AONB

Appeal: Paragraph 79 home ‘exceeds highest standards of architecture’

19.09.2019

An inspector has approved plans for a unique new home in the High Weald AONB under NPPF paragraph 79, commenting that the scheme ‘in many aspects exceeded the highest standards of architecture’.

Appeals round-up: Affordability does not justify 'wholly inadequate’ basement flat; Lack of rent cap guarantee halts Croydon student flats

06.09.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 2 September-6 September, 2019

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Appeal: 488m2 private dance studio deemed strictly ‘modest ancillary building’

03.09.2019

Matt Moody

AONB | Rural | South East | Sports & Recreation | SPORTS FACILITY

An inspector has approved plans for a 488 square-metre dance studio with a full-sized ballroom in the High Weald AONB, ruling that it would appear ‘modest’ within the 75,000sq m curtilage of the...

Appeal: Zero-carbon AONB eco-home not allowed under NPPF paragraph 79

30.08.2019

Matt Moody

Plans for a new home with a curved green roof intended to integrate it into the surrounding High Weald AONB have been rejected because an inspector ruled that the scheme did not meet the ‘high bar’ of NPPF...

Appeals round-up: Time limit extended for 1,850-home Edinburgh Marina project; Green roof justifies glazed AONB home

09.08.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 3 August-9 August, 2019

Appeal: Green roof justifies glazed AONB home

09.08.2019

Matt Moody

AONB | Design | green roof | Rural | South East

Plans for a new home in an open field in the Kent Downs can go ahead, an inspector has ruled, concluding that the building's green roof and cedar cladding meant it would 'harmonise with the landscape over...

England round-up: Variation on planning condition sought for Cuadrilla site; MHCLG appoints consultant to develop design guide

09.08.2019

A round-up of planning news in England: 3 August-9 August, 2019

Appeal: 'Truly innovative' carbon-negative AONB home blocked

02.08.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected comprehensive plans for a 'paragraph 79 home' in the High Weald AONB despite its 'truly outstanding and innovative' design, criticising its 'bold rectilinear configuration'.

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Appeal: Private 16,500 sq m lake would harm AONB

02.07.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans to create an artificial private lake in Kent with a footprint of more than 16,500 square metres, citing harm to the special qualities of the High Weald AONB.

Appeal: 72 per cent size increase ‘not disproportionate’ in green belt

16.04.2019

Matt Moody

AONB | extension | Green Belt | Planning Law | South East

Plans for further extensions to a home in the Surrey Hills AONB that would result in a 72 per cent increase over its original size would not be ‘disproportionate’, ruled an inspector.

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