(Updated 8 June): The upcoming inquiry into developer Centros‘ controversial development plans for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor seems to be skewing in favour of the Council and the planners, even before […]
City Centre Revamp Consultation Launched
(updated 15/5/09): A major new consultation into proposals aiming to revitalise Lancaster City Centre has been launched by the City Council, but some argue the Council is itself responsible for […]
Green Light for Sainsbury’s Extension
Above: What the revamped Sainsbury’s store would look like from the car park. Image courtesy Sainsbury’s. Lancaster City Council has granted planning permission for an extension to Sainsbury’s Cable Street […]
EDF begins nuclear land sale process at Heysham
EDF Energy has begun a sales process relating to the divestment of land potentially suitable for new nuclear build at Heysham and Dungeness in Kent. The process will result in […]
Heysham Nominated for Third Nuclear Station
Heysham is one of nine sites around the country under consideration for a new nuclear power station even though a geological fault line has in the past been cited as […]
Potential Housing Sites Report Published
Lancaster City Council has published its most comprehensive assessment of housing opportunities ever undertaken across the district, initially identifying over 500 potential sites but narrowing those to just over 100. […]
Lancaster City Council and Centros Issue Statement on Canal Corridor
Lancaster City Council and developer Centros have issued the following statement regarding the proposed Canal Corridor development, which we publish here in full: Lancaster City Council will take a leading […]
Canal Corridor: Alternative Scheme Revealed
SAVE’s scheme for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor site, drawn by Richard Griffiths Architects After news that developer Centros has pulled out of the forthcoming Public Inquiry into its controversial Canal Corridor […]
Centros pulls out of Canal Corridor Planning Inquiry
Developers Centros have announced they will not appear at the forthcoming public inquiry into the proposed Canal Corridor development scheme, leaving an already financially troubled City Council to stump up […]
Centros Scheme: Objections Deadline Looms
(Updated 8/3/09): The deadline to submit objections to the proposed Centros development for Lancaster’s Canal Corridor is Monday 9th March. Developers Centros have not yet submitted their case, but the […]