Planning

Mark Manning, managing director of Manning Stainton

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Jacobs Hill Farm, where groundworks for holiday homes were blocked by the council, 17 May 2026.

Firm ordered to tear down Yorkshire holiday homes and plant 100 trees

Councillor Anne Handley, East Riding of Yorkshire Council leader.

'Not democratic' - Council leader slams mayors' new planning powers

Activity has been brisk in the right locations, according to Edward Hartshorne, managing partner at Blenkin & Co in York. Picture: Adobe Stock

New planning and listed building applications submitted across York

Leeds City Council to ban bicycles from Briggate in the city centre.
Photograph by Tony Johnson. 17th March 2026

Dozens of new planning applications submitted across Leeds

The Workshop High Street Burniston Scarborough . Courtesy Of Applicant.

Breeze block workshop in North Yorkshire village to become holiday let

Emma Towers forestry team lead planting saplings on the Bolton Abbey Estate. Bolton Abbey have finished the second phase planting a total of 80,000 trees planted across 90 hectares of the estate as part of the White Rose Forest Project and its broader commitment to environmental stewardship and biodiversity. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

New forest for abbey estate to help with water quality and nature

Door-to-door luxury coach holidays from the North East

Ad Feature Door-to-door luxury coach holidays from Yorkshire and the North East

Steps to protect yourself if you’re a common law couple – what you need to know

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Concerns are being raised over the impact of pesticides on rivers in national parks, such as the River Wharfe in the Yorkshire Dales.

'Rural affairs' responsibilities added to mayors in Devolution Act

One in 10 people prefer to get financial advice from AI than a human.

Half of Brits would turn to AI for financial advice

South Cliff Holiday Park

£750,000 funding granted to extend Yorkshire solar farm

Police pursued the car after it was spotted in Kelham Island.

Three men jailed for £1.1m luxury watch heist

Brian Brynes has shared his insights as part of Financial Planning Week and has suggested a monthly ‘financial date night’.

This simple move could change your finances for years

The vehicle entrance to St James's University Hospital on Beckett Street.

Fresh planning bids land across Leeds as residents invited to comment

Ros Jones, Mayor of Doncaster, made a statement to councillors about the housing clause. Photograph by Tony Johnson.

Mayor defends 'approve housing or lose lease' clause

Plans for a gas drilling rig near Scarborough have been recommended for approval. photo: Richard Ponter

Council recommends approval of gas rig plan despite objections

Proposed site of a new Aldi in Eastfield

Aldi, Scarborough: Setback for new supermarket after council refusal

Armira’s backing underpins growing demand for AI-driven operational infrastructure across the aviation sector.

Ad Feature Assaia secures funding to enhance AI leadership in airport operations

Huge sums are giving people more influence than ever before, according to new research

The £7 trillion wealth transfer changing who controls money in the UK

Samuel Nicholson (left) and Ben Collins (right) were sentenced to a total of more than 50 months in prison

Men in hazmat suits attempted to kidnap wrong man in horrifying attack
Two men who wore hazmat suits and carried machetes in an attempted attack on the wrong man have been jailed.
Jonathan Pritchard

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Thirsk Heritage Show: Vintage engine enthusiast gather for fifth annual show

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166th Great Yorkshire Show in 2025

Tickets on sale for next year's Great Yorkshire Show capped at 35,000 a day

Ad Feature Major change to housing development rules in Yorkshire

Going on maternity leave can have a major impact on finances

How to prepare financially for maternity leave

Heath is a village in rural Wakefield

I scattered my grandparents ashes here, and now it might be destroyed

Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government Steve Reed arrives in Downing Street. PIC: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Steve Reed must recognise the importance of local developers - Cyril Davydenko

Keighley funeral home is hosting a free later life planning event

‘Planning for peace of mind’: Keighley funeral home hosts free later life planni...

Ad Feature Yorkshire lawyer reveals how to keep divorce settlements confidential

Bradford funeral home is hosting free advice event

‘Planning for peace of mind’: Bradford funeral home hosts free funeral planning ...
A funeral home in Bradford is welcoming the local community to a free advice event to help people plan for the future.
Kiera Eady

Residential developers still face a lot of obstacles.

Director warns of mounting challenges for small builders in Yorkshire’s housing ...

Credit_ Blacks Solicitors supports SHS UK Investments on Liverpool regeneration

Blacks Solicitors advised SHS UK Investments on latest acquisition as part of Li...

Senior representatives from South Yorkshire’s property sector have warned that the Government's Planning and Infrastructure Bill could "do little" to help housebuilders. Photo: Gareth Fuller/PA Wire

South Yorkshire experts warn planning bill could stifle housebuilding

New home plans surge by a third

New home plans surge by a third

Dan Mitchell and Hannah Malyon

Marrons launches Leeds office as northern growth accelerates

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Bradford Council says 'best thing' for Dalton Mills is private owners

Planning granted - Avant Homes will build 83 new homes in Altofts, near Normanton (CGI indicative of housetypes)

Planning granted for £20.4m 83-home development near Normanton

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves looks from a window before a roundtable discussion with top finance executives in Leeds. PIC: Oli Scarff/PA Wire

HS2: bats have been prioritised over people of Leeds, Chancellor says

Young filmmakers at PQA Leeds East

80 young filmmakers shine at the Pauline Quirke Academy of Performing Arts Leeds...

One of the sites earmarked for a solar farm is, off Haigh Lane, near to the M1 motorway. The site is 500m from Yorkshire Sculpture Park

Solar farm near to Yorkshire Scultpure Park and two villages set for approval

Patrick Clarke shares his expert insight

Here's where Labour's 'new towns' could be based in Yorkshire

It comes as just 21 per cent feel very confident when it comes to planning for a comfortable post-work life

These behaviours help boost your confidence in investing and saving

A poll of 1,000 parents with kids aged 2-10, found 42 per cent struggle to get their children involved in cooking.

Mess is reason quarter of parents struggle with kids in kitchen

A third began thinking about preparing for Christmas as early as January 2025

More than a third of adults have started budgeting for Christmas

Planning granted - Honey will build 67 new homes at Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield (CGI is illustrative of house types)

Planning granted for £22m, 67 home development in Fenay Bridge, Huddersfield

Investor Index

UK investor confidence steady despite political and economic uncertainty

A general view of Ardsley Reservoir near Wakefield in the West Yorkshire with low water levels. The county is the latest in the north of England to see its status moved to 'drought' after the driest spring for 132 years. It follows the declaration of drought for the north west of England at the end of May, which covers Greater Manchester, Merseyside and Cheshire, and Cumbria and Lancashire.Picture date: Thursday June 12, 2025. PA Photo. Photo credit should read: Richard McCarthy/PA Wire

Hosepipe ban a "possibility" after drought declared in Yorkshire

Flamingo Land sign.

Flamingo Land given permission to build new resort in Scotland

The steep gradient of Chimney Bank at Rosedale Abbey in the North York Moors. PIC: Tony Johnson

Yorkshire’s countryside is being threatened - Andrew Vine

McVities lit up a series of London landmarks

London's landmarks lit up - with images of chocolate biscuits

The site of the proposed development in Harmby.

Plans to build six new homes on edge of village in Wensleydale revealed

Chris Binns, Project Director at Pegasus' Leeds office

Pegasus Group appoints Planning Director in Leeds

52 per cent of 18-24-year-olds chose to invest some cash in 2024

Gen Z investors have nearly doubled yearly, new research shows

Mark Manning, managing director of Manning Stainton estate agents.

Three ways Government could help ease burden on small property developers

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Cllr Dan Sutherland has left the Labour Party, and joined Reform UK.

Political Opinion: Senior Labour Councillor Joins Reform UK in Calderdale

Work has started on the estate in Leyburn

Work starts on 127-home estate - seven years after plans were first unveiled

Robert Oates, chief executive of ecology consultancy Arbtech.

How the private sector can help to drive environmental change at pace

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