PWA Planning has thrown its backing behind a charity which is helping close the literacy skills gap in Preston.
Read Easy Preston is a newly formed community-based support group for adults with low literacy who wish to learn how to read.
Continue reading “PWA backs drive to improve Lancashire literacy”
PWA Planning has helped secure approval for a £13m scheme of 50 new homes in Elswick, Fylde.
The Chapel Mill development will be delivered by Blackpool-based house builder Create Homes and will comprise a mix of two, three and four-bedroom new-build properties.
Continue reading “Green light for £13m scheme of new homes in Elswick”
Plans for a new development of 25 homes in Manchester’s Higher Blackley district have progressed after the site was acquired last month.
Great Places Housing Group’s £4.5 million development at Victoria Avenue is being delivered in partnership with Manchester City Council and housing developer Mulbury.
PWA Planning has invested in the future with the promotion of experienced town planner Matthew Wyatt.
Matthew, who is originally from Burnley but now lives in Morecambe, has been promoted to the role of associate.
Located adjacent to the existing retail park, the second phase of the development will see the creation of a new gym, family entertainment centre, as well as three new retail warehouses and eight new food and beverage units.
Continue reading “Go-ahead for Fulwood Central retail park extension”
The changes to planning legislation for larger energy storage projects were first announced back in October 2019 to allow planning applications to be determined without going through the Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process.
Continue reading “Changes to battery storage planning law explained”
The decision means the applicant can go ahead with a proposed development of two detached houses and a bungalow on land at Hesketh Lane in the village of Tarleton, West Lancashire.
Continue reading “PWA wins planning appeal over ‘Protected Land’ application”
The development, to be known as Titan Business Park, will create new modern office facilities, as well as light industrial and warehouse buildings, and car and cycle parking. It will also feature a new petrol filling station and drive through restaurant.
Continue reading “Plans submitted for Titan Business Park at former Leyland test track”
The planning consent will enable Harmony Energy to create a ground-mounted solar PV development with a capacity to generate up to 30MW of low carbon electricity on land south of the town of Driffield in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
Continue reading “Solar farm planning approval secured for Harmony Energy”
Graeme has joined us from Leith Planning where he was group planning manager. Prior to this he spent more than 15 years in senior planning roles with Burnley Borough Council, Ribble Valley Borough Council and Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council.