England

Legal landscape: Take five - The revised deliverability test

15.08.2019

The more rigorous definition of “deliverable” in the revised NPPF makes it harder for councils to put together a five-year housing supply, says Sarah Reid

Cambridgeshire councils to outsource planning application processes

14.08.2019

Laura Edgar

South Cambridgeshire District Council and Cambridge City Council have announced that they will be outsourcing the processing of household planning applications to a private company.

Infrastructure construction / iStock-95396741

Work paused on Hereford bypass

14.08.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Herefordshire | Infrastructure - Transport | road investment

Herefordshire County Council has suspended work on the £129 million Hereford bypass and Southern link road following a change in administration.

Appeal: Wokingham flats plan dismissed for harming conservation area

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

England | Environmental | Heritage | Housing | Wokingham Borough Council

A residents association’s plan to build eight flats in Wokingham has been turned down for its impact on a conservation area and for not supplying enough evidence to assess its impact on a special protection...

Appeal: Agricultural business wins appeal on green belt site

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

Ashfield District Council | England | Environmental | Policy & Politics

Retrospective planning permission has been granted for a temporary polytunnel, greenhouse and chicken coop on the Nottinghamshire green belt after an inspector found the structures were for agricultural use...

Appeal: Cotswold homes plan breaches settlements policy and neighbours’ privacy

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

Cotswold district council | England | Finance & Viability | Health | Housing

A plan to build 62 homes on land near Kempsford has been refused for contravening a local authority’s settlements policy and for its impact on neighbours.

Poll: Not enough is being done to address housing crisis

14.08.2019

Laura Edgar

More than 50 per cent of the British public think that housing has not been discussed enough in the past few years, according to the results of an Ipsos Mori survey.

St Mary's Church, Stowmarket © Chris Morgan

Appeal: Suffolk homes scheme rejected for harm to landscape and ancient church

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

England | Heritage | Housing | Mid Suffolk District Council

An outline planning application to build 160 homes near Stowmarket has been refused owing to its impact on the Suffolk landscape and a grade I listed church.

Appeal: Tall building rejected for harm to area and loss of LGBT+ venue

13.08.2019

Huw Morris

A mixed-use redevelopment comprising a 12-storey building in East London has been rejected because it would lead to the loss of a LGBT+ nightclub as well as harming conservation areas and the character and...

Appeal: Former omnibus depot redevelopment given green light in West London

13.08.2019

Huw Morris

Business & Enterprise | England | Heritage

A former Victorian omnibus depot for stabling horses can be demolished and a five-storey replacement in West London can go ahead after an inspector overturned the refusal by councillors despite officers’...

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