Housing

Appeals round-up: Claim of traveller discrimination ‘not at all persuasive’; ACV pub conversion allowed after botched sale

18.10.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning appeals: 12 October-18 October, 2019

Legal briefs: High Court throws out challenge to Ashford’s local plan; London mayor in court over Kensington hotel

18.10.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 12 October-18 October, 2019

Ireland round-up: High and mighty housing scheme proposed for central Dublin; Line-up of flood relief schemes delayed

18.10.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 12 October-18 October, 2019

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High and mighty housing scheme proposed for central Dublin

18.10.2019

Roger Milne

An Bord Pleanala | Dublin | Housing | Ireland | tall buildings

Property giant Ballymore Group has confirmed to The Planner that it has submitted a fast-track planning application this week to An Bord Pleanála for a development of more than 700 build-to-rent flats in a complex that would form the capital’s tallest building.

Jenrick announces shared ownership measures

17.10.2019

Laura Edgar

England | Housing | housing associations | robert jenrick | shared ownership

Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has confirmed that there will be a new model for shared ownership to make it easier for people to buy more of their own home.

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6,000-home garden village approved

17.10.2019

Laura Edgar

England | fareham | Housing | welborne garden village

Fareham Borough Council’s planning committee has granted outline planning permission for Welborne Garden Village.

Ox-Cam Arc requires a delivery body, say property professionals

16.10.2019

Laura Edgar

Economic Growth | England | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | Oxford-Cambridge Arc

An Olympics-style organising body is needed to deliver homes, transport, social infrastructure and commercial space across the Oxford-Cambridge Arc.

Appeal: 249 homes approved despite imminent plan adoption

15.10.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has cited the ‘tilted balance’ in approving a housing scheme that would harm a designated gap between two Bedfordshire villages, despite the imminent adoption of a new local plan that will...

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New green belt homes are unaffordable, say campaigners

14.10.2019

Laura Edgar

In the past 10 years, just one in 10 homes built on land released from the green belt has been affordable, according to countryside charity the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE).

Appeals round-up: Carbon-negative home ‘commendable but not innovative’; HMO refusal partly based on assumptions about future occupants

11.10.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 5 Ocotber-11 October, 2019

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