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Canterbury rejects Taylor Wimpey homes plan

02.09.2020

Laura Edgar

Canterbury City Council’s planning committee has gone against the recommendation of a planning officer in refusing a planning application for up to 900 homes.

Appeal: Nuclear evacuation concerns prevent two-bed flat

28.08.2020

Matt Moody

Health | nuclear | public safety | South East

Plans for an extension to create a two-bed flat in Tadley, the Hampshire town where the UK’s nuclear weapons are manufactured, would run contrary to evacuation plans in the event of a nuclear emergency, an...

News in brief: Crossrail delayed again; Leeds CAZ dropped: Sutton Coldfield masterplan adopted; DfT launches group to 'unblock' transport infrastructure projects

25.08.2020

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 25 August, 2020

Crossrail admits further delay and overspend

24.08.2020

Huw Morris

London’s embattled Crossrail project will cost an extra £450 million and will not open until 2022.

Appeal: Community building 'different but no less valuable' than skate park

21.08.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved alterations to a major regeneration scheme in Welwyn Garden City that will see a mixed-use community building provided instead of a skate park, despite council objections that...

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South Downs sets out nature recovery plan

19.08.2020

Laura Edgar

The South Downs National Park Authority and its partners have set out a masterplan that seeks to boost nature and drive a green economic recovery from Covid-19.

Appeal: ‘Private benefit’ of disabled bedroom outweighed by design issues

14.08.2020

Matt Moody

accessibility | building design | Demographics & Population Growth | disability | South East

Plans to further extend an already-extended home in Harrow to create an accessible bedroom have been rejected by an inspector, who decided that the scheme’s private benefits did not justify harm to the...

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Low-carbon city district proposed for Cambridgeshire

05.08.2020

Laura Edgar

The Greater Cambridge Planning Service has put together plans for a new city district in North East Cambridge that is low-carbon with minimal car use.

Appeal: Inspector rejects bid to vary amenity space at Essex housing scheme

04.08.2020

Huw Morris

A developer’s bid to vary a planning condition on a housing scheme in Essex has been dismissed for failing to provide enough amenity space for future occupiers.

Appeal: Brighton telecommunications mast allowed on visual grounds

04.08.2020

Huw Morris

Plans to replace a telecommunications mast in Brighton with an installation more than five metres higher have been granted planning permission after an inspector decided it would not harm the character or...

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