Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack

The council is no longer looking to borrow £26m to support the development of a Celtic Manor resort at Hoylake, raising questions over the future of the £200m project.

Sefton Council has argued it will need “more environmental assurances” before a proposed bitumen storage and distribution facility at Bootle docks can go ahead, citing concerns over air quality.

Sefton Council’s planning committee has deferred a decision on Formby Hall Golf Resort’s latest proposal for expansion, a scheme that had been recommended for approval.

The Metro Mayor has chosen a team of consultants including Arup, ABPmer, BECG, and Grant Thornton to draw up an outline business case for a tidal power scheme on the Mersey, one of the key elements of the city region's plan to be zero-carbon by 2040.

The developer behind the project has pledged environmental improvements will be at the heart of its proposals as it prepares to start the planning process, with Willmott Dixon on board to deliver the site’s Celtic Manor resort.

A masterplan for the public open space at Ion Developments’ Earlsfield Park scheme in Huyton will go before Knowsley’s planning committee with a recommendation for approval.

A masterplan to improve Runcorn’s Town Park has been set out by Halton Council, including the development of three visitor hubs and “substantial investment” in the park’s existing ski slope and facilities.

Sefton Council has lost its legal fight to order Highways England to re-consult on proposals to ease traffic on the A5036 Dunnings Bridge Road by building a dual carriageway through Rimrose Valley country park.