Consultation News

Primary schools threatened with closure have been given a stay of execution by Anglesey council officials. This morning, the council’s executive was expected to rubber-stamp the closures of Ysgol Beaumaris and Ysgol Talwrn, and a small demonstration against shutting the schools was held outside the council headquarters in Llangefni. But the education portfolio holder instead […]

Energy company Envirofusion won planning permission from Derby City Council to test a new waste disposal system at its base on the former Hanson Concrete Works, in Alfreton Road, last year. The permission allows for testing of the new system in an 18-month period and erection of a 20 metre chimney at the site. However,

A legal challenge is to be mounted over plans surrounding a gold mine in Co Tyrone. It will be brought at the High Court in June by residents who claim to be directly affected by mining company Dalradian’s proposal to construct a processing plant and waste storage facility near Gortin. Dalradian believed the development in the

tCI commentary: At the Institute we can envisage opponents and those being critical wanting to scrutinise how options were reached, bearing in mind this new option has appeared suddenly. Logic would have dictated that a good option development and appraisal process would have ensured that information was published with sufficient precision. It might encourage challenge bearing

THE public consultation into plans to boost leisure facilities in Stretford – including Gary Neville’s controversial proposals to turn green belt land into training pitches — has been slammed as a “dog’s dinner” by a prominent councillor. The former United star wants to turn flooded land at Turn Moss, in Stretford, into three new training

CONTROVERSIAL cuts to Bradford Council’s children’s services have been watered down in response to negative reactions in public consultation. The new plans will still mean hundreds of job losses, but 48 more FTE posts that had faced the axe will now be saved. The cuts are expected to be rubber stamped at the Executive meeting

A report analysing the responses to a consultation on the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street has had to be withdrawn after it was discovered Transport for London gave out an incorrect email address for respondents to use. Last week Val Shawcross, deputy mayor for transport, hailed the results of the consultation as a success and said