England

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Permission for 39 homes granted on appeal quashed by High Court

25.11.2021

Laura Edgar

England | high court | Housing | Planning Law

The High Court has quashed a decision by a planning inspector to allow a developer to build 39 homes near Clitheroe owing to a misunderstanding of policy.

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RTPI: Green Growth Boards are key to levelling up and climate crisis

25.11.2021

Laura Edgar

The RTPI advocates Green Growth Boards (GGBs) as vital to enable cross-boundary working to address both the ambition to level up across all regions of England and the climate crisis.

Appeal: Sutton block approved without affordable homes on viability

25.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Finance & Viability | Housing | London Borough of Sutton Inspector R Sabu

Plans for a residential block on Sutton High Street with no affordable homes have been approved after an inspector ruled that the scheme met viability tests.

Appeal: Plan-led strategy triumphs in Northants housing appeal

25.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Housing | South Northamptonshire District Council

Outline planning permission for a Northamptonshire housing scheme has been refused in an appeal that focused on the principle of a plan-led planning system.

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Appeal: Inspector backs major mixed-use scheme next to RAF Lyneham

24.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Finance & Viability | Housing | Wiltshire Council

Outline planning permission has been granted for a major mixed-use development at a Wiltshire village next to RAF Lyneham because its housing benefits outweighed its conflict with several local policies....

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Appeal: Highway safety fears scupper Norfolk ex-army camp conversion

24.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Infrastructure - Transport | Leisure & Tourism | North Norfolk District Council

Plans to convert former army training buildings in Norfolk into four holiday lets for disabled people have been rejected after an inspector identified serious concerns about highway safety for pedestrians...

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Appeals: Split decision on hybrid Leicestershire storage and distribution plan

24.11.2021

Huw Morris

Design | England | Finance & Viability | Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council

An inspector has come to a split decision on two appeals concerning a hybrid application for large storage and distribution schemes in open countryside in Leicestershire.

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Appeal: Electricity generation plant approved as benefits outweigh harm

24.11.2021

Huw Morris

Chelmsford City Council | England | Heritage | Infrastructure - Energy

A proposal for a flexible electricity generation plant in Essex has secured planning permission after an inspector concluded that its benefits outweighed any harm to non-designated heritage assets.

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Appeal: Inspector seals conditions on housing scheme to protect against noise

24.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Health | Housing | Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames

An appeal against conditions to seal windows on a housing development in New Malden to counteract noise has been dismissed after an inspector found they struck a balance between the needs of future occupants...

Appeal: Electric vehicle charging station dismissed for green belt harm

24.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Environmental | Infrastructure - Energy | London Borough of Hillingdon

Plans for an electric vehicle (EV) charging station close to Heathrow Airport have been rejected after an inspector decided that the proposal would not amount to ‘very special circumstances’ for development...

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