Outline planning permission has been granted for a 40-flat residential development on a former private car park in Dunstall Street, Scunthorpe. RGB & KC Woollin proposed the project, which will consist of a four-storey building with ten flats per floor and 20 on-site parking spaces.

The development includes 32 one-bedroom and eight two-bedroom flats, eight of which are designated as affordable housing—six of which will be rented. Approval is subject to a Section 106 agreement, which requires financial contributions towards local services. The developers will provide £29,666 for recreational improvements, including upgrades to football pitches, swimming facilities, and indoor bowling.

An additional £27,600 will go towards healthcare, with funding allocated to The Birches Medical Practice, The Oak Tree Medical Practice, and Oswald Road Medical Surgery. The agreement also includes a £13,000 payment to the council for managing on-site open spaces.

McDonald’s has submitted a planning application to Leeds City Council for a new drive-through restaurant on vacant land off Town Street in Stanningley, formerly part of a metal recycling plant.

The fast-food chain held a public consultation in December, engaging with local residents through a newsletter, a dedicated website, and a public meeting. In response to concerns about road safety, the proposed operating hours were reduced from 24 hours to 6:00 to 00:00 daily.

If approved, the project would create 130 construction jobs and employ 70 staff once operational. Plans include 34 parking spaces, cycle bays, and electric vehicle charging points. The site is located near a proposed 40-home residential development, and McDonald’s has coordinated with the housing developer on planning considerations.

The Gelder Group has secured a new contract marking a special collaboration between the construction business and Lincoln Cathedral. The company will further expand at its headquarters, to build a stone-cutting facility, which will provide tailored stone to keep the city’s world-famous Cathedral in great shape for centuries to come. Gelder Group CEO Steve Gelder said: “This is a fantastic opportunity for both parties. The new centre will house modern equipment for future Cathedral projects, starting with the second stage of its Chapter house project. “The centre will boost efficiencies for the Cathedral and reduce costs because of its ability to cut pieces of stone to size, thereby reducing wastage to virtually zero. “Lincoln Cathedral is the only Cathedral to be listed in its entirety on English Heritage’s At Risk register, so we are really proud that the new centre will support this vital work and also the Cathedral’s drive to promote heritage skills.” Work on the new centre began in January and the facility will be available to the Cathedral by way of a 20-year lease. Lincoln Cathedral Director of Estates and Facilities Mark Wheater said that following phase two of the Chapter House project, future work is waiting in the wings. “We have an over-arching 50-year plan and then a five-year plan of works. Maintaining the building and promoting the heritage skills needed to conserve it are huge priorities for us. The new facility means we are able to cut pieces of stone to size, rather than buying pre-cut blocks and then trimming them down. “This will be much more cost-effective for us, with the ability to handle much larger pieces of stone. We will also be installing solar panels with battery storage to make the development as sustainable as possible.” The Very Reverend Dr Simon Jones, Dean of Lincoln said: “This partnership with Gelder Group to create a bespoke cutting facility is a vital step in our commitment to conserving the built heritage of Lincoln Cathedral in a financially and environmentally sustainable way. “The Cathedral has stood as a beacon on the skyline of Lincoln for almost 1,000 years, and one of our greatest daily challenges to ensure that it does so for many more centuries to come. “The cutting facility will also support our reputation as a centre of excellence for heritage skills by providing our craftspeople with the literal building blocks to continue to conserve this internationally important building for the future, and ensure that these vital skills continue to be shared with the next generation of stonemasons.”