Council Publishes Harrogate Development Sites North Yorkshire Council (NYC) has published the results of a call for development sites in Harrogate, and in wider North Yorkshire. The council made the call in April 2024. Landowners, promoters and developers have put
North Yorkshire Plans to Turn Trinity Road into a Rat Run North Yorkshire Council (NYC) plans to turn Trinity Road, Harrogate, into an official rat run for through traffic avoiding the Prince of Wales roundabout. It is part of the
Consultation Launches on Proposed Changes to National Planning Policy Framework Deputy Prime Minister and Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Angela Rayner has put forward proposed changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). A consultation is
Active Travel England to be Consulted on Planning Applications from Today From today, 1st June 2023, Active Travel England (ATE) will be consulted on all large planning applications. This follows a pilot project where ATE worked with 30 local authorities
The Future Starts Now: Utrecht Builds Car-Free Neighbourhood Utrecht is to build a car-free neighbourhood for 12,000 residents, called Merwede. It will be between the Merwede Canal and the Transwijk Park. The residential area replaces a business park. There will
Dragon Road Car Park to be Resurfaced not Developed The Dragon Road car park near Asda, owned by Harrogate Borough Council (HBC), won’t be developed for housing for the time being. Instead, it is to be resurfaced as a car
Decide and Provide in Oxfordshire Oxfordshire County Council (OCC) is replacing the traditional ‘predict and provide’ approach to transport with a new ‘decide and provide’ philosophy. This will apply to the Transport Assessments developers are required to draft to accompany
Does Persimmon King Edwin Park Give 1st Priority to Active Travel? The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was introduced by David Cameron’s government in 2012. According to Wikipedia, the NPPF pursues a pro-growth, neoliberal and deregulationist agenda. However, NPPF states