More power stations? Simplez, thanks to new legislation on its way Local people already concerned at how flawed the planning process is – especially as new housing schemes in Lancaster […]
Luneside residents win embankment victory
Persimmon Homes have now submitted an amended planning application for Luneside East. Their revised plan for 149 dwellings off Lancaster’s St George’s Quay now retains the embankment, which the developer […]
Luneside East Planning Application breaks promises, residents claim
Aerial view of the site as shown in the application documents Residents in the Long Marsh Lane areas of Lancaster are campaigning to hold the City Council to keeping a […]
Pri-Market one step closer?
Allied Lancaster Ltd, owner of Marketgate Shopping Centre, are seeking permission redevelop and partly demolish Lancaster Market to create what would be the city’s biggest single retail unit, unless […]
Council calls a halt to conversion work on former Duke of Lancaster pub
Lancaster City Council has called a halt to conversion work on the former Duke of Lancaster public house after the Lancaster-based company involved failed to secure planning permission before it […]
Council throws out Urban Splash Prom plans
Lancaster City Council’s planning committee has refused plans by Urban Splash for Morecambe’s Central Promenade area. The plans were rejected due to doubts over whether Urban Splash could deliver the […]
City Council launches major planning consultation
Lancaster City Council is launching a major consultation on a new draft Local Development Plan for the district. The Local Plan will allocate land for the district’s future housing and […]
Opinion: How to tell if a development deal is dodgy?
There are two advantages for a development company registered in an offshore tax haven when securing a development deal. The first obviously, is that they contribute little in the way of […]
Greaves Hotel retirement home plans raise resident hackles
Residents in Greaves, Lancaster, have rounded on developers McCarthy & Stone’s plans for new retirement flats, describing their consultation as a “sham” – and are campaigning for major changes to […]
Lancaster’s Greenfield sites under threat from development?
Lancaster’s Green councillors are calling on the City Council not to support development on major Greenfield sites across the district, but to concentrate instead on regenerating brownfield sites including the […]