Heritage

Appeals round-up: Paragraph 79 'pin-wheel' house is not innovative; 'Disaster recovery centre' at country house not allowed

05.12.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 30 November-6 November, 2019

Appeal: 'Restructuring' of listed Abaraeron hotel blocked

05.12.2019

Matt Moody

A developer's plans to split a popular hotel into three separate businesses following the retirement of its former owners has been rejected, after local residents 'spoke powerfully' about the effects of...

Appeal: Contemporary home to incorporate part of disused railway bridge

05.12.2019

Matt Moody

Plans to incorporate two brick walls from a disused railway bridge in east London into the design of a contemporary canal-side home can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, finding no harm to the surrounding...

News analysis: Planning’s quest for identity

03.12.2019

Simon Wicks

Young Planners' Conference 2019 – A Sense of Place: Planning and Identity - report by Simon Wicks

Appeals round-up: Private osteopath clinic is a community facility; 'Dual use' cabin with zip wire platform harmful to AONB

29.11.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 23 November-29 November, 2019

Appeal: Solar power for country house would harm national park

29.11.2019

Matt Moody

Plans for a solar array that would meet most of the electricity demand of a grade II listed country house in the South Downs National Park have been rejected, after an inspector found unacceptable harm to...

Appeal: ‘Idiosyncratic’ Keswick observatory tower would cause heritage harm

29.11.2019

Matt Moody

conservation area | Heritage | listed building | National Park | North West

An inspector has blocked plans to add an observatory tower to a grade II listed house in Keswick that would afford ‘unrivalled views’ of the Lake District, despite agreeing that the design was ‘deliberate,...

Case study: The revival of Spanish City

22.11.2019

Rachel Masker

After decades of decline, a multimillion-pound makeover of Spanish City has given renewed hope to Whitley Bay in North Tyneside, reports Rachel Masker.

Appeal: Additional floor on Hornsey block is compatible with conservation area

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

England | Heritage | Housing | London Borough of Haringey | London Penthouse Ltd

An appeal has been allowed for an additional floor to provide bedrooms at a mansion block in Hornsey, North London, for preserving the character and appearance of a conservation area.

Appeal: Mixed-use redevelopment of Art Deco building would benefit ‘bustling’ Hounslow road corridor

21.11.2019

Huw Morris

Business & Enterprise | Design | England | Heritage | London Borough of Hounslow

The demolition of warehouses and replacement with a five-storey, tiered building in Hounslow can go ahead after an inspector ruled that the proposal’s design did not harm the area’s character or heritage...

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