A417 Village Homes Face Planning Permission Review Amid Controversy Friday, May 16, 2025 planning development affordablehousing redmarley forestofdean retrospective council developer dispute housing A Gloucestershire village is at the center of a planning dispute after homes were constructed without adhering to approved permissions. Developers behind the Rock Meadow site in Redmarley are seeking retrospective approval … Read More
Not a Blackcurrant Bush in Sight: £6m Ribena Factory Electricity Upgrade Plans Deferred Thursday, May 15, 2025 ribena coleford electricity substation renewable factory energy nationalgrid planning sustainability Plans for a £6 million investment aimed at securing the Ribena factory in Coleford as a key regional employer have been deferred. The Royal Forest Factory, owned by Lucozade Ribena Suntory and located on Rock Lane, is one of … Read More
Martin Clunes Challenges ‘Hippie’ Neighbours’ Traveller Status Amid Planning Dispute Saturday, May 10, 2025 martinclunes dorset planning traveller newage gypsy musicfestivals legaldebate residentialsite neighbourdispute Martin Clunes, renowned for his roles in Men Behaving Badly and Doc Martin, has intensified his opposition against his ‘hippie’ neighbours, Theo Langton and Ruth McGill, who claim the status of travellers based on … Read More
UWE Student Housing Expansion Approved Amid Parking Concerns Friday, May 9, 2025 uwe studenthousing parking frenchaycampus southgloucestershire planning development sustainability accessibility community The strategic sites delivery committee of South Gloucestershire Council has approved plans for 421 student beds in two six-storey buildings on Coldharbour Lane at the University of the West of England’s (UWE) Frenchay Campus. … Read More
M5 Junction Capacity Concerns Spur Calls to Withdraw 12,500-Home Development Plan Friday, May 9, 2025 stroud housing infrastructure m5 planning funding development council transport localplan Planning inspectors have once again advised Stroud District Council to withdraw its local plan proposing 12,600 new homes over concerns about insufficient capacity at two critical M5 motorway junctions. The council’s … Read More
Major £1 Million Investment Announced for Former Co-op Fruit Farm in Herefordshire Friday, May 9, 2025 investment agriculture orchard storage herefordshire apples sustainability planning farming infrastructure EC Drummond, one of the UK’s leading fruit growers, is set to invest £1 million in enhancing its Tillington fruit farm near Burghill, Herefordshire. This follows a previous £1.5 million investment in new apple orchards … Read More