Heritage

Appeal: 'Massive' terrace would harm village conservation area

19.08.2019

England | Heritage | Housing | Mid Suffolk District Council

An inspector has blocked plans for 30 homes including a five-home terrace in Redgrave, Suffolk, commenting that the terrace's 'massive' 50m frontage would be incongruous with existing buildings.

Appeals round-up: 15 Clerkenwell Close reprieved as inspector overturns demolition order; Tall building rejected for harm to area and loss of LGBT+ venue

16.08.2019

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning appeals: 10 August-16 August, 2019

Appeal: 15 Clerkenwell Close reprieved as inspector overturns demolition order

15.08.2019

Huw Morris

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

A London Borough of Islington demolition order for 15 Clerkenwell Close, the award-winning seven-storey office and home of architect Amin Taha, has been overturned by an inspector.

Appeal: Inspector lambasts poor design of scheme to replace Dorset pub

15.08.2019

Huw Morris

Plans to demolish a Dorset pub and replace it with nine houses have been rejected because of poor design, its impact on the area, the loss of a heritage asset and flood risk.

Appeal: Wokingham flats plan dismissed for harming conservation area

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

England | Environmental | Heritage | Housing | Wokingham Borough Council

A residents association’s plan to build eight flats in Wokingham has been turned down for its impact on a conservation area and for not supplying enough evidence to assess its impact on a special protection...

St Mary's Church, Stowmarket © Chris Morgan

Appeal: Suffolk homes scheme rejected for harm to landscape and ancient church

14.08.2019

Huw Morris

England | Heritage | Housing | Mid Suffolk District Council

An outline planning application to build 160 homes near Stowmarket has been refused owing to its impact on the Suffolk landscape and a grade I listed church.

Appeal: Tall building rejected for harm to area and loss of LGBT+ venue

13.08.2019

Huw Morris

A mixed-use redevelopment comprising a 12-storey building in East London has been rejected because it would lead to the loss of a LGBT+ nightclub as well as harming conservation areas and the character and...

Appeal: Former omnibus depot redevelopment given green light in West London

13.08.2019

Huw Morris

Business & Enterprise | England | Heritage

A former Victorian omnibus depot for stabling horses can be demolished and a five-storey replacement in West London can go ahead after an inspector overturned the refusal by councillors despite officers’...

Appeal: Hythe retirement flat scheme rejected on heritage impact

12.08.2019

Huw Morris

England | Heritage | Housing | Hythe | New Forest District Council

Plans to demolish a former police station and build 35 retirement flats in Hythe have been rejected because of their harmful effect on the character and appearance of the area and its heritage assets....

Appeal: Care home would create 'sense of being unable to leave'

09.08.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for a new care home near Altrincham, ruling that the scheme's design and location would not enable residents to 'live as independent a life as possible', contrary to national...

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