Consultation News

Traders have accused Chesterfield Borough Council of carrying out a ‘mishandled, lame and lacklustre’ consultation on plans to revamp the town’s historic outdoor market. Since the start of August, the authority has been urging people to have their say on what it describes as ‘ambitious’ proposals to breathe new life into the market, creating a […]

There must be a public consultation on plans to build more than 150 new flats on the Bristol Harbourside. That’s what a campaign group is calling for. Save the Baltic Wharf Trees are against proposals to build 166 flats on the site of the Baltic Wharf campsite, which could see lots of trees cut down.

THE team at Northern Roots has responded to accusations that the project “ignored” a community group made up of members that live near the site. The administrator of the Snipe Clough and Bankfield Clough the people’s voice, Jamie Sidebottom claims the group, that was created in March last year, has been “very unsuccessful” in having

A Norfolk council which was set to scrap its climate change role just a year ago is speeding up moves to cut carbon emissions. On Tuesday, West Norfolk Council’s (WNC) environment and community panel examined proposals to bring forward council carbon net-zero from 2050 to 2035. Officer Dave Robson told councillors they had been asked

Environmental campaigners were “substantially prejudiced” by the UK Government’s failure to follow procedures for publicising an oil company’s application for drilling consent, a court has heard. Greenpeace is taking legal action against the UK Government challenging its decision to grant BP a permit to drill for oil in the Vorlich field in 2018. In a hearing at the Court

Housing campaigners branded the consultation on Enfield Council’s draft Local Plan “not fit for purpose” after highlighting a list of “serious” issues with the documents provided. In a letter to council bosses, seen by the Local Democracy Reporting Service, campaign group Better Homes Enfield claimed the consultation was “not being conducted positively and in good faith” and

Pupils are returning to school without knowing how they will be examined this academic year due to the Government’s “inaction”, Labour has said. Shadow education secretary Kate Green accused ministers of showing “no care” for young people’s futures amid a “vague” consultation on exams. The Department for Education (DfE) and Ofqual unveiled proposals in July