Christopher Hicks
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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
North of the Humber there are now just two unitary authorities – Hull City Council and the East Riding of Yorkshire council – the latter being one of the geographically largest unitary councils in the country.
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Symbol of Status? White Rose shopping centre – outside Leeds
Probably the most controversial aspect of the report is the recommendation that the White Rose shopping centre, near Morley, be designated as a Town Centre. At 60,390 sq m (650,000 sq ft) gross it's not small – but there's no leisure, office, hotel or other non-retail elements. PPG6 states that ...
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Planning
Largely spearheaded by the leisure, retail and housing sectors, regeneration is no more evident than in Liverpool’s former dockyard areas. The Albert Dock is now firmly established as a tourist, retail and leisure magnet. Planning permission has been granted for the National Discovery Park, between the Albert Dock and the ...
