Design

Appeals round-up: ‘Paragraph 55’ home proposed with design matters reserved; Council's ‘persuasive case’ outweighs ministerial statement

20.04.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 13 April-20 April, 2018

Appeal: No cats for Catlow as ‘incongruous’ cattery is refused

19.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for a cattery in the grounds of a listed Lancashire farmhouse, ruling that the timber-and-glass design of the pens would be at odds with the historic stone buildings nearby....

Appeal: Eight-flat scheme would impede protected sycamore tree

19.04.2018

Matt Moody

conservation area | Design | Environmental | South West | tree preservation order

Plans to replace a bungalow with a block of eight flats have been blocked after an inspector agreed that the scheme could harm the health of a nearby protected sycamore tree.

Appeal: Green light for six-storey ‘art deco’ block of flats in Poole

18.04.2018

Matt Moody

building design | conservation area | Design | Regeneration | South West

An inspector has approved an 80-flat scheme on an island plot surrounded by roads in Poole, finding that the building’s height and design would create a prominent focal point in the area.

Appeal: ‘Paragraph 55’ home proposed with design matters reserved

17.04.2018

Matt Moody

Design | East of England | eco-home | paragraph 55 | Rural

An inspector has refused an ‘eco-home’ in the Suffolk countryside under NPPF paragraph 55, which requires ‘exceptional quality of design’ because the scheme was submitted in...

Appeals round-up: Glazed extension to 16th century manor house refused; Canine day crèche refused on employment land

13.04.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 7 April-13 April, 2018

Appeal: Glazed extension to 16th century manor house refused

13.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused permission for a glass and stone extension to a grade II* listed Oxfordshire manor house, calling the design ‘uncompromisingly contemporary’.

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Appeal: ‘Quirky’ alterations to listed Clerkenwell building refused

11.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has turned down plans to restore and extend a grade II listed building in Clerkenwell in London, ruling that the scheme's ‘quirky’ design contradicted ‘clear guidance...

Appeal: Modern design preferred to ‘unconvincing’ period style for replacement home

10.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved a replacement home in an East Sussex conservation area characterised by Victorian homes, ruling that its contemporary design would avoid the ‘unconvincing replication of...

Appeals round-up: Award-winning gym fails sequential test; Vacant unit preferred to takeaway in Luton

06.04.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 31 March-6 April, 2018

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