South East

Appeal: Consent granted for offices-to-flats conversion of Newbury listed building

04.10.2018

Business & Enterprise | Heritage | Housing | South East

Listed building consent has been granted for the change of use of three floors of a grade II listed building from office to residential use in Newbury.

Public Practice looking for new recruits

04.10.2018

Laura Edgar

London | Professional Development | public practice | recruitment | South East

With 17 associates already six months into a one-year placement at local authorities, Public Practice has announced that it is looking for its next group of recruits.

Appeal: Ickford homes plan rejected for harm to rural setting and listed building

04.10.2018

Huw Morris

Aylesbury | Heritage | Housing | Ickford | South East

Outline planning permission for 49 homes by Landlink near Ickford have been turned down because of the threat of harm to the character and beauty of the countryside and a nearby heritage asset.

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Surrey warns schools against flouting planning laws on travel plans

01.10.2018

Huw Morris

Infrastructure - Transport | schools | South East | Surrey

Surrey County Council has urged headteachers to complete school travel plans as a key planning requirement in the face of a major expansion programme in education schemes.

Nations and regions focus: The South East

28.09.2018

The Planner

A snapshot of planning in the South East, looking at key planning themes, major projects, skills...

Maidenhead regeneration scheme wins approval

28.09.2018

Huw Morris

Housing | Maidenhead | Regeneration | South East

A major redevelopment site in Maidenhead, Berkshire, has been approved in principle as part of a wider plan to regenerate the town.

Appeal: Brokenshire approves third school on Maidstone campus

24.09.2018

Matt Moody

Community Infrastructure | recovered appeal | Rural | school | South East

The housing secretary has approved plans for a STEM-focused free school in Maidstone, which will share resources with the existing grammar and comprehensive schools as part of a single campus.

Appeal: Whiteley Village expansion blocked despite ‘urgent need’

13.09.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans for 60 new almshouses and a 40-unit care home at an Edwardian retirement village in Surrey, despite the 'urgent and growing' local need for accommodation for the...

Brokenshire prevents adoption of East Hertfordshire’s local plan

12.09.2018

Laura Edgar

east hertfordshire | Green Belt | james brokenshire | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | South East

The housing secretary has issued a holding direction on the adoption of the East Hertfordshire District Local Plan amid concerns about the release of green belt land.

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Appeal: Inspector rejects viability report on 17-storey residential scheme

11.09.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for 305 apartments in Hemel Hempstead for inadequate affordable housing provision, citing concerns with the level of detail in the appellant’s viability assessment....

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