South East

An inspector has approved plans to convert a former launderette in Brighton for residential use under permitted development rules, after finding a ‘less than reasonable prospect’ of the business...

An inspector has halted plans to convert an historic former radar station in Sussex into a home, ruling that the urgency of preserving the building was 'not so great as to accept harmful works'....

An inspector has refused plans for a horse-riding arena in the South Downs National Park, ruling that the 10-metre tall steel-framed barn it would be housed in would harm the character of the area.

An inspector has rejected plans to replace four large homes in Kings Langley with a 40-unit sheltered housing block, concluding that the scheme ‘would not amount to good design’.