Community Infrastructure

Appeal: Change of use appeals fail to capture grade II listed military hospital

05.08.2020

A three-storey care home near Northwich has been rejected by an inspector for harming the character and appearance of the countryside.

Appeal: Reuse of derelict pub rejected by community

24.07.2020

Matt Moody

community facility | Community Infrastructure | parking | pub conversion | Yorkshire

An inspector has sided with residents of a village in North Yorkshire who rejected plans to convert a vacant pub into a community centre, agreeing that the scheme was likely to cause parking and highway...

Appeal: Church community centre plan refused for failing local and city policies

17.07.2020

Huw Morris

Community Infrastructure | London | newham council

A Christian church group’s proposal for a centre in east London has been rejected for conflicting with local and city policies as an inspector decided it would not benefit the wider community.

It's time to start planning for play

14.07.2020

Eleanor Gingell

The experience of lockdown has shown Eleanor Gingell how much more we can be doing to create space for children within our built environments

Planning during a pandemic - the CIL regime

09.07.2020

Julia Berry

Some form of CIL relief wiil go a long way to kickstarting development in the wake of Covid-19, says Julia Berry

Appeals round-up: Harmful railings allowed at grade II* listed harbour; 9 Airbnbs in King’s Cross townhouse refused permission

03.07.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Appeal: Pub’s conversion to nine flats blocked on community grounds

03.07.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to convert a large pub in Chelmsford into nine flats have been rejected by an inspector, who was unconvinced that the appellant’s marketing of the building for other community uses had been ‘serious...

Risk that social value is spread too thin in construction, finds report

01.07.2020

The Planner

The lack of a common definition of what constitutes social value means there is a high risk of it ‘becoming too diffuse and lacking focus’, according to a report published by the Institute of Economic Development (IED).

Appeals round-up: Vacated post office remains a community facility; Garage 'too small for a car' can become a study

19.06.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 13 June-19 June, 2020

Garden communities under development are ‘largely unsuitable’ for active travel

18.06.2020

Laura Edgar

New garden villages and towns are at risk of being dependent on cars rather than being geared towards walking, cycling and public transport, says pressure group Transport for New Homes.

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