Demographics & Population Growth

Appeal: Bracknell care home scheme would not harm its location

13.08.2019

Bracknell Forest Borough Council | Demographics & Population Growth | England | Health

Planning permission has been granted for a residential care home in Bracknell, Berkshire, after an inspector concluded that the scheme would not harm future living conditions or the character and appearance...

Appeal: Care home would create 'sense of being unable to leave'

09.08.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for a new care home near Altrincham, ruling that the scheme's design and location would not enable residents to 'live as independent a life as possible', contrary to national...

Appeals round-up: Success at second appeal for 252-bed Norwich student scheme; Green belt harm outweighs care home's multiple benefits

02.08.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 27 July-2 August, 2019

Appeal: Success at second appeal for 252-bed Norwich student scheme

02.08.2019

Matt Moody

Revised plans to build 252 units of student accommodation in Norwich's central conservation area can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, a year after the original application was rejected at appeal for harm to...

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Appeal: Care village housing scheme fails sustainability test

01.08.2019

Simon Wicks

A reporter has dismissed a 45-home scheme on green belt land by a care village in Renfrewshire despite a housing shortfall, because the site would not be a sustainable location for housing.

Appeal: Disabled access to listed church does not justify heritage harm

30.07.2019

Matt Moody

Plans to make a grade-II listed Manchester church wheelchair-accessible by replacing an historic window with a new door and ramp have been blocked by an inspector, who found the harm to historic fabric...

Appeal: Green belt harm outweighs care home's multiple benefits

30.07.2019

Matt Moody

Plans for an 82-bed care home in the Buckinghamshire green belt would cause unacceptable harm to green belt openness, an inspector has ruled, despite the 'clear need' for care provision in the area.

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