England

Appeal: Inspector refuses Watford demolition for failing to protect bats

10.11.2021

England | Environmental | Housing | Watford Borough Council

An appeal for a multistorey housing development in Watford has been dismissed after an inspector found that some of the buildings to be demolished ahead of the scheme were potential habitats for bats....

Appeal: KFC restaurant allowed owing to absence of public health evidence

10.11.2021

Huw Morris

Business & Enterprise | England | Health | Stafford Borough Council

Planning permission has been granted for a KFC drive-through and restaurant opposite a secondary school in Stafford after an inspector found there was an absence of evidence to resist the proposal on public...

Appeal: Inspector makes split decision on Cambridgeshire housing scheme

10.11.2021

Huw Morris

Design | England | Heritage | Housing | South Cambridgeshire District Council

An inspector has allowed two appeals and dismissed two others in a split decision on a housing scheme at a Cambridgeshire village.

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Appeal: Extra-care scheme meets its Waterloo for heritage and tree losses

10.11.2021

Huw Morris

Demographics & Population Growth | Economic Growth | England | Heritage | Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council

An outline application for an extra-care residential building on Merseyside has been rejected after an inspector decided that the proposal would lose a heritage asset and involve a significant removal of...

Land Trust launches biodiversity strategy

10.11.2021

Laura Edgar

Land management charity the Land Trust has launched a five-year biodiversity, environment and ecology strategy.

Review of freight sector representation in planning guidance to go ahead

10.11.2021

Laura Edgar

England | hgv | lorries | Planning Practice Guidance | Policy & Politics

Transport secretary Grant Shapps has said that the government will review how the freight sector is represented in planning guidance.

Young planners must be equipped to meet the task of reaching a net-zero world

10.11.2021

Abbie Miladinovic

Climate Change | England | Leeds Sustainability Institute | net zero | NPPF

Planning apprentice Abbie Miladinovic urges young planners not to be cowed by the challenges of climate change, but to rise to them

Recovered: Government backs 1,200 home extension to Warrington

10.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Finance & Viability | Housing

Planning permission has been granted for a major extension to Warrington after ministers supported an inspector’s decision to allow an appeal.

Appeal: Ground investigations for planned nuclear plant granted in Essex

10.11.2021

Huw Morris

England | Environmental | Heritage | Infrastructure - Energy | Maldon District Council

Planning permission has been granted to carry out ground investigations for a proposed nuclear power station in Essex after an inspector decided that they were crucial to a forthcoming application for a...

Appeal: Hertfordshire water tower falls foul of heritage and green belt rules

10.11.2021

Huw Morris

East Hertfordshire District Council | England | Environmental | Heritage

Two appeals against the refusal of a plan to restore and convert a water tower on a listed Hertfordshire estate have been rejected for conflicting with policies to safeguard heritage assets and the green...

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