Chris Heaton-Harris, Rail Minister, has announced that the government will invest £500 million into railway funding for improvements to rail services in the North East. This will include £337 million to bring new trains to the Tyne and Wear Metro line and £1.5m to reopen the Ashington-Blyth-Tyne line. The government […]
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The Northumberland Local Plan has been developed to grow and diversify the economy within the county, set to enable the creation of 15,000 new jobs by 2036. It includes all of the main planning policies for the county and maps out where new homes will be built, new jobs created […]
The Northumberland Local Plan and Durham Local Plan set out the planning framework for much of the North East and determines much of the land usage for the next 10 years and beyond. The deadlines to have land considered for these plans are approaching fast – on 29 May 2019, the Northumberland Local Plan […]
Local Plans set out the strategic priorities for development of an area and cover commercial, housing, private and public development, including transport infrastructure, along with protection for the local environment. They are made up of a series of documents that should set out clear guidance on what development will and […]
Northumberland County Council are preparing their Local Plan, which will run to 2036. What does that mean? (And why would anyone be interested?) Every local council has a duty to create a strategy that takes into account things like how the area’s population and economy are likely to change, and to […]
The communities secretary has revealed that the White Paper which will set out the government’s future housing strategy will be delayed until next year… The timing for the publication of the government’s Housing White Paper has slipped. It was thought that the document would be published before the Christmas and […]