East of England

Appeal: Permanent residential use of Essex holiday park denied

07.05.2021

Plans for a change of use to allow people over 50 to live permanently at a caravan park in Tendring have been rejected by an inspector, despite his acknowledgement that the appellant’s argument had ‘a...

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Developer withdraws legal action against Norwich regeneration scheme

19.04.2021

Laura Edgar

Developer Weston Homes and site owners Columbia Threadneedle have withdrawn a High Court challenge against the housing secretary’s decision to reject plans to redevelop Anglia Square in the centre of Norwich.

Appeal: Homes approved on employment land after £1.2m marketing failure

16.04.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans for 155 homes on land strategically allocated for employment use since 2006, commenting that ‘the time has come to accept’ that market forces were against the council’s vision...

Appeal: 255-home Norfolk scheme ‘not suitably located’

01.04.2021

Matt Moody

East of England | five-year housing supply | Housing | settlement boundaries | tilted balance

A housing developer’s plans for 255 units on the edge of Dereham have been rejected by an inspector, who found ‘minimal evidence’ to support the appellant’s ‘reservations’ about the council’s housing supply...

Appeal: Rule 6 party’s defence of its business persuades inspector

01.04.2021

Matt Moody

Plans for 134 homes next to a grade I listed events venue in Suffolk have been rejected, after the business successfully convinced an inspector that the scheme would violate the ‘agent of change principle’...

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Appeal: Georgian replacement shopping centre would harm heritage

12.03.2021

Matt Moody

Plans to replace a 1980s shopping centre in Bury St Edmunds with a new Georgian design that would offer 48 flats as well as retail space have been rejected by an inspector, who found that the new building...

Appeal: Traveller pitches refused on previously developed green belt land

05.03.2021

Matt Moody

Demographics & Population Growth | East of England | Green Belt | previously developed land | traveller pitches

Plans to replace a derelict shed in the green belt near Basildon with three traveller pitches have been rejected by an inspector, who found no very special circumstances to justify the scheme despite the...

The Oxford-Cambridge Arc could be an exemplar for strategic spatial planning - but it needs serious commitment

01.03.2021

Robbie Owen

Resources, attention to detail and a dedicated minister will be required if the proposed Oxford-Cambridge Arc is to be all it can be, says Robbie Owen

Climate and community need to be at the heart of government’s Arc plans

26.02.2021

Alex Robinson

The government must put sustainability first in its plans for the Oxford-Cambridge Arc and encourage local authorities and their development partners to bring communities along as part of the planning...

Judge overturns government approval of Norfolk offshore wind farm

18.02.2021

Laura Edgar

A High Court judge has overturned the energy secretary’s decision to grant a development consent order (DCO) to construct and operate an offshore wind farm off the coast of Norfolk.

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