Planning news – 11 May 2023

Our planning news is published in association with The Planner, the official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute.

Decline in workload for SME housebuilding sector
A survey has shown that workloads declined during the first quarter of 2023 for the SME housebuilding sector.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Plans submitted for upgrade to Liverpool Street station
A planning application has been lodged with the City of London Corporation to turn Liverpool Street station into a ‘world-class transport hub and landmark seven-days-a-week destination’.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Record flood defence spending pledged in Wales
The Welsh Government has announced a record annual investment of £75 million for flood defences.
Roger Milne, The Planner

Muller submits Middleton care home planning application
A detailed planning application for the redevelopment of a three-acre brownfield site in Middleton, Greater Manchester, has been submitted to Rochdale Borough Council.
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner

Hospital car park plans approved in Norfolk
King’s Lynn and West Norfolk Council has approved plans for a £42 million multi-storey car park at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King’s Lynn, Norfolk.
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner

News round-up
– Countryside set to build care home in Stockport
– Marine Lake plans approved
– Retirement village plans submitted to council
– Life science plans approved in Cambridge
– Dorset equestrian buildings plans approved
– And more stories…
Prithvi Pandya, The Planner