Following reductions in its housing target and Green Belt release, Warrington Council is pressing on with a public consultation on its Local Plan, although some MPs and residents remain opposed to the proposals.
Outline planning permission has been granted to public-private developer Wire Regeneration for 160 homes at the former Warrington RLFC Wilderspool ground.
Wire Regeneration, the joint venture between Langtree and Warrington Council, has submitted a planning application for 160 homes on the former site of the Warrington Wolves stadium, marking the first phase of the Southern Gateway scheme.
Housebuilder Barratt could start work on a 180-home site between Stretton and Appleton later this year after Warrington Council planners signalled their support for the company’s reserved matters application.
An application from Seddon Homes and Quorum Development Management for 79 houses off Westbrook Crescent will go before Warrington’s planning committee on Wednesday 15 August with a recommendation for approval.
A reserved matters application has been submitted for a 180-home scheme at Pewterspear Green Road in South Warrington, one of seven projects nationally being piloted under the Government’s Accelerated Construction model.
Two projects comprising a combined 500 apartments in key central locations, and a base for Warrington Youth Zone are among those to go before the council's development control committee on Wednesday.
Cheshire and Warrington will look to MIPIM as a platform to tell the story of a rapidly growing and diversifying science and energy base, a Place North West roundtable session was told this week.
Torus Housing Group has selected Anwyl Construction to build a £11.3m extra care home in Warrington.
Proposals to build housing on a green belt site in Lymm, currently used as a caravan park, are due to be discussed by Warrington’s development management committee when it meets next week.
