Demographics & Population Growth

Downing Street summit hears May’s pledge to boost housebuilding

18.10.2017

Huw Morris

Prime Minister Theresa May has pledged to take ‘personal ownership’ of the drive to speed up housing development and urged sector leaders to play their part at a Downing Street summit yesterday.

Appeals round-up: ‘Unacceptably cramped’ bedsits vetoed despite DASH compliance; 77-flat tower block allowed despite conservation area harm

22.09.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 19 September-25 September, 2017

Appeal: 233 student flats allowed near Canterbury World Heritage Site

22.09.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | Housing | South East | undefined

Plans to replace a former dairy depot in Canterbury with 233 purpose-built student accommodation units have been approved, after an inspector ruled that the scheme’s public benefits would outweigh any...

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Appeal: Unsecured planning obligation stalls extra care bungalows

19.09.2017

Plans to build 23 ‘extra care’ bungalows near Stratford-upon-Avon have been blocked after an inspector found no acceptable mechanism to secure a planning obligation for replacement open space,...

Appeals round-up: Student accommodation refused in Durham despite 'proven need'; Development plan outweighs extra care need despite growing shortfall

15.09.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 12 September-18 September, 2017

Appeal: Student accommodation refused in Durham despite ‘proven need’

15.09.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | Durham | Housing | North East | student accommodation

Plans for a 60-room student accommodation block in Durham have been blocked despite a manifest need for 4,000 extra rooms by 2020, after an inspector afforded the council’s development plan more weight...

Appeal: Development plan outweighs extra care need despite growing shortfall

15.09.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | elderly care | extra care housing | Health | South East

An inspector has refused plans for a 42-bedroom extra care facility in Surrey despite a shortfall in care provision that is ‘likely to increase’. He ruled that the scheme's conflict with...

Appeals round-up: Two bathrooms between 16 HMO residents would be ‘inappropriate’; Home on busy main road ‘not suitable for families’

08.09.2017

A round-up of planning appeals: 5 September-11 September, 2017

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Appeal: Home on busy main road ‘not suitable for families’

07.09.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | family-orientated developments | Housing | London | road

An inspector has allowed plans to convert a large home in Barnes into four flats despite the need for family housing in the area, after calling the house unsuitable for families because of its position on an...

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Appeal: Two bathrooms between 16 HMO residents would be ‘inappropriate’

05.09.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | East of England | HMO | Housing | living conditions

An inspector has refused plans to convert a vacant house in Wisbech into a nine-bedroom HMO accommodating up to 16 people, ruling that although kitchen facilities would be ‘just about adequate’,...

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