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Appeals round-up: Housing scheme’s layout would not create ‘self-contained ghettos’; HMOs have led to ‘negative perceptions’ of Pontypridd student area

18.01.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 12 January-18 January, 2019

Appeal: Knebworth pub garden flats approved despite fierce opposition

17.01.2019

Matt Moody

Plans to build flats on the garden of a popular pub in Hertfordshire would not threaten its viability, an inspector has ruled, rejecting a local protest group’s claims that the scheme represented a ‘Trojan...

Appeal: Minimalist extension to listed nursery would be ‘harmfully conspicuous’

16.01.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for a modern rear extension to a grade-II listed children’s nursery in Bath to provide additional classroom space, calling the plans ‘intrusive and discordant...

Burgess Park can be a barrier at night without lighting / iStock-675430078

Physical infrastructure is a barrier to liveable cities

15.01.2019

Laura Edgar

Community Infrastructure | Economic Growth | Future of London | Infrastructure - Transport | London

The physical infrastructure in cities can become a barrier to the way people live, affecting health and economic well-being, according to a Future of London report.

Appeal: Land purchase uncertainty halts urban extension

04.01.2019

Matt Moody

A 1,200-home urban extension north of Warrington has been blocked, after the housing secretary cited deliverability concerns relating to the appellant's incomplete ownership of the site.

Legal briefs: Trail riders win battle over Stonehenge byways; Fracking face-off

04.01.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 29 December 2018-4 January 2019

Appeals round-up: Pub saved from residential conversion to maintain variety; Replacement of de-listed building refused in green belt

30.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 24 November-30 November 2018

Appeal: Pub saved from residential conversion to maintain variety

30.11.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans to convert a Hampshire pub into a four-bedroom home, after ruling that although other pubs in the village offered similar facilities, they did not provide the same '...

Appeals round-up: Leeds green space shortage precludes 46-home scheme; No consent for residential conversion of pub rebuilt after fire

23.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 17 November-23 November 2018

Appeal: Leeds green space shortage precludes 46-home scheme

22.11.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has cited a green space deficiency of three hectares in Guiseley, Yorkshire, in his decision to refuse plans for 46 homes on a disused allotment, despite the council's housing land supply...

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