Following a protracted legal melee, amendments to the National Planning Practice Guidance on planning obligations in May 2016 introduced changes to the way that affordable housing contributions can be sought from development. The changes include the introduction of...
Cass Associates has managed a planning application on behalf of Nestlé UK to significantly expand the award winning mineral water bottling factory at Buxton Water. The Planning Committee at High Peak Council has given its full support to the planning application. ...
Bolton Council have received £12m for remediation at Rivington Chase, the former Horwich Loco Works site. Chancellor Philip Hammond and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid have confirmed the first round of allocations from the £5bn Housing Infrastructure Fund. Bolton...
One of the largest brownfield regeneration projects in the UK is given a boost through the approval of a further 350 houses. The transformation of the former Royal Ordnance factory at Bishopton in Renfrewshire into a new community is being shaped by an overarching...
Wirral Council has given its support to an innovative planning application which uses the value generated by new housing development to fund a range of community benefits in the Eastham Conservation Area and Green Belt. An unconventional package of new development has...
