MONTH IN REVIEW
This is a huge step forward in the delivery of York Central and
in the future of York as we seek permission for the masterplan.
A positive decision will unlock this underused piece of land and
demonstrate a commitment to seeing it brought forward for the
good of the city and its residents.’’
Tamsin Hart-Jones, project lead from York Central Partnership
PROPOSAL
PUBLIC CONSULATION
RISK ASSESSMENT
SYSTEM PROPOSED
FOR IMPORTATION OF
‘HIGH RISK’ PLANTS
INTO EU
Public consultation has been
op ened on a draft European
Commission document which
sets out a provisional list of
‘high risk’ plants that could be
temporarily prohibited from
crossing into the EU.
According to BALI the move
stems from a wider recognition
that certain plants, plant
products and other objects
commonly brought into the
EU host pests, which have been
identified as having a major
impact on UK plant species.
A risk assessment system is
being proposed by the legislation,
which would be undertaken by
countries wishing to export to the
EU. This assessment would then
be submitted to the European
Food Safety Authority (EFSA),
who will gauge the threat posed
and make recommendations to
the commission.
A statement by BALI said:
“Whilst BALI members have
acknowledged the need for
robust measures to protect
countries from new pests and
disease, it is also recognised the
profession has grown to rely on
stock which is often transferred
between non-EU and member
countries, including [developing]
countries.”
BARTON WILLMORE’S
NATIONAL GRID SITE
REGENERATION ONE
STEP CLOSER
Barton Willmore’s regeneration of 29
hectares of brownfield land that was
home to gas works for nearly 100 years
is one step closer to being realised
following the submission of a planning
application.
National Grid’s LNG Storage site at
Partington, which closed before the gas
towers were demolished in 2012, could
soon be housing hundreds of families
after Barton Willmore submitted a
planning application to build up to
600 homes.
The application was coordinated
on behalf of Heath Farm LLP
and National Grid to Trafford
Metropolitan Borough Council. It
involves building on land at Heath
Farm Lane to meet the varied needs
of homebuyers and residents in
Partington and the wider borough.
Heath Farm LLP is a newly
established partnership between
Galliford Try Partnerships and
Trafford Housing Trust that will focus
on delivering high quality two, three
and four-bedroom homes in a new
community which integrates within
the existing Partington area.
Following engagement with the local
community and statutory authorities,
the application was submitted as part
of the redevelopment plans.
PROPOSAL
PLANNING
APPLICATION
SUBMITTED FOR
YORK CENTRAL
LANDSCAPE PROJECT
The York Central Partnership
has submitted a application for
planning permission for York
Central, one of the largest city
centre brownfield sites in the UK.
The masterplan will
transform an underused part
of the city centre, creating new
residential, cultural and business
neighbourhoods in the heart of
York. Once complete it is expected
to increase the size of York’s
economy by over 20% and create
around 6,500 jobs.
The plans for landscape
project have been developed
by architecture and planning
consultants Allies and Morrison
and Arup with landscape
architects Gustafson Porter
+ Bowman. York Central is a
collaborative partnership between
Homes England, Network Rail,
the City of York Council and the
National Railway Museum.
Tamsin Hart-Jones, project
lead from York Central
Partnership, said: “This is a huge
step forward in the delivery of
York Central and in the future of
York as we seek permission for the
masterplan. A positive decision
will unlock this underused
piece of land and demonstrate a
commitment to seeing it brought
forward for the good of the city
and its residents.”
September 2018 | Landscape Insight
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