Leaders reject “cheap and nasty” rail plan
Political leaders from Liverpool City Region, Warrington, and Cheshire West & Chester have combined to condemn part of the Northern Powerhouse Rail proposal it says would “short-change” the region.
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Stobart’s £73m Warrington warehouse refused
The secretary of state has rejected Liberty Properties Developments’ and Eddie Stobart’s plans to build a 630,000 sq ft national distribution centre on land north of Barleycastle Lane, reversing a council approval last year.
Trio among first seven Town Deals offered
Blackpool, Barrow-in-Furness and Warrington are among the first seven locations to have funding bids accepted as part of the Government’s much-vaunted levelling-up programme.
Warrington ‘to pause’ local plan amid uncertainty
The council has decided to stop work on the preparation of its local plan while it assesses the impact of Covid-19, the Government's proposed planning reforms and national guidance on calculating housing need.
Cheshire & Warrington lines up multimillion Govt plea
Requests for funding to develop an enterprise zone around the Crewe HS2 station, and grow the life sciences and renewable energy clusters at Alderley Park and Ellesmere Port, are included in the LEP’s submission to Whitehall ahead of the comprehensive spending review.
Place North West launches 2020 Media Pack
This year will see fresh services launched including a development map to complement news stories and branded content production for partners.
O’Neill calls for Cheshire devolution as priority
Lord Jim O’Neill, vice-chairman of the Northern Powerhouse Partnership, has called on Government to conclude a devolution deal for Cheshire and Warrington this year, a move welcomed by local business leaders.
Industry calls for east-west rail delivery alongside HS2
The Northern Powerhouse Partnership has called on Government to deliver Northern Powerhouse Rail by 2032/33, providing high-speed links between regional cities at the same time as HS2 reaches the north.
Warrington to trigger £8.2m Omega highways spending
Warrington Council’s executive board will next week be asked to give the go-ahead to Omega Local Highways Phase 3, a series of improvements to the road network around the Omega site, now firmly established as a logistics hotspot and moving into a phase of residential development.
Liverpool edges towards spatial framework
Liverpool City Region Combined Authority and West Lancashire Council have published a draft Strategic Housing and Employment Land Market Assessment, a key stage in putting together its Single Spatial Framework to guide development up to 2037.
