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Appeal: Green belt harm not 'clearly outweighed' by care village's benefits

20.02.2020

An inspector has rejected plans for a major elderly care village in the Meriden Gap near Solihull, citing green belt rules which state that material considerations must 'clearly' – not marginally – outweigh...

Appeals round-up: ‘Pressing need’ justifies specialist dementia care centre; Outbuilding larger than main house ‘not genuinely required’

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 18 January-24 January, 2020

Appeal: ‘Pressing need’ justifies specialist dementia care centre

24.01.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has cited Arun’s rapidly ageing population and ‘extremely limited’ availability of specialist dementia care in approving plans for a 64-bed facility in the area, despite its technical conflict...

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Coalition launches to tackle housing shortages for the aged and disabled

05.11.2019

Huw Morris

The UK faces a crisis in suitable housing for older and disabled people unless the next government ensures all new homes are accessible and adaptable.

Appeal: Lancashire retirement village would be an ‘isolated enclave’

06.09.2019

Matt Moody

Plans for a retirement village north of Preston that would accommodate more than 200 over-55s have been rejected, after an inspector found that residents would have ‘limited opportunities for integration...

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Appeal: Zinc-clad bungalow extension 'thoroughly at odds' with surroundings

23.08.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector rejected Aylesbury Vale council's arguments that a proposed extension to a bungalow would preclude its occupation by elderly people, before dismissing permission on design grounds.

Appeal: Elderly home support policy weighs against care home

26.02.2019

Matt Moody

A proposed four-storey care home in Edinburgh has been turned down in light of the council’s policy aim to ‘move away from an over-reliance on institutional care and towards support in the home”.

Appeal: ‘Extra care’ bungalows would be class C3 use, rules inspector

12.02.2019

Matt Moody

Plans for 30 retirement bungalows in Cornwall would constitute a standard residential use, an inspector has ruled, despite the appellant’s plan to restrict their occupancy to people who need at least two...

Appeal: ‘No pets’ policy for Hoo Peninsula retirement village

04.01.2019

Matt Moody

In approving a 50-home retirement village on the Hoo Peninsula, an inspector has upheld a unilateral undertaking banning residents from keeping pets to protect a nearby site of special scientific interest....

Appeal: Elderly care does not outweigh affordable housing in Henley

14.12.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked plans for a 56-bed care home on land in Henley allocated for housing, ruling that accommodation for elderly people must not come at the expense of affordable housing delivery in the...

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