East of England
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15.11.2019An inspector has rejected a developer’s argument that a 2017 permission to build 10 homes in Norfolk with 20 per cent affordable housing was no longer viable because of a £600,000 increase in building costs...
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31.10.2019building definition | East of England | houseboat | permitted development | Planning Law | Water & MarineA boat owner’'s quayside summerhouse and carport are not covered by permitted development rights as ‘outbuildings’, an inspector has ruled, because houseboats can be easily moved and are therefore not...
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31.10.2019A shipping container in Mablethorpe in use as an ice cream kiosk had caused ‘significant harm’ to the ‘pleasant character’ of the car park it was sited in, an inspector has ruled, citing the kiosk’s ‘garish...
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31.10.2019East of England | Environment Agency | Environmental | estate charge | flood alleviation | garden suburb | Housing | SUDS | urban extensionAn inspector has approved a ‘garden suburb’ of more than 1,100 homes north of Heybridge, Essex, calling the appellant’s plans for flood prevention and surface water drainage ‘a perfectly normal arrangement...
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31.10.2019Business & Enterprise | East of England | Luton Borough Council | Luton Town FC | Newlands Park | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | Planning Law | secretary of stateLuton Borough Council has pledged to firmly rebut any legal challenge to its granting of planning permission for a major mixed-use scheme.
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21.10.2019Highways England has announced that it plans to widen a 15-mile stretch of the A12 between Chelmsford and Marks Tey in a bid to reduce congestion and accidents.
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16.10.2019affordable housing | Demographics & Population Growth | East of England | Finance & Viability | Health | space standards | student accommodation | use classA scheme of mostly studio flats in Norwich described as ‘phase two’ of an adjacent student halls development would fall under use class C3 and would not be exempt from affordable housing and floor space...
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15.10.2019antisocial behaviour | Community Engagement | East of England | Green Belt | petition | Sports & Recreation | SPORTS FACILITYAn inspector has invoked green belt harm in rejecting plans for a mobile home at a popular BMX facility in Chelmsford, notwithstanding a 1,500-signature petition and claims that it would have to close if...
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11.10.2019Plans to build a ‘honey barn’ in Essex under permitted development rules have been blocked after an inspector ruled that while breeding of queen bees is an agricultural use, processing and jarring of honey...
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10.10.2019An inspector has blocked plans for a Passivhaus-standard eco-home in Norfolk that would remove more carbon dioxide from the atmosphere than it would produce, citing harm to views over an historic area...
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