THING OF THE WEEK
VINDACHOO CHOO… Passengers at Lancaster station will be better equipped to deal with the tedium of waiting for this country’s unreliable trains from now on. The city council has approved plans, drawn up by Seed Architects, for the conversion of a disused building on platform six into a curry house. A mouthful of poppadom and mango chutney is one way to soften the blow of another cancelled train.
Big Horn has been in storage for several years. Credit: via planning documents
BIG HORN… One of Manchester’s most irreverent artworks is due to make a return. The Big Horn has not been seen since it was removed from the corner of Tib Street and Church Street to make way for Salboy’s Transmission House. However, the city council has now granted permission for it to be placed on the side of Afflecks Palace. What better place for a whacky artwork than an establishment that describes itself as an “emporium of eclecticis”?
The previous unit (pictured) burnt down last year. Credit: Google Earth
WARD WOES… An “administrative error” has resulted in a delay in the determination of a planning application for a storage facility in Stockport. The council’s two-stage approval process for large planning applications means that a local area committee must have its say before the main committee decides. The reorganisation of the borough’s ward boundaries in May saw the application for an Armadillo storage facility on Earl Street sent to the wrong local committee meaning it could not be given final approval at the recent meeting of the main committee.
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The confusion came about because, before May, the site was in Cheadle Hulme South but now it is in Heald Green. This change was not picked up and the application was incorrectly referred to the Bramhall Area Committee rather than the Cheadle Area Committee. Who says local politics isn’t interesting?
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SNACKY STUDENTS… Manchester City Council this week rejected proposals for a significantly scaled-back student development on a disused brownfield site close to the city’s universities in Hulme based, in part, on university-goers’ penchant for takeaways. Cllr Joan Davies, who never baulks at the opportunity to have her say on planning applications, said existing residents would have to put up with “a lot of Deliveroos and late-night noise” if the application was approved. It was resoundingly rejected by Manchester City Council’s planning committee, much to the exasperation of the authority’s planning officers.
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EAT OUT TO HELP OUT… Live entertainment, wine from Farr Vintners, and an array of gourmet street food from around the world await guests at charity Freedom From Torture’s The Great Street Feast event on 23 November. Money raised will go towards providing therapy and legal help for torture survivors, as well as advocating for their rights and future happiness. The Great Street Feast is being supported by The Prime Group and will also feature a silent auction and a chance to buy items made by survivors. Tickets are available at http://freedomfromtorture.org/feast.
Confusion in Stockport’s planning department, surely not?
By Anonymous