direct to your inboxManchester council were 'blind' to the potential impact of approving a controversial 440-space temporary car park near a primary school, a court heard.A legal challenge has been brought against the council for allowing the site of the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats to be kept as a pay and display car park for two years.
The proposals were approved in October 2019 while the council worked on its long-term vision for redeveloping the Great Ancoats Street site after buying it for £37m.But the plans were blocked after campaigners Trees Not Cars made an application for a judicial review which was heard by a high court judge on Friday.The lawyer representing the group, John Hunter, claimed the council failed to properly.
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