East of England

Appeal: ‘Inappropriate’ green belt home preferred to fallback scheme

10.08.2018

East of England | Green Belt | replacement dwelling | Rural

An inspector has approved plans for a replacement home in Epping despite branding it ‘inappropriate green belt development’, after deciding that it would be less harmful than the appellant’...

Appeal: Brokenshire returns to Kent appeal to allow 800 homes

08.08.2018

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has approved plans for 800 homes in Kent after previously allowing the appellant six weeks to address issues with its planning obligation, despite continued council opposition.

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Appeal: Finances do not justify removal of occupancy condition

02.08.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected an appellant’s claim that an occupancy condition attached to a 2014 permission for a dwelling at their stud farm should be removed, because it has prevented them from raising...

Lovell signs £45m regeneration programme in Hatfield

01.08.2018

Prithvi Pandya

Housing developer Lovell has signed a development agreement with Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council (WHBC) to deliver a £45 million regeneration programme to transform the heart of south Hatfield in Hertfordshire.

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Plans for second phase of Oxford-to-Cambridge rail link submitted

30.07.2018

Laura Edgar

Network Rail has submitted plans to transport secretary Chris Grayling for the construction of phase 2 of a project to build a rail line between Oxford and Cambridge.

Appeal: 15 bedsits in seaside guest house would be ‘over-intense’

27.07.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to convert a former guesthouse in Clacton-on-Sea into 15 bedsits have been refused after an inspector found that lack of private amenity space would lead to unacceptable living conditions.

Appeal: Cranfield housing scheme rejected for poor access and landscape harm

20.07.2018

Huw Morris

Central Bedfordshire Council | Cranfield | East of England | Housing | Inspector Kenneth Stone

Outline planning permission for up to 300 homes near Cranfield has been rejected after an inspector ruled the proposal would harm the countryside and not provide access to shops and services.

Appeal: Inspector rules on rural housing row between two Cambridgeshire councils

18.07.2018

Huw Morris

Cambridgeshire County Council | East of England | Guilden Morden | Housing

An outline application to build 20 homes in Cambridgeshire has been dismissed in a dispute between two local authorities.

Appeal: Cricket nets ‘to be expected’ at historic cricket club

12.07.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved a set of cricket nets at Harlow Cricket Club in Essex, finding no unacceptable noise disruption or harm to the setting of a nearby conservation area.

Appeal: Future extensions not included in green belt replacement calculation

06.07.2018

Matt Moody

East of England | Green Belt | permitted development | Policy & Politics

An inspector has dismissed an appellant’s suggestion that approved but unbuilt extensions to an existing green belt home should be taken into account when considering the relative size of a proposed...

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