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Campaigners win battle over Manchester council plans for car park near school as High Court says officers 'misled' planning committee

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direct to your inboxCampaigners have won a High Court battle against Manchester council’s plans to build a 440-space temporary car park near a primary school.Trees Not Cars sought a judicial review of the decision taken in October 2019 by the planning committee to keep parking facilities at the former Central Retail Park in Ancoats for two years - months after the council declared a climate emergency.Town hall leaders hoped the car park would generate short-term income while plans to redevelop the Great Ancoats Street site, which it bought for £37m, were drawn up.However His Honour Judge Bird ruled Manchester council officers ‘misled’ members of the city’s planning committee by relying on error-filled reports regarding air quality.

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