Heritage

Appeals round-up: Andrew rejects inspector’s call on shale gas exploration; Next warehouse refused in green belt despite employment benefits

24.06.2022

Ben Gosling

England | Heritage | Housing | Rural | UK

A round-up of planning appeals: 18 June-24 June, 2022

Eastborne Shorefront / PhotoWiolaGrafika, Shutterstock: 2118805700

Appeal: Hotel to HMO conversion refused because of impact on neighbours

22.06.2022

Ben Gosling

Heritage | HMOs | Housing | South East

Planning permission to convert the Savoy Court Hotel in Eastbourne into a 32-bedroom house in multiple occupancy (HMO) has been refused, after an inspector determined that the change of use would impact the...

Bromyard Downs / Allen-Paul-Photography, Shutterstock: 2118106640

Appeal: Personal need outweighed by heritage harm for historic building annexe

22.06.2022

Ben Gosling

Design | Heritage | heritage asset | South East

A proposed care annexe to a historic building in Herefordshire has been refused because the inspector determined that heritage harms would outweigh the personal circumstances of the intended resident of the...

Appeals round-up: Short-term permission for hydrocarbon mineral exploration would limit harms; Inspector sides with appellant on housing land supply dispute

17.06.2022

Ben Gosling

Design | Heritage | Housing | Rural | UK

A round-up of planning appeals: 11 June-17 June, 2022

Broadway market Hackney / cktravels.com, Shutterstock: 1806399595

Appeal: Unauthorised alterations at historic Hackney beer hall must be removed

16.06.2022

Ben Gosling

Business & Enterprise | enforcement notice | Heritage | listed building | London

An inspector has upheld an enforcement action at The Joiner on Worship beer hall in London, after concluding that changes made to the grade II listed building harmed the significance and integrity of the...

Red lion pub sign / Gary-L-Hider Shutterstock: 1612975927

Appeal: Listed pub may still be viable and cannot become a home, inspector rules

15.06.2022

Ben Gosling

An inspector has dismissed a change of use from pub to dwelling at the Red Lion Inn, in Great Bricett, Suffolk, saying the business was still viable.

Communities able to bid for levelling-up funding

13.06.2022

Laura Edgar

Community Infrastructure | community ownership | Heritage | levelling up | UK

Community groups from across the UK can bid for a share of £150 million of funding that can be used to protect assets such as pubs, music venues, sports facilities and historic buildings.

In search of the new: The hidden heritage of Britain's new towns

08.06.2022

Su Fitzpatrick

Heritage | Jeff Pitcher | new town | UK | Warrington

The idealistic impulse of the ‘new town’ is being lost as time takes its toll and memories fade. Researcher Su Fitzpatrick is dedicated to recalling and preserving its original spirit, while ringing the...

News in brief: Views sought on cement works site; Application submitted for Welsh Streets

07.06.2022

Laura Edgar and Prithvi Pandya

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 7 June, 2022

Knightstone Island, Weston-super-Mare / Owen Haberfield, Shutterstock_1970072683

Appeal: Inspector rejects Somerset infill schemes for policy conflicts

30.05.2022

Huw Morris

England | Environmental | Heritage | North Somerset Council

Two infill developments near a Somerset village have been dismissed after an inspector found they conflicted with a core strategy and rejected an appellant’s claim that key archaeological and bat mitigation...

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