Nov 07
An independent councillor is calling for a full inquiry into Stoke-on-Trent’s City Council’s refusal to sell land the the Potteries Shopping Centre in Hanley. The councillor for Birches Head & Central Forest Park. Paul Breeze has sent an open letter to the council’s CEO John van de Laarschot and Labour leader Mohammed Pervez calling for a …
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Oct 15
Planning Officers from Labour run Stoke-on-Trent City Council said that the Potteries Shopping Centre £14m expansion posed no threat to the City Council backed “City Sentral” scheme before John van der Laarschot sent a letter to Realis promising to block the rival scheme. PotteriesEYE exposed a secret letter written by the council’s chief executive, John …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.potteye.co.uk/council-planning-experts-at-odds-with-chief-executive-leader/
Oct 12
A multi-million pound regeneration project in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent is being blocked by council chief executive, John Van der Laarschot, PotteriesEYE has learned in a leaked letter sent to a rival shopping developer Realis. The Potteries Shopping Centre, run by Capital Shopping Centres (CSC), was given planning permission earlier this year for six restaurants and a 10-screen cinema in …
Permanent link to this article: http://www.potteye.co.uk/14m-expansion-of-potteries-shopping-centre-blocked-by-council-chief-executive/
Sep 06
Prime minister’s growth plan gets an extension with raft of proposals aimed at easing burdens on housebuilders
Permanent link to this article: http://www.potteye.co.uk/tories-to-announce-12-month-planning-free-for-all/
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