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BBC News
5 days ago
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Controversial shopping site plan withdrawn hours before decision
Controversial plans which could potentially have allowed a building owner to convert part of a shopping centre into residential accommodation have been withdrawn just hours before they were due to be decided on by proposals for the CPS Centre in Culcheth included changes to bikes and bin storage and the building itself but not a change of use, although Warrington Council officers said a future intention for residential did "appear to be the case".The scheme has been controversial after traders were evicted from the centre, and it was raised in parliament by the area's BBC has contacted the agent representing the owner for a comment. Nearly 140 objections to the scheme had been raised by locals and councillors, with residents planning to attend the meeting later to show their at the council had recommended the scheme for approval in a report produced ahead of the meeting.A previous plan for the site was rejected by the authority last Smith, Labour councillor for Culcheth, Glazebury and Croft, said: "Our community really came together to fight this potential threat to the CPS Centre."The disappointment is that the applicant left it until now to withdraw, they could have taken this step weeks ago when they saw the objections come in."Smith, who was due to speak against the plans at the meeting, said: "I'm sure there will be further applications in the future, but for now, it's fair to say our voices have been heard loud and clear." See more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC North West on X. For more local politics coverage, BBC Politics North West is on BBC One on Sunday at 10:00am and on BBC iPlayer.
BBC News
6 days ago
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Culcheth: Shopping site plan to be discussed by councillors
Controversial plans which could potentially pave the way to a landlord converting part of a shopping centre into residential accommodation are set to be discussed by councillors Council officers said a future intention to change part of the CPS Shopping Centre in Culcheth to residential "does appear to be the case" but no change of use was included in the submitted plan. The proposals include adding windows, increasing bin storage and changing the car traders were evicted from the site in February and the issue was raised by the local MP in parliament. The BBC has contacted the agent representing the owner of the shopping centre for a comment. Several traders were given 28 days to leave the site in February and the issue was raised during Prime Minister's Questions by Warrington North MP Charlotte said the eviction notices were issued "entirely out of the blue and on spurious pretexts from the new owner". The proposals include:Adding windows on the first and second floors of the complexFree standing cycle storage for 14 bikesStorage for six large binsChanges to the car park which would see two spaces lost and short-term bike storage addedObjections have been received from 139 local residents, alongside three Warrington councillors and a parish residents' objections include concerns over the bins and parking, but also calls for the CPS centre to be safeguarded for shops and businesses and asking for it to be protected as a community hub.A previous plan for a bike and bin store were refused by Warrington Council in November 2024, with councillors saying it would have a "detrimental impact".But in planning documents, council officers said the proposed location in the new application - further away from the shopping centre - was "assessed to be acceptable now" and the proposal was "acceptable in principle".The officers said that a number of the representations from the public did have concerns about intention to convert part of the site into residential use and that "this does seem to be the case".But they said the application could only be considered on the proposal that had been submitted and not any future development of the will discuss the plans at a meeting later. See more Cheshire stories from the BBC and follow BBC North West on X. For more local politics coverage, BBC Politics North West is on BBC One on Sunday at 10:00am and on BBC iPlayer.
Yahoo
24-05-2025
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Retrospective flats plan for Barbourne shop rejected
RETROSPECTIVE plans to turn a shop in Barbourne into two flats have been rejected by the council. Proposals put forward to Worcester City Council said the first floor and most of the ground floor of 3 Barbourne Road have been turned into bedsits. The shop front has been maintained, although the new retail unit has much less floor space than before. PROPERTY: 3 Barbourne Road seen from Hebbs Street (Image: Google Maps) Plans also included building a new brick wall along the property's boundary on Hebb Street, to obscure a metal staircase. City planners said the change of use from retail to residential is 'unacceptable' and the reduction in size of the shop 'could impact the viability of the unit for retail uses in the future'. Officers also said the ground floor flat would have a 'poor level of sunlight', which would 'result in a poor standard of residential accommodation' with no outdoor amenity space.
