South East

Appeal: Flats on site of burnt-out pub would be new ‘landmark’

17.07.2019

building design | Design | fire damage | pubs | South East

A development of 35 flats, three detached houses and a micro-pub on the site of a Margate pub destroyed by fire would provide a new ‘landmark building’ on the corner of two streets, an inspector has ruled....

Appeal: Timber grieving canopy not inappropriate in green belt

17.07.2019

Matt Moody

Community Infrastructure | crematorium | Green Belt | openness | South East

Plans for a 'timber octagonal canopy' to create a 'covered grieving area' at an existing crematorium in Hertfordshire can go ahead, after an inspector ruled that green belt openness need not be 'entirely...

Gatwick Airport train station set for £150m upgrade

09.07.2019

Huw Morris

The Department for Transport (DfT) is to invest £150 million into upgrading facilities at Gatwick Airport’s train station.

Appeal: ‘Robust’ conservatory design rejected

04.07.2019

Lydia Till

Grade II listed | Heritage | listed building | South East

Plans to replace a grade-II listed cottage’s ‘dilapidated lean-to’ with a new conservatory have been rejected on design grounds.

Appeal: Private 16,500 sq m lake would harm AONB

02.07.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans to create an artificial private lake in Kent with a footprint of more than 16,500 square metres, citing harm to the special qualities of the High Weald AONB.

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New office block approved in Worthing

02.07.2019

Lydia Till

Worthing Borough Council has given the go-ahead to a new town centre office block that is expected to provide more than 800 jobs.

Loans agreed for homes in Southampton and Wimbledon

25.06.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing delivery fund | kit malthouse | South East

Housing minister Kit Malthouse will announce today (25 June) that Homes England and Barclays Bank have agreed to £155.3 million in load funding to accelerate the construction of homes in Wimbledon and Southampton.

Nations and regions overview: The South East

24.06.2019

The Planner

Nations & regions | Nations and regions | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | South East

An overview of planning in the South East of England, looking at key planning themes, regional data and local plans, plus key RTPI information for the region.

Appeal: Unsafe access impedes Sussex eco-home plans

21.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans to replace a dilapidated greenhouse with a zero-carbon eco-home in the High Weald AONB, ruling that an access road already used by two existing nearby homes was hazardous....

Appeal: Landscape harm outweighs gypsy family’s human rights

21.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector cited landscape harm in refusing permission for a gypsy pitch in Kent, ruling that the resulting interference with the appellant’s human rights was ‘proportionate and necessary in the public...

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