
Julia Hatmaker
Editor at Place North West
American journalist living in the UK. Editor of @PlaceNorthWest. Formerly @PennLive. Views are my own.
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2 days ago |
placenorthwest.co.uk | Julia Hatmaker
Hailed as the “soul of the city”, the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool’s new status cements it as one of the most architecturally and historically important buildings in the country. The Department for Culture, Media, and Sport announced the post-war Catholic building’s upgrade from grade two star-listed to grade one-listed on Tuesday. Historic England advised DCMS on the decision.
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2 days ago |
placenorthwest.co.uk | Julia Hatmaker
Vernon Everitt has been named as the preferred candidate to chair the Welsh government’s transportation group. The Senedd will review Everitt’s appointment to become the chair of Transport for Wales on 19 June, prior to the role becoming official. Transport for Wales is dedicated to promoting active and sustainable travel in the country. As chair, Everitt would work to implement the group’s T Network plan – a multimodal transport strategy that includes public transit as well as walking and cycling.
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Jan 7, 2025 |
placenorthwest.co.uk | Julia Hatmaker
With a focus on developing around railway stations, representatives from local authorities, Network Rail, and the public sector delved into the ins and outs of not only creating a great masterplan, but also ensuring it gets delivered at a roundtable discussion hosted by WW+P Architects and RJP Town Planners.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
placenorthwest.co.uk | Julia Hatmaker
Housing providers, developers, and investors have been loud and clear about what needs to be done to achieve the government’s housing goal of 1.5m homes before the end of this Parliament. Place North has listened and is taking action. Alongside Cavendish and Lichfields, we are launching Mind the Gap, a campaign for a government discretionary grant aid programme for the North of England.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
placenorthwest.co.uk | Julia Hatmaker
Housing applications that comply with local plans could be decided by council planning officers rather than politicised committees according to proposals unveiled by deputy prime minister Angela Rayner yesterday.
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Is the age of speculative office development over? @DanAtPlace investigates the commercial scene across the North. Read it: https://t.co/DUek7CoWYp https://t.co/DUek7CoWYp

As we gear up for the new year, what is the property community looking forward to - and what is it dreading? @Charli3Valentin surveyed an array of experts from across the industry to find out. Check it out: https://t.co/IgYyQOtQYI https://t.co/IgYyQOtQYI

.@Charli3Valentin breaks down the 10 schemes that need to be on your radar next year - and a few bonus ones that are SUPPOSED to have some major developments in 2025 (but we aren’t necessarily 100% sold) https://t.co/8XMHWjxQf2