Latest news with #redevelopment
BBC News
6 hours ago
- Business
- BBC News
Harrogate College redevelopment approved despite parking concerns
Plans for the £22m redevelopment of Harrogate College have been approved.A North Yorkshire Council planning committee unanimously voted in favour of the rebuild at a meeting on Tuesday, despite concerns about main college building will be demolished, with a new hub built on Hornbeam Park's business estate set to train students in green technology.A previous version of the plans was approved last year, but later quashed following a judicial review. The owner of Hornbeam Park Developments had appealed against the initial ruling on the grounds an environmental impact assessment had not been revised plans for the rebuild included a changed car park layout with spaces for 110 vehicles and a new drop-off and pick-up area with a one-way system, according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service. Speaking ahead of the meeting, some claimed there was still a shortage of parking space linked to the Waddington, of Hornbeam Park Developments, said: "This isn't about opposing investment - we want Harrogate College to thrive and for students to be given the best further education experience to help them succeed - but these plans just don't add up."The scheme in its present form is simply madness and a waste of public funds."Speaking at the meeting, councillor Robert Windass said he had a "great deal of sympathy" for those concerned about parking. 'No perfect solution' He continued: "No matter where you want to build in the middle of an existing estate, whether it's housing or a building of this size, there's going to be some disruption."There always is, there always has been."Councillor Monika Slater said: "There isn't a perfect solution, but the measures the college is proposing to put in place seem really, really comprehensive and well thought out."Funding of £20m has been secured from the Department for Education for the redevelopment, with a further £2m provided by college operators the Luminate Education after the meeting, Danny Wild, Harrogate College's principal, said: "The new campus will enable increased breadth and quality within the curriculum on offer at the college, allowing us to better support local and regional skills needs."As the only general further education college in the area, I'm excited to see the benefits these new facilities will bring local young people, adults and the economy."Construction work is due to begin in the coming months, with the new buildings set to open during the 2026 academic year. Listen to highlights from North Yorkshire on BBC Sounds, catch up with the latest episode of Look North.
News.com.au
10 hours ago
- Business
- News.com.au
1500 new homes announced for Sydney Fish Markets days after Rosehill redevelopment shot down
The NSW government has been given the green light for 1500 new apartments in a massive redevelopment of Sydney's old fish markets, days after a 'once-in-a-generation' mini city was voted down. The Australian Turf Club voted on Tuesday not to accept a proposed $5bn buyout of the Rosehill racecourse in Sydney's west that would have made way for 25,000 new homes and a Metro station. The controversial project was marred by delays, inquiries, and opposition from some of racing's elite, and the decision dealt a blow to Premier Chris Minns' push to erect more homes close to the Sydney CBD. On Friday, the government revealed the Department of Planning, Housing, and Infrastructure had approved Infrastructure NSW's plans to amend planning controls at the Blackwattle Bay site. Located at the old Sydney Fish Markets, the site was already slated for 1200 homes as part of a mixed-use precinct, but the office area has now been reduced to cater for more homes. Spanning some 30m of waterfront promenade, the project will rejuvenate the harbour and is being pitched as the 'missing link' in the 15km foreshore walk from Rozelle Bay to Woolloomooloo. It is expected to generate 4300 jobs at the government and private-owned sites within the precinct, which spans 3.4na near the city, with, open, recreational and cultural spaces. With the state government requiring 7.5 per cent of the homes at Blackwattle Bay to be kept for affordable housing, the project is not a replacement for the failed Rosehill project shot down this week. About 56 per cent of members present voted 'No' to the deal. On Tuesday, Mr Minns said he accepted the ATC members' decision but described the result as a 'golden opportunity that slipped through our fingers' and hinted at a possible 'Plan B'. 'We've got proposals that we're getting ready to roll out for more housing closer to Sydney CBD,' he said. 'They're not ready for me to announce today, and not everyone will love them, but they're absolutely necessary for Sydney.' Mr Minns has ruled out forced acquisition of the Rosehill site. The Blackwattle project, meanwhile, is expected to receive proposals in July from the short-listed developers Lendlease, Mirvac and Stockland, with the first homes expected by 2028.
Bloomberg
14 hours ago
- Business
- Bloomberg
Hochul and Murphy Break Ground on $10 Billion NYC Bus Terminal
New York Governor Kathy Hochul and New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy broke ground Thursday on a $10 billion redevelopment of Manhattan's bus terminal, the busiest in the world. The long-awaited project will replace the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey's Midtown Bus Terminal, a well-worn 75-year-old facility that most travelers dread navigating with its low ceilings, limited natural light and dated interior that's encased in a fortress-like steel structure. Comedian John Oliver famously christened the aging terminal 'the single-worst place on planet earth.'
ABC News
16 hours ago
- Business
- ABC News
More housing earmarked for Sydney Fish Market redevelopment site after planning control changes
Sydney could net more than 1,500 new homes from the redevelopment of the city's old fish market after the Minns government finalised changes to planning controls. The site on Blackwattle Bay was already slated for 1,200 apartments as part of a mixed-used precinct, but the ABC can reveal the land has been rezoned to squeeze more housing from the project. NSW Planning Minister Paul Scully said there would be less area for offices and more space for apartments. The announcement comes as the proposal to turn Rosehill Racecourse, near Parramatta, into a "mini city" of 25,000 homes lies dead in the water. On Tuesday, Australian Turf Club members voted against selling the track, in a major blow to the Minns government's push to address the state's housing shortage. Mr Scully said the government was working on "other options" in lieu of its scuppered Rosehill plan. The government will require 7.5 per cent of the homes on Blackwattle Bay to be kept "in perpetuity" for affordable housing. But the location means the rest of the homes are likely to be priced too high for those on ordinary incomes. The minister said the rezoning made no substantial changes to building height limits, which range from six to 36 storeys. He said there would be no loss of open space under the modified plan, which includes a 1-hectare park at the southern pylon of the Anzac Bridge. A promenade 30-metres wide will be built along the bay, linking Glebe Island Bridge and the new Sydney Fish Market. The developers — Lendlease, Mirvac and Stockland — were shortlisted late last year to carry out the urban renewal. The companies are due to submit their proposals in July, with the first new homes expected to be built by 2028. The units will be a short stroll from the proposed metro station at Pyrmont, but the first residents will have to wait several years to ride it. The Metro West to Parramatta is not set to open until 2032. "The homes will come slightly in front of the Metro, but it's in a really well-located part of Sydney with access to transport, and access to jobs," Mr Scully said.
BBC News
20 hours ago
- Health
- BBC News
Londonderry: Contractors 'unwilling' to remove bonfire material
A housing association in Northern Ireland has said it cannot find a contractor willing to remove bonfire material from a site earmarked for multimillion-pound Housing said enabling works for the £11m redevelopment of Meenan Square in Londonderry's Bogside had been due to start within that cannot happen until it finds a firm willing to remove the material currently stored on the derelict site, where bonfires have led to trouble in previous years. "We have explored all available options to remove bonfire materials from the site; however, no contractor has been willing to undertake the work due to significant health and safety concerns," a spokesperson said. The initial works on the site, Apex said, had been due to get under way in early June."But due to the ongoing unauthorised activity and associated safety risks, these works will be delayed unless the site can be cleared and safely accessed," Apex told BBC Radio Foyle's Mark Patterson submitted a full planning application for the site, which it owns, in February for a development that includes housing, retail, office and other commercial bonfires in Meenan Square have attracted some criticism in recent could also not source a contractor in 2024 to remove materials in the run-up to the said it was continuing work this year "to find a resolution that prioritises the safety and wellbeing of the local community." SDLP MLA Sinead McLaughlin said she understood Apex's concerns which, she said, had left her disappointed."The enabling works which were basically due to start next week are now being delayed – that will push back the development process," she said."We want to see this site regenerated and for the proud people that live in the region of the Bogside to have what they deserve in the midst of their community."She said the majority of people in the community did not want a bonfire on the site and a resolution was needed urgently. 'Forced entry' Apex said work to repair the site's boundary fences was currently ongoing following "repeated incidents of forced entry".A spokesperson said it was "committed to progressing with the planned development as soon as possible."Stormont's Executive Office (TEO) is working with Apex on the redevelopment project. BBC News NI has contacted TEO for comment. In a statement, the Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) said they recognised the cultural significance of bonfires in some communities across Northern Ireland, while also acknowledging the concerns they may raise. They said they worked closely with councils, statutory bodies, community representatives and landowners to "address community safety issues" related to bonfires. "Where criminal offences, such as the suspected theft of pallets, are identified, police may seize materials as part of ongoing enquiries," they said. "While we do not comment on individual security matters, we take all potential risks to individuals seriously and act accordingly." Why is the bonfire being lit? Bonfires on 15 August are traditional in some nationalist parts of Northern Ireland to mark the Catholic Feast of the bonfires are also lit in nationalist areas in August to commemorate the introduction of internment without trial of republican suspects, which was introduced by the government in year police said they were treating the display of flags and banners - including union flags, a King Charles coronation flag and the flag of Israel - on the bonfire as a hate names of US President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu were also written on that flag next to a swastika and police investigated shots being fired near the site in 2022 and also investigated reports of political material - including flags and poppy wreaths - being placed on the bonfire as potential hate placed on the bonfire in 2021 referenced former Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) Chief Constable Simon Byrne and one referred to the murder of Catholic police officer Ronan Kerr was killed when dissident republicans fitted a booby-trapped bomb to his car in Omagh, County Tyrone, in 2011.
