Housing

Horley, Surrey / Paul Cowan, Shutterstock_218634

Appeal: Major design flaws torpedo Horley apartment block plan

30.07.2021

England | Housing | Reigate and Banstead Borough Council

Plans to build a block of flats in Horley High Street have been refused for damaging the area’s character and appearance as well as being unacceptable for future occupiers’ living conditions.

Appeals round-up: Agricultural barn wins approval in Peak District; Design flaws torpedo Horley apartment block plan

30.07.2021

Huw Morris

A round-up of planning appeals: 24 July-30 July, 2021

Aerial view of Milton Keynes / Duncan Cuthbertson, Shutterstock_1765412900

Appeal: Residents’ evidence leads to quashing of Milton Keynes enforcement

30.07.2021

Huw Morris

An enforcement notice alleging an unauthorised change of use of public space in Milton Keynes has been quashed after an inspector considered residents’ letters and photographs alongside Google Street images...

England round-up: Government to invest £5.2bn into flood defences over six years; Bradford consults on city regeneration plans

30.07.2021

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 24 July-30 July, 2021

Forth Road Bridge / Phil Silverman, Shutterstock_2006233892

Masterplan for major Queensferry development shapes up

30.07.2021

Housing | Plan Making - Master Planning | queensferry | Scotland

A detailed masterplan for a major mixed-use development between the approaches for both of the Forth road crossings at Queensferry has been drawn up by CALA Homes East.

Cash secured for Oldham brownfield sites

29.07.2021

Laura Edgar

brownfield land | Housing | North West | oldham | Regeneration

Oldham Council has provisionally secured £6.5 million from the government's Brownfield Housing Fund to regenerate two brownfield sites and deliver 415 homes.

Appeal: Outline permission granted for East Sussex housing scheme

29.07.2021

Huw Morris

England | Housing | NPPF | Wealden District Council

Outline planning permission has been granted for up to 55 homes in East Sussex after an inspector found the proposal would meet housing needs and offer residents a genuine choice of transport modes.

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Appeal: Inspector rules Reading studio flats as separate homes

28.07.2021

Huw Morris

England | Housing | Reading Borough Council | student accommodation | studio flats

A lawful development certificate (LDC) has been granted to 135 self-contained studio apartments in Reading after an inspector decided they would not be a student hall of residence.

Bewdley gets flood defence funding from Defra

28.07.2021

Prithvi Pandya

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has announced funding of £6.2 million to protect homes and businesses in Bewdley, following the floods in January 2021 during Storm Christoph.

Housebuilders commit to environmental delivery plan

28.07.2021

Laura Edgar

energy efficiency | England | future homes | Housing | net zero

A number of housebuilding firms have committed to a sector-wide delivery plan that seeks to meet climate, nature and wider environmental targets set by the government.

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