Planning news – 15 June 2023

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

Views sought on electricity upgrade project in Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Nottinghamshire
National Grid is consulting with communities in the East Riding of Yorkshire, North Lincolnshire and Bassetlaw in Nottinghamshire on proposals for a new electricity power line project.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Leeds Bradford Airport in planning condition breach
Leeds Bradford Airport has breached a planning condition restricting night-time movements, exceeding the limits by 25 per cent over the summer of 2022.
Ben Gosling, The Planner

Designation process for new national park in Wales gears up
Natural Resources Wales (NRW) has been commissioned by the Welsh Government to evaluate the case for the first new national park in Wales in almost 70 years.
Roger Milne, The Planner

Consultation launched over plans for Newcastle hotel
Views are being sought from the public on plans for a luxury hotel in Newcastle’s Quayside area.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Student scheme approved in Manchester
Manchester City Council’s planning and highways committee has granted planning permission for a student scheme comprising more than 1,000 beds.
Laura Edgar, The Planner

Landowner and contractor fined over felling of nearly 300 protected trees
A landowner and contractor in Enfield have been ordered by a judge to pay in excess of £255,000 after they illegally felled more than 270 protected trees.
Ben Gosling, The Planner