Sentence examples for in favour of a development from inspiring English sources

Durham County Council wants to leave its current home at Aykley Heads in favour of a development which will house 1,000 staff on a site currently occupied by a car park.

But now, evil property developers seek to bulldoze in favour of a grotesque development of luxury flats.

The city council approved the demolition of three independent shops at the heart of the bohemian Devonshire quarter in favour of a new development and locals are outraged.

The original plan to house athletes on a cruise ship moored at Weymouth Bay was dropped in favour of a housing development on Officer's Field.

Nevertheless they would regard this as an appropriate constitutional development, and, should public opinion in Palestine hereafter show itself in favour of such a development, they will be prepared, provided that local conditions permit, to establish the necessary machinery.

Bristol Mayor Marvin Rees has scrapped the city centre arena plan in favour of a mixed use development.

While experiencing high growth rates of urban land, policies were reconsidered and adapted with the goal of limiting land consumption in favour of a more sustainable urban development.

Preliminary ADME properties are in favour of an optimal therapeutic development.

The project was recently discontinued in favour of a wider approach now under development (personal communication Markus Quandt, GESIS, February 2010).

The original proponent for the site, Woodside Petroleum, announced in April 2013 that it was scrapping its plans for an onshore development in favour of a floating gas hub near its leases in the Browse gas field, 425km offshore from Broome.

But a "presumption in favour of sustainable development" caused a row with conservationists who argued it amounted to a "developers' charter".