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Appeal: Nearby heritage assets disallows communication structures

30.03.2022

An inspector has dismissed two linked appeals for a ‘freestanding open access communication’ and advertising screen in the centre of Newcastle-upon-Tyne after concluding that the development would harm...

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Appeal: Bats prove fatal for Kent homes

28.03.2022

Ben Gosling

Outline permission for 450 homes, a nursery, 86 square metres of retail space, cycle and pedestrian routes, and open spaces has been refused after an inspector accepted that whilst the area needed to...

Appeal: Dorset housing scheme allowed on ‘tilted balance’

18.11.2021

Huw Morris

Planning permission has been granted to an outline application for 114 homes in Dorset after an inspector decided it was sustainable development after engaging the “tilted balance”.

Committee rejects third-party appeal right in Scottish planning bill

08.11.2018

Laura Edgar

The Local Government and Communities Committee has rejected an amendment to the Planning (Scotland) Bill that would have seen third parties get the right to appeal decisions that go against the development plan.

Council challenges inspectorate’s decision for 350 homes

14.06.2018

Laura Edgar

appeal | legal challenge | Planning Law | South Gloucestershire | South West

South Gloucestershire Council has announced that it will challenge a planning inspector’s decision to approve 350 homes in Thornbury.

Nearly half of housebuilders are 'serial appealers'

30.11.2017

Huw Morris

Confidence in the planning system is plummeting amid a culture of 'planning by appeal', according to a poll of housebuilders.

Appeals round-up: Ayrshire wind turbines ruled no risk to air traffic; ‘Haunted House’ approved for Legoland Windsor

04.12.2015

Martha Harris

appeal | Housing | Infrastructure | UK | Worcestershire

A round-up of appeal decisions: 28 November - 4 December, 2015

Appeal: 40 dwelling-plan approved for Warwickshire village

21.10.2015

Laura Edgar

An application for a 40-home development for a village in Warwickshire has been approved, against the decision of Stratford on Avon District Council.

Appeal: Development layout approved despite council objections

25.09.2015

Laura Edgar

It's all just a little bit of history repeating itself

06.08.2015

Chris Shepley

Chris Shepley considers why the number of appeals has risen so sharply, and suggests ministers learn the lessons of past experience in order to avoid "planning by appeal"