Gateshead Revisited [LP]

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The Gateshead principle is now enshrined in NPPF, paragraph 188. The Decision summarised that paragraph as follows: National vs local decision-making. To require a local planning authority to consider whether the Secretary of State would or would not be able to comply with its obligations under the CCA 2008 would lead them an area of national policy, with which they are not directly concerned. When granting planning permission, can it be assumed that the systems for controlling carbon emissions will be effective? Interesting that there is a major role in all this for archbishop Arthur Roche, the new head of the Congregation for Divine Worship. In his younger days he was private secretary to bishop William Gordon Wheeler, the bishop of Leeds (1966-1985) and, at the time the bishop in England most sympathetic to the cause to save the TLM. I remember Arthur coming to the English College in Rome in 1991 to get a licence ( ecclesiastical degree) so he could be advanced. Arthur`s rise to power has been remarkable but he has not always been known for pastoral sensitivity as when during his time as bishop of Leeds parishes were closed. In 2008 Roche's plans to close seven parishes produced vigorous protests, especially on the part of a parish in Allerton Bywater that offered a Latin Mass. I suspect we are in for a rough ride. Having read the comments from the Pope I am at a loss to understand how he can say that the Holy Spirit guided Pope Benedict in freeing up the EF Mass while at the same time claiming the guidance of the same Holy Spirit is his preventing it. Surely the Holy Spirit, as a omniscient part of the Holy Trinity, would have foreseen the difficulties caused by His giving contrasting guidance to 2 different Popes.

Close by, Foster and Partners' Gateshead Music Centre is being inflated on the riverbank. At least, that's what it looks like. The curvaceous building is made from concrete, steel and aluminium, but looks as though it has been pumped up - architecture's answer to Charles Atlas or Jayne Mansfield. In other lights it resembles a giant dirigible moored to the banks of the Tyne. Either way, it will be unmissable. Huge windows will provide views of Newcastle's city centre. Inside, airy foyers and filigree walkways will lead to a 1,650-seat auditorium, a secondary concert hall, a music school and rehearsal rooms. The centre will be home not just to Northern Sinfonia, but also to Folkworks, a charity promoting traditional music.Plainly some of the carbon emissions were the subject of a consenting regime. The Secretary of State had chosen to discharge his duty under s. 1 of the CCA by means of emissions trading scheme. There were (relevantly) two emissions trading schemes, one targeting UK-EU flights (the UK ETS) and one targeting UK-non Eu flights (CORSIA). (¶141). The Claimant accepted that the UK ETS was a parallel consenting regime which fell within the Gateshead principle. To consider that trading scheme alone (and not the other schemes, including those which might come forward in the future (see ¶170)) would be illogical. It was the entirety of the measures put forward to reach the net zero target that should be considered; and The Secretary of State is under a duty to ensure that the UK’s carbon account reaches “net zero” by 2050 ( section 1 of the Climate Change Act 2008 (as amended in 2019 following the Paris Agreement)), the “ net zero duty”. To that end, the Secretary of State must prepare carbon budgets, progressively reducing the amount of carbon in the budget to reach that goal. Yet no matter how impressive these projects are, the new bridge is the most delightful. A graceful and light structure - it only carries cyclists and pedestrians - the bridge has a span of 127 metres and rises 50 metres, yet weighs just 850 tonnes, although it is anchored by thousands of tonnes of concrete on either side. It has been designed to look like an eye that opens up to let ships pass through, an eye opening to a vision of a revitalised Tyneside. As you look across the townscape, what really strikes you is the way the structures and shadows of these bridges appear to coalesce. They really are a remarkable sight and the first five have long been a memorable gateway to Newcastle, a city endowed with one of the great Victorian stations and a noble centre. Even the first bridge across the Tyne was probably an impressive achievement: the Pons Aelius was commissioned by the Emperor Hadrian in AD120, an inspired architect as well as a soldier. The planning regime is an important but ultimately narrow system of control; it focuses essentially on what is appropriate as a matter of public land use. There are other systems of control, sometimes – but not always - overlapping. Take, for example, a pub. Planning might deal with whether it is appropriate to next to (say) a school. Licensing, however, would control whether and who could sell alcohol there. One system of control may very well impact on the other. Whether licensing rules are strictly enforced (thus preventing the publican selling to under-age persons) might well bear on whether the public is acceptable in planning terms.

Walker pulled victory out of the bag in 3:59.9, with Dave Moorcroft second in 4:00.4 and Coe third in 4:01.74. A week later, the budding Coe broke four minutes for the first time, and in 1980 he succeeded Walker as Olympic 1500m champion. God of surprises”, for God is unchanging and has no surprises up His sleeve: “ Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and forever” The restriction on new celebrants having to have authorisation from Rome seems bizarre. How will Rome know anything about the suitability of the priest?When Gateshead was chosen as the venue for the World Cross Country Championships in 1983, Waitz emerged from a spell of injury and lost form with a fifth triumph in the women’s race. It proved to be a springboard to her momentous winning run in the marathon at the inaugural World Championships in Helsinki later that year. I think churches are assets/resources and once they are no longer feasible to maintain, they need to be "decommissioned" (and possibly dispensed with). We live in an urban area with a relatively good public transport system - I think even if half the churches in Newcastle-Gateshead were closed, people could still get to Mass, definitely on Sundays (weekdays are a problem at present, too, but that's a different issue).