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Peel L&P’s housebuilding arm has appointed Joanna Allen as head of partnerships and development, bolstering the team headed by development director Jonathan England.

The joint venture between housebuilder Lovell and affordable housing provider Together Housing Group has progressed the first phase of its 650-unit regeneration scheme in Salford by submitting a planning application to the council.

Salford City Council has slammed the Government’s planning white paper, saying the proposed reforms “remove citizens’ rights to influence individual developments”, in a motion put forward by the city mayor Paul Dennett.

Developer Jumani Holdings has lodged fresh plans for 88 apartments over 13 storeys at a site close to Trafford Town Hall.

The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision by Salford City Council that Peel L&P cannot build houses at Broadoak in Worsley, leading the developer to confirm it will pursue the long-running saga no further.

The residential developer is building 65 affordable homes to be operated by housing association Great Places, in a project to redevelop an “eyesore” former industrial site in Oldham. 

The housebuilder and the housing association have formed a joint venture to address the shortage of homes in the North of England, starting with building the first phase of a project to deliver 650 units in Pendleton.

The likelihood of long-lasting socio-economic changes brought about by Covid-19 could influence the six intervention areas in its £1bn masterplan, the council’s advisor Deloitte said.

The city’s mayor Paul Dennett will next week be asked to approve the disposal of two sites to housing group Great Places in order to deliver supported and social housing in Walkden and Little Hulton.