England

Enforcement notice upheld against airport car park at Iver golf club

22.11.2019

England | Environmental | Infrastructure - Transport | South Bucks District Council

An enforcement notice against an unauthorised airport car park at a golf club in Iver in Buckinghamshire has been upheld after an inspector ruled that it had encroached on the green belt and urbanised the...

Mulberry Logisitcs Park / Peter Haddon Architects

Logistics centre gets the go-ahead

22.11.2019

Laura Edgar

Business & Enterprise | England | logisitcs | Nottinghamshire

Bassetlaw District Council has granted planning approval for a 2.5 million square foot logistics and business park next to the A1 in Nottinghamshire.

Appeal: Additional floor on Hornsey block is compatible with conservation area

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

England | Heritage | Housing | London Borough of Haringey | London Penthouse Ltd

An appeal has been allowed for an additional floor to provide bedrooms at a mansion block in Hornsey, North London, for preserving the character and appearance of a conservation area.

Appeal: Parking concerns foil bid to shift Walton GP services to hospital

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

Community Infrastructure | Elmbridge Borough Council | England | North West Surrey Clinical Commissioning Group

A plan to relocate GP services to a former ward of a community hospital has been rejected because of on-street parking and inconvenience to residents.

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Appeal: Woking telecommunications base is approved on established need

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

EE | England | Infrastructure - Communications | Woking Borough Council

Prior approval has been granted for a telecommunications base station on the A320 into Woking after an inspector decided that there was a need for the scheme at the proposed site and it would not harm the...

Appeal: Mixed-use redevelopment of Art Deco building would benefit ‘bustling’ Hounslow road corridor

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

Business & Enterprise | Design | England | Heritage | London Borough of Hounslow

The demolition of warehouses and replacement with a five-storey, tiered building in Hounslow can go ahead after an inspector ruled that the proposal’s design did not harm the area’s character or heritage...

Appeal: Blackpool funfair ride denied permanent permission because of harm to seafront view

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

Blackpool pier | Design | England | Heritage | Leisure & Tourism

A log flume funfair ride next to Blackpool Pier granted temporary planning permission can not be made permanent after an inspector decided that it harms its setting and the seafront.

Appeal: Inspector admits policy dilemma in allowing Hillingdon flats conversion

20.11.2019

Huw Morris

Permission has been granted for the change of use of first-floor flats to a restaurant in West Drayton after an inspector acknowledged planning policies ‘pull in different directions’.

Putting health into place

20.11.2019

Julia Thrift

According to the British Medical Association, 50 per cent of all GP appointments are for illness that could have been avoided. Not only is this economically disastrous for the NHS, it represents a shocking...

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Communities should have a say throughout planning process

20.11.2019

Laura Edgar

civic voice | Community Engagement | England | general election 2019 | Policy & Politics

A national charity for the civic movement has urged all political parties to commit to giving communities a ‘meaningful voice’ at every stage of the planning system.

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