South East

Artist impression of Ebbsfeet / Ebbsfleet Development Corporation

Ebbsfleet secures land for central development

17.10.2019

Laura Edgar

ebbsfleet development corporation | Ebbsfleet Garden City | esther mcvey | Plan Making - Master Planning | South East

Ebbsfleet Development Corporation has purchased 125 hectares of land to create a centre for the garden city.

Appeal: Appellant’s claim of traveller discrimination ‘not at all persuasive’

15.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked an application for two bungalows in an ancient woodland clearing in Kent, strongly rejecting the appellant’s suggestion that the council had ‘discriminated against the gypsy...

Appeal: 249 homes approved despite imminent plan adoption

15.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has cited the ‘tilted balance’ in approving a housing scheme that would harm a designated gap between two Bedfordshire villages, despite the imminent adoption of a new local plan that will...

Appeal: ‘Determined’ community group prevents historic pub conversion

15.10.2019

Matt Moody

A community group that created a business plan to save an historic Hampshire pub from conversion into a five-bedroom home has successfully persuaded an inspector that it is a ‘valued community facility’....

Waltham Cross / Geograph (Richard Cross): 928907

Appeal: Garage conversion for disabled son refused in green belt

11.10.2019

Matt Moody

An Enfield homeowner’s plan to convert her detached garage into a residence for her disabled son has been blocked because an inspector ruled that the ‘very significant benefits’ it would bring were not very...

Appeal: 95 homes approved with single access via cul-de-sac

11.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has granted outline permission for a housing scheme in Bedfordshire that would be accessed via a single access road through an existing cul-de-sac, passing just 3.7 metres away from the main...

Appeal: Countryside business ‘starter units’ refused

10.10.2019

Matt Moody

business | Business & Enterprise | neighbourhood plan | South East | spatial policy

An inspector has blocked plans for five ‘B1 starter units’ in Hampshire despite the local parish council’s support for the scheme, citing conflict with local spatial policy.

Third Public Practice cohort / Ivan Jones

Social enterprise group takes on third cohort

08.10.2019

Laura Edgar

local authority resources | London | Professional Development | public practice | South East

Public Practice has announced that 30 associates will take up placements at 20 public authorities this month.

Burgess Hill, central neighbourhood sketch / Homes England

3,000 homes approved in Sussex

07.10.2019

Laura Edgar

homes england | Housing | South East | Sussex

Mid Sussex District Council’s planning committee has granted planning permission for 3,000 new homes at Burgess Hill.

Appeal: Calls for stronger policy lead to second home approval

04.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has discounted an emerging plan policy that prohibits holiday homes in Swanage in removing an occupancy condition on a flat, citing objectors to the policy who had, ironically, argued that it...

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