14 h. ago Transformation of landmark ‘visible from Tameside and Stockport’ among key plans for the city

All the significant planning applications tabled with Greater Manchester councils recently

Politics

56 h. ago Thousands of households can get free £425 cash to help with cost of living

Each authority decides how it wants to spend the money from the Household Support Fund and help can range from free cash payments to supermarket vouchers

Economics

3 d. ago Plans for change of use at Blythswood Retail Park units submitted to Renfrewshire Council

Agent working on behalf of M7 Real Estate Investment Partners submits applications for planning permission.

Politics

3 d. ago School uniform help worth up to £200 now available for thousands of struggling families

The help comes from the Household Support Fund, which is a government-funded scheme that has given local councils pots of cash to support struggling households in their area

Economics

3 d. ago New £250 cost of living support being given to families this year

City of York Council has two different sets of eligibility criteria that residents may fit into for its version of the Household Support Fund

Economics

3 d. ago National Trust for Scotland lodges proposals for improved car parking at Culzean Castle

The charity group has lodged a planning application in an attempt to change the surface material on the estate’s events field overspill car park.

Politics

5 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council to decide whether to allow expansion of industrial estate in Cumbernauld

Provan Contracts, a Motherwell-based construction company, has submitted a planning application proposing five new general industrial buildings on land at Blairlinn Industrial Estate.

Politics

5 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council publishes details of plans to replace roof of community venue in Moodiesburn

A planning application which can be found on the council website explains that, if approved, the project would see the existing roof at the Pivot Centre replaced with a new pitched roof.

Events

5 d. ago Struggling households to benefit from Greater Manchester borough's £4.1m funding boost

The household support fund was extended by the government to support families in need

Economics

9 d. ago Britain needs houses, and Labour’s bold plan will address that. But it may require more migrants | Polly Toynbee

Ministers are ready to be relentless over planning reform. There is a skills gap though – and they must be brave enough to fill itAmid the shock of the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) halving its growth forecast last month, one remarkable finding gets too little attention. It predicts housebuilding will rise to its highest level in 40 years, adding 0.2% growth or £6.8bn by 2029-30, potentially rising to more than 0.4% by 2034-35. The government has said that housing scores the biggest positive growth effect from a “zero-cost policy” the OBR has ever forecast.This is especially remarkable given that 2024 saw the fewest planning permissions granted for new homes for a decade, and the worst on record, according to the Home Builders Federation (HBF). Planning applications plummeted when the last government scrapped councils’ mandatory housing targets, but since Labour reimposed a national planning policy framework, applications in the works have risen by more than 160%.Polly Toyn...

Events

1 week ago Residents of ‘the most beautiful village in England’ sound alarm over new car park plans

A planning application has been submitted for a car park in the attractive rural Cotswolds village of Bibury

Events

1 week ago Hundreds of complaints about West Lothian planning enforcement spark call for change

Almost 800 complaints have been made about planning enforcement, which tackles retrospective planning applications, in the last two years.

Events

2 w. ago Plans to turn garden shed into holiday let in 'second home capital' rejected

A planning application to create a holiday let in the seaside village of Little Haven has been refused as a report shows it has the highest rates of second homes and holiday lets in Pembrokeshire

Politics

3 w. ago Six housing blocks could go and Manchester's tallest tower may become a reality

These are all the significant planning applications making moves in Greater Manchester recently

Politics

3 w. ago Mining firm withdraws plan for UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years

Move ends bid for site near Whitehaven, Cumbria after planning permission was quashed by high courtThe Whitehaven coalmine’s planning application has been withdrawn, bringing an end to a process that could have created the UK’s first deep coalmine in 30 years in Cumbria.Planning permission for the mine was quashed in the high court last year which meant the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government had to reassess the planning application. However, the company has now written to the government withdrawing its planning application. Continue reading...

Economics

3 w. ago Planning application for Cumbria coal mine dropped after legal setbacks

The Government confirmed on Friday that West Cumbria Mining withdrew its application for the site near Whitehaven.

Politics

3 w. ago Household Support Fund 2025: when will councils announce DWP cost of living payment and application plans?

Find out when your local council will announce funding details and how to apply 💬

Economics

3 w. ago Exact date households can apply for new £200 cost of living payments confirmed

The Household Support Fund sets aside a pot of cash for local councils, who then distribute the funding to residents on low incomes, or who are vulnerable, or in need of financial support

Economics