Rural

Appeals round-up: Wording of revised NPPF protects pub from conversion; Driving test centre run from hotel room can continue

16.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 10 November-16 November 2018

Sustaining rural estates – maintaining aristocracy or planning for the greater good?

16.11.2018

Scott O’Dell

In our zest for maintaining countryside and rural heritage, we may be inadvertently holding back the rural economy, says Scott O'Dell

Appeals round-up: Split decision on Edinburgh Airbnb flats in same building; Family disagreement does not justify farm worker’s log cabin

09.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 3 November-9 November 2018

Appeal: Extension to dog rescue centre inappropriate in green belt

06.11.2018

Matt Moody

Business & Enterprise | Dogs | Green Belt | Rural | South East

An inspector has refused retrospective permission for an extension to a dog rescue centre in Hertfordshire, despite acknowledging that it would be ‘costly and disruptive’ to a ‘valuable...

Appeals round-up: 9.4% enlargement of Cornwall village deemed unacceptable; Overlooked student flats would not combat loneliness

01.11.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 27 October-2 November 2018

Legal briefs: Belfast highways scheme snarl-up; Forest of Dean District Council acts over illegal development

01.11.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 27 October-2 November 2018

Appeal: Conversion of WW2 bunker would not harm protected coast

01.11.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to convert an overgrown Second World War-era concrete bunker in Cornwall into a home can go ahead after an inspector found there would be no harm to the designated heritage coast nearby.

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Appeal: Welsh planning secretary overrules inspector to allow wind farm

01.11.2018

Matt Moody

Lesley Griffiths has approved plans for seven wind turbines in Powys against the recommendation of a planning inspector, ruling that the scheme's contribution towards national renewable energy targets...

Appeal:  House approved on site ‘not well placed’ for a dwelling

19.10.2018

Matt Moody

accessibility | five-year housing supply | Housing | Rural | South East

An inspector has allowed plans for a new home on a site in the High Weald AONB that he called ‘not well placed relative to services and facilities’, in light of the council’s housing land...

Appeal: Leicestershire village homes plan dismissed for accumulated harm

08.10.2018

Huw Morris

Outline planning permission for up to 66 homes at Rearsby, Leicestershire, has been rejected after an inspector ruled that the accumulation of harm from the scheme was not sustainable development.

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