Macclesfield town centre regeneration scheme given green light
A full planning application for an 18,500 square metre mixed-use regeneration scheme in Macclesfield town centre has been approved.
A full planning application for an 18,500 square metre mixed-use regeneration scheme in Macclesfield town centre has been approved.

Affordable housing starts in the financial year to the end of March 2013 rose by 171 per cent compared to the previous year, but completions fell by almost 20 per cent over the same period, according to the latest statistics.
Proactive planning has a critical part to play in improving the quality of England's public realm, says the architect and planner asked by the government to review built environment policy.
Boroughs that threaten to hold up the London mayor's pursuit of his jobs and housing targets will find him increasingly willing to intervene on behalf of applicants, his deputy for planning tells Richard Garlick .
The Homes and Communities Agency director is examining which planning gain deals are inhibiting housebuilding.
The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea is under threat from government plans to bypass slow-moving planning authorities. But its head of development management tells Susanna Millar that it has turned the corner.