Heritage

Appeal: Expansion of Europe’s largest distribution centre approved

23.04.2019

Long-mooted plans to double the size of Magna Park in Leicestershire can go ahead despite opposition from a local MP, after an inspector found the scheme’s public benefits outweighed harm to a nearby...

Appeal: Segregation and ‘mothballing’ of listed pub deemed unacceptable

23.04.2019

Matt Moody

Plans to convert the ground floor of a listed pub near Leeds into a convenience store while segregating and ‘mothballing’ its upper floor and basement have been blocked on heritage grounds.

Appeals round-up: Notice upheld against front door that ‘depicts local landscapes’; Adlington micro-pub would not disrupt adjoined flats

12.04.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 6 April-12 April, 2019

Ireland round-up: Dublin’s tallest tower sparks conservation row; Phibsborough shopping centre wrangle

12.04.2019

Roger Milne

An Bord Pleanala | Heritage | Ireland | tall buildings | wind farm

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 6 April-12 April, 2019

Dublin’s tallest tower sparks conservation row

12.04.2019

Roger Milne

An Bord Pleanala | An Taisce | Dublin | Heritage | Ireland

The go-ahead for the country’s tallest building in the heart of Dublin has been branded a ‘catastrophic error’ that could scupper the capital’s chance of World Heritage Site status for its historic core.

Enforcement: Notice upheld against front door that ‘depicts local landscapes’

11.04.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against a couple who, despite an article 4 direction protecting front doors in the area, installed one with ‘stained glass depictions of local landscapes’ at their...

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Appeal: Relocation of WW2 allotments to make way for housing blocked

11.04.2019

Matt Moody

A reporter has refused permission to redevelop a 19th century textile mill in the Scottish Borders, after a petition opposing the relocation of historic allotments on the site to make way for 69 new homes...

Planning principles for Scotland’s historic environment unveiled

08.04.2019

Huw Morris

New planning principles for how Scotland’s historic environment should be managed and looked after will take effect from 1 May.

Appeal: Retirement flats allowed in light of 0.5-year housing supply

03.04.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans for 43 retirement apartments in Hythe, Hampshire, despite acknowledging that there would be some harm to the adjacent conservation area, citing the council’s ‘completely...

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Enforcement: Caravan couple evicted after 10-year barn restoration delay

28.03.2019

Matt Moody

Development Management & Enforcement | enforcement notice | Heritage | Planning Law | South West

An inspector has upheld enforcement action against a couple living in a static caravan while restoring a listed barn in Gloucestershire, finding that they had made little progress on the works since moving...

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