils have gone. North of the Humber there are now just two unitary authorities ...
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Symbol of Status? White Rose shopping centre – outside Leeds
It took two years and three inspectors to sort through the then record number of 16,000 objections to the Leeds UDP (Bradford now has the record at 20,000). The inspector's report was published in February and the council is now working on a response with modifications expected later this year. ...
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Planning
Merseyside exhibits, or did exhibit, most of the classic attributes of a region in need of regeneration. But thanks to generous external funding, positive planning and economic growth, there are signs of new development everywhere. Largely spearheaded by the leisure, retail and housing sectors, regeneration is no more evident than ...
