Demographics & Population Growth

Appeal: 425-bed student block would have ‘oppressive relationship’ with existing buildings

10.05.2017

Demographics & Population Growth | Housing | Scotland | student accommodation

A reporter has refused plans to demolish a BT engineering depot in Aberdeen and replace it with a block of 425 student flats and 80 apartments after finding that the new building would overshadow existing...

Good planning in 1912 shows how we can add five years to life

10.05.2017

Heather Kerswell

Heather Kerswell reflects on the legacy of Whiteley Village in Surrey, and considers how it can inspire the development of a new generation of retirement villages

Appeal: ‘No empirical evidence’ that HMO would harm social cohesion

04.05.2017

Cymru | Demographics & Population Growth | HMO | Housing

Permission has been granted to convert a four-bedroom home into a house in multiple occupation (HMO) in Pontypridd, after an inspector decided that there was no empirical evidence to support local...

Ireland round-up: State’s biggest-ever infrastructure scheme signed-off: Housing in Ireland

28.04.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 21 April-28 April, 2017

Appeal: ‘Critical need’ to provide housing for elderly people outweighs conservation area harm

27.04.2017

conservation area | Demographics & Population Growth | elderly | heritage assets | South West

An inspector has allowed plans to convert a disused Victorian hotel into 24 assisted living apartments in the New Forest after ruling that the ‘critical need’ to provide housing for older people...

Chester city centre / Shutterstock: 200581544

Appeal: Accommodating 150 students would not harm community balance

26.04.2017

community cohesion | Demographics & Population Growth | Housing | North West | student accommodation

Plans to build a 150-bedroom student accommodation development in Chester have been allowed after an inspector dismissed the council's argument that more students would damage the balance of the...

Appeal: ‘Police enforcement’ can address HMO antisocial behaviour

26.04.2017

An inspector has granted permission for a change of use for an HMO in Swansea despite a high concentration of shared housing in the area, ruling that antisocial behaviour could be managed by ‘police...

Independent living for people with dementia

How planning can help people with dementia live independently for longer

26.04.2017

Philly Hare

Planners can learn from the principles of dementia-friendly communities in order to create good places for a vulnerable segment of the population, says Philly Hare

MPs say ministers have ‘little interest’ in Sustainable Development Goals

26.04.2017

Huw Morris

The government is under fire from MPs for failing to set out a clear plan to deliver Sustainable Development Goals in the UK.

London’s worst junctions fall under safety spotlight

24.04.2017

Huw Morris

The junctions with the worst safety record for pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists in the capital have been identified by Transport for London (TfL).

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