South East

The housing secretary has blocked plans for 203 homes near Milton Keynes after his predecessor Sajid Javid's decision to refuse permission was successfully challenged by the developer in court.

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against a rural business centre’s overflow car park, ruling that better management of the site could provide additional parking that would not harm the green belt...

Plans to create a polo field and sand school in the Essex countryside that would require parts of the land to be raised by almost 10 metres would cause unacceptable harm, ruled an inspector.

An inspector has refused prior approval for the change of use of three adjacent shop units that had together formed one large bed showroom into class A3 (restaurant use), citing conflict with the GPDO....