Planning news – 17 November 2022

Regeneration scheme in Blackpool gets levelling up cash
Levelling up Secretary Michael Gove has announced that the Blackpool Central project will receive £40 million in levelling up funding.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Permission sought for 2,200 homes in West Sussex
An outline planning application for a mixed-use development in Bersted, West Sussex, has been submitted to Arun District Council.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Go-ahead for Afan Valley adventure resort
Detailed proposals for a £250 million tourist attraction in Neath Port Talbot’s Afan Valley were given the go-ahead this week by the council.
Roger Milne, The Planner

North Herts adopts local plan
Following an extraordinary council meeting, North Herts Council has adopted its local plan for the period 2011-2031, which designates a new area of green belt.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Landowner fined for leasing green belt land without planning permission
Kirklees Council has been successful in its prosecution of three defendants for breaching a planning notice issued in respect of land at Heator Lane, Upper Cumberworth, Huddersfield.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

News round-up
– Second Planning is Global report published
– Consultation to begin soon on a Hampshire local plan
– Starmer pledges a Labour government would help renewable industry to ‘thrive’
– Victorian workshop housing plans approved in Northampton
– ‘Ultra-prime residential scheme’ approved in North London
– And more stories…
Laura Edgar, The Planner