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2 months ago |
nwemail.co.uk | Daniel Hunt
A DEVELOPER has lodged a bid to remove a legal requirement to provide affordable homes in a new housing development. L&W Wilson (Higham) Ltd has submitted an application to Westmorland and Furness Council to remove the requirement to provide affordable housing at a development on Barn Hey off Flookburgh Road in Allithwaite.
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2 months ago |
nwemail.co.uk | Daniel Hunt
The proposed site of the development (Image: Google) PLANS have been lodged for new homes in Ulverston. Ann Webster has submitted an application to Westmorland and Furness Council for permission in principle to build up to eight houses on land north of Union Close. According to planning documents the permission in principle (PIP) consent route is an alternative way of obtaining planning permission for housing-led development.
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2 months ago |
nwemail.co.uk | Daniel Hunt
MP Michelle Scrogham speaking in Parliament (Image: Parliament TV) A SOUTH Cumbrian MP has said it is ‘right’ that MPs get ‘no say’ in their pay. The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) confirmed earlier this year the salary of a Member of Parliament would rise by 2.8 per cent from April 1. The body said the decision is in line with government pay recommendations for public sector workers. This means the salary of an MP in the 2025/26 financial year is £93,904.
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2 months ago |
nwemail.co.uk | Daniel Hunt
There are plans for a Starbucks in Dalgety Bay. (Image: Marco Paköeningrat) A STARBUCKS could be coming to Kendal. Westmorland and Furness Council has approved an application from Sainsbury’s Supermarkets Ltd to display a Starbucks sign on the outside of the supermarket off Shap Road. According to planning documents submitted by the applicant, the proposed Starbucks sign would be to the right of the supermarket entrance.
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2 months ago |
nwemail.co.uk | Daniel Hunt
Claremont House, on Compston Road in Ambleside (Image: Google) PLANS have been lodged for a house of multiple occupancy (HMO) in Ambleside in response to the ‘huge number’ of inquiries a landlord received for student accommodation. Ambleside Lettings Ltd has submitted a planning application to the Lake District National Park Authority (LDNPA) to convert the former guest house Claremont House into a eight-bedroom HMO.
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