affordable housing

England round-up: Land value capture system reform could offer public service gains, say MPs; Breach of HMO rules results in £30k fine

14.09.2018

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 8 September-14 September, 2018

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Appeal: Inspector rejects viability report on 17-storey residential scheme

11.09.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for 305 apartments in Hemel Hempstead for inadequate affordable housing provision, citing concerns with the level of detail in the appellant’s viability assessment....

Appeal: 193 homes allowed next to M61 motorway

04.09.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for 193 homes near Preston can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, despite findings that noise from the nearby M61 motorway would breach international outdoor noise guidelines.

Appeal: 'No artificial division' in residential conversion project

23.08.2018

Matt Moody

affordable housing | Finance & Viability | London

An inspector has dismissed Bromley Borough Council's argument that plans to convert and extend a former office for residential use were 'artificially divided' into two schemes to circumvent the...

Khan gives green light to 400 Brentford homes

23.08.2018

Laura Edgar

affordable housing | Housing | London | sadiq khan

A development that will deliver 50 per cent affordable housing has been approved by Mayor of London Sadiq Khan.

Appeals round-up: ‘Poor outlook’ from bedsit in Cheam wig shop stockroom; 119-home Powys scheme allowed with 7.5% affordable housing

17.08.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 11 August-17 August, 2018.

Appeal: 135 homes blocked despite increased housing need in emerging plan

17.08.2018

Matt Moody

affordable housing | Housing | NPPF | South East | tilted balance

An inspector has cited Central Bedfordshire Council’s current housing land supply in blocking 135 homes, even though the council’s emerging local plan, which has been submitted for examination,...

Appeal: 119-home Powys scheme allowed with 7.5% affordable housing

13.08.2018

Matt Moody

affordable housing | Cymru | Finance & Viability | financial viability | Housing

A developer's offer of only nine affordable homes as part of a 119-home scheme in South Wales has been approved on viability grounds after an inspector decided that the scheme reflected the ‘...

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Appeal: 38-home scheme would undermine ‘certainty’ of local plan

10.08.2018

Matt Moody

affordable housing | Housing | local planning | settlement boundaries | West Midlands

An inspector has refused outline permission for 38 homes outside the settlement boundary of Hallow, Worcestershire, finding unacceptable loss of agricultural land and conflict with the local development plan...

Appeal: Brokenshire returns to Kent appeal to allow 800 homes

08.08.2018

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has approved plans for 800 homes in Kent after previously allowing the appellant six weeks to address issues with its planning obligation, despite continued council opposition.

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