South East

Appeal: Council must pay costs for blocking pontoon extension scheme

27.07.2018

boats | Leisure & Tourism | rivers | South East

Eastleigh Borough Council must pay costs for refusing plans to extend three existing pontoons at a popular boatyard on the River Hamble, after an inspector found that it had failed to submit any objective...

High Court dismisses Maidstone judicial review bid of s.106 cash

23.07.2018

Huw Morris

The High Court has rejected a bid by Maidstone Borough Council for a judicial review into how Kent County Council released developer contributions for a road project.

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Appeal: Inspector refuses Bicester housing proposal for failing to meet robust local plan

18.07.2018

Huw Morris

bicester | Cherwell District Council | Gallagher Estates | Housing | South East

Planning permission has been refused for a scheme of up to 180 homes at Bicester after an inspector said the proposal conflicted with the local plan and sharply criticised the developer.

Appeal: Inspector makes split decision on Isle of Wight mast appeals

17.07.2018

Huw Morris

A planning inspector has made a split decision on two appeals for masts on the Isle of Wight.

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1,000-home plan submitted in Surrey

16.07.2018

Laura Edgar

garden village | Plan Making - Master Planning | South East | Surrey

Proposals for Fairoaks Garden Village, which includes 1,000 homes, have been submitted to Surrey Heath Borough Council and Runnymede Council.

Appeal: 100 homes allowed amid ‘clear lack of consistency’ in Bedfordshire

10.07.2018

Matt Moody

Housing | Paragraph 14 | South East | tilted balance

An inspector has approved plans for 100 homes in central Bedfordshire amid conflicting rulings from other inspectors on the status of the local development plan.

Appeal: Business use preferred to continuation of community centre

06.07.2018

Matt Moody

A community centre operating on a Luton industrial estate since 2008 has been refused permission to stay open for another three years after an inspector found a recent increase in demand for the site’s...

Appeal: Privately funded Bognor Regis regeneration scheme gains approval

06.07.2018

Matt Moody

A large-scale, mixed-use regeneration project in Bognor Regis inspired by Sir Richard Hotham has been approved, after an inspector found the plans represented ‘design excellence’.

Homes England acquires land in West Sussex

04.07.2018

Laura Edgar

homes england | Housing | South East

The government’s national housing agency Homes England has acquired interests in land holdings at Burgess Hill in West Sussex.

Appeal: 45-home scheme outweighs loss of rare grassland

29.06.2018

Matt Moody

The benefits of a 45-home scheme near Brighton would outweigh biodiversity concerns, an inspector has ruled in light of the constraints on housing land in the area.

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