Design

Appeals round-up: Inflatable ‘air dome’ over tennis courts deemed ‘unneighbourly’; 59 homes allowed in designated coastal zone

24.09.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 18-24 September, 2021.

Appeal: Topography and design justify six-storey co-living scheme

24.09.2021

Design | Housing | London

A developer’s plans for a co-living development in Wandsworth offering 159 studios have been approved by an inspector, who ruled that the topography of the area meant that considering only the number of...

Appeals round-up: Village pub saved from conversion after 100 objections; 120-home Worcestershire scheme approved under tilted balance

17.09.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 11 - 17 September, 2021

Appeal: Revised Epsom Hospital care community scheme approved

17.09.2021

Matt Moody

The redevelopment of land formerly owned by Epsom General Hospital to create a 300-home 'care community' can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, deciding after a six-day inquiry that an amended version of the...

Appeal: New football stadium and homes would 'create sense of place'

17.09.2021

Matt Moody

Non-league football club Cheshunt FC's plans to build a 2,000 seat stadium and 163 homes as part of a 'sports village' can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, commenting that the development would be of 'high...

Footbridge, mosque and student hub among projects shortlisted for Stirling Prize

16.09.2021

Huw Morris

architecture award | Design | RIBA | Stirling Prize | UK

Six buildings, including a mosque that fuses traditional Islamic mosque design with British church influences, will contend for this year’s Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) Stirling Prize.

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Appeal: Cambridge councils clash over outline permission appeal

09.09.2021

Huw Morris

Design | East Cambridgeshire District Council | England | Housing

An inspector has dismissed an appeal for outline planning permission for a housing development after two Cambridgeshire local authorities locked horns over the scheme.

Study on design quality wins RTPI award

09.09.2021

Laura Edgar

Design | International | Professional Development | RTPI Awards for Research Excellence | UK

Research into declining design quality after planning permission is granted was among the winning projects at the 2021 RTPI Awards for Research Excellence at a virtual ceremony during the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference yesterday (9 September).

Appeal: Solar panels at Barnet house allowed for impact on conservation area

08.09.2021

Huw Morris

Design | England | Heritage | London Borough of Barnet

Solar panels can be installed on a listed property in High Barnet after an inspector found they would preserve the character and appearance of a conservation area.

Appeals round-up: 24/7 prescription unit could endanger pedestrians; Replacement hotel would be 'excessively dominant'

03.09.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 28 August-3 September, 2021.

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