Malcolm Honour, CgMS
- Insight
Planning: The Welsh Assembly impact on proposals and appeals
The role of the Welsh Assembly in planning has required the creation of new systems and procedures and these are taking some time to settle in. Following the appointment of Rhodri Morgan as First Minister, the planning and environment functions and the local government functions of the assembly have been ...
- Markets
Planning - Allocation process well advanced
Much of the land needed for development has been identified, with Colchester set for regeneration.
- Markets
Planning: Chelmsford housing and employment allocations for the future
The panel recommended a new business park near the airport and a feasibility assessment of a rail link from the airport to Braintree. If these recommendations are accepted, they would be incorporated in a further review of the Essex Structure Plan.
- Markets
Planning: questioning the future
The former Avon councils must decide jointly on housing allocations for the period to 2011; the committee meets in March. The Structure Plan Panel has recommended an increase of 11,500 homes to a total of 54,500, but there is concern about greenfield development.
- Markets
Planning
Looking at the longer term, the Warwickshire Structure Plan identifies the BT aerials site east of Rugby as a potential development site beyond the present structure plan period to 2011, and there is also possible future growth in the Polsworth/Dordon area near Tamworth. Also in that area some 70ha (173 ...
- Markets
Planning
Although the assembly cannot pass primary legislation, it has powers to review secondary legislation. Secondary legislation is important in the planning system and includes, for example, the Use Classes Order, Fees Regulations and the General Permitted Development Order. The assembly would have the power to separate offices from the B1 ...
- Markets
Planning
In the north Staffordshire conurbation there is considered to be plenty of scope for housing on vacant and underused land within the built-up area. However, the employment policies of the draft Structure Plan envisage some additional significant employment land releases. Chatterley Valley is identified as a premium employment site of ...
- Markets
Planning
Among the recent developments is the McArthur Glen factory outlet centre at the Naburn Hospital site, York. This scheme moves away from the 'village street' image associated with earlier outlet schemes and is a fully fledged covered shopping centre with 80 units and a foodcourt. There are proposals to extend ...