As decision day approaches for the Centros planning applications for the canal corridor, two more prestigious national organisations have added their voices to the many already condemning the scheme. The […]
Traffic Management Cheaper than Bypass, says expert
Concerned that vital Department for Transport appraisal guidance has not been followed in planning for the planned Heysham M6 Link road, and the fact that there is no clear statement […]
Lawson’s Field Update
The City Council’s cabinet will be voting on whether to go ahead with selling off fields at Lawson’s Bridge (view a PDF map; view an aerial photo) on Tuesday 22 […]
Field of Dreams?
(Republished from the main VL site and this week’s newsletter): The Tender Brief for the sale of the land at Lawson’s Field in Scotforth was considered by the Council’s Overview […]
Centros Miller in action
Report by John Freeman: We thought you might be interested in these pictures from Bury St Edmunds courtesy of Bury Free Press, where developers have ridden rough shod over local […]
Out with the Local Plan, in with the Core Strategy
In line with government planning reforms, the current Lancaster Local Plan is being replaced by a Core Strategy, which will be submitted to Government on 4 May 2007 and is […]
High Court strikes down planning committee “perceived impartiality” fallacy?
(Thanks to Max for this item): Outside and critical observers of local democracy have long had a problem with the idea that councillors on planning committees should not say or […]