Planning

A small care home for children has been approved for a quiet estate, despite vocal opposition from nearby residents.

Controversial plans to build up to 268 new homes along with an 80 bedroom care home and shops have been approved.

A new policy promoting repairs over replacement of historic doors and windows has been signed off by Rutland County Council.

A secondary school wants to enhance its safeguarding measures with new entrance gates.

A sports club wants permission to install 152 solar panels on the roof of its home.

Villagers can go for a free workout in their local playing field after new outdoor gym equipment was installed.

A ceremonial tree planting has marked the next phase of a major housing development.

Plans to close a town bridge are causing consternation and fears over the effect on local businesses.

Concerns were raised at a ‘heated meeting’ over plans to convert a Grade II listed building into housing for 31 tenants.

Plans for two new substations along with the ‘refined’ route for a swathe of pylons have been unveiled.

A town social club has been put back on the market with a £10,000 increase in its asking price.

Plans to revamp a former Wilko store to make the site ready for a new tenant have been given the go ahead.

A former village farmyard could be transformed into a new housing development under freshly submitted proposals.

A village housing development has been refused by planners.

Residents are celebrating after a battery storage project was placed on an ‘indefinite pause’.

A decision on a new licence for a major festival will be made by councillors on Tuesday (June 10).

A firm has been given the thumbs up to erect a commercial unit at its base on an industrial area.

New signage could soon be installed at a cinema as part of plans to update the building.

A council has been ‘strongly advised’ not to deliver a draft planning document to people’s homes.

The people behind plans for a new retail park say they are in talks with a ‘household brand’.