
PWA submits fresh plans for Preston tram scheme
Plans to create a congestion-busting tram network in Preston are back on the table. Preston Trampower has re-submitted proposals to…

PWA wins planning consent for Scunthorpe United stadium plans
Plans to create a 12,000 all-seater stadium for Scunthorpe United as part of the £1.2bn Lincolnshire Lakes development have been…

PWA Planning appoints three new staff
Lancashire-based planning consultancy PWA Planning has appointed three new staff to support continued growth at the firm. Josh Hellawell has…

PWA helps with plans for £100m Eco Park
PWA Planning has submitted plans on behalf of green energy company Ecotricity for the creation of a £100m Eco Park…

Plans for 250 Great Harwood homes approved
Plans to build up to 250 homes and a sports facility in Great Harwood, Lancashire, have been approved. The scheme…

New homes for Fylde village get green light
Plans to build 25 new homes on the Sunnydale Nurseries site in the Fylde village of Little Eccleston have been…

Small housing developments now exempt from need to provide affordable housing
Recent changes to the government’s on-line planning guidance (NPPG) have clarified the circumstances in which local planning authorities should no…

Ton-up for growth-hungry PWA Planning
Lancashire-based planning consultancy PWA Planning is targeting further growth after completing more than 100 projects in its first full year…

Go ahead for new homes at Spout Farm in Longridge
Following what seemed to be an unusually straightforward planning application process, with fewer than five separate letters of objection to…

Planning approval for equestrian lifestyle centre in Cheshire
Planning approval has been granted by Cheshire West and Chester Council for equestrian facilities at Fosshey Stud and Stables in…

PWA welcomes Chartered Town Planner Daniel Hughes to team
PWA Planning has welcomed Chartered Town Planner Daniel Hughes to the team as a senior planner. Daniel graduated from The…

PWA Planning secures permission for £5m housing development in Preston
Plans for a £5m housing development that will revitalise the site of a former mill in Preston have been approved…

Pub to homes plan given green light
Preston based planning consultancy PWA Planning, on behalf of Pembroke Homes, has secured detailed planning permission for eight new homes…

Permitted development rights for barn conversions
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2014 came into force on 6…

National Planning Practice Guidance published
The government’s on-line “planning guidance” (NPPG) went live on 6 March 2014 as an additional level of support for the…