building design

Appeal: Brokenshire approves Croydon school with ‘rooftop play deck’

29.06.2018

The housing secretary has approved plans for a new 630-place primary school in Croydon, ruling that the proposed ‘rooftop play deck’ and indoor games area made the scheme acceptable.

Appeal: Writing hut’s ‘whimsical charm’ justifies green belt permission

22.06.2018

Matt Moody

building design | Design | eco-dwelling | Green Belt | South West

A wooden hut designed to resemble a beech nut has been granted retrospective permission, after an inspector ruled that its ‘unique and quirky design’ amounted to very special circumstances....

Appeals round-up: Wartime demolition does not justify green belt home; Hertfordshire sheltered housing scheme refused for poor design

11.05.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 5 May-11 May, 2018

Appeal: Hertfordshire sheltered housing scheme refused for poor design

11.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans to replace four large homes in Kings Langley with a 40-unit sheltered housing block, concluding that the scheme ‘would not amount to good design’.

Appeals round-up: Underground shooting range will diversify farm’s income; ‘Local knowledge’ fails to prevent 300-home Norfolk scheme

04.05.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 28 April-4 May, 2018

Appeal: Ex-listed building in conservation area approved for demolition

02.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans to demolish a Georgian workshop in Greenwich to make way for townhouses after a successful campaign to have the building listed was overturned by the culture secretary....

Appeal: New dwelling’s design would harm York’s historic core

02.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans for a new home on a vacant plot within the historic core of York, ruling that its ‘disjointed appearance’ would harm designated heritage assets.

Appeals round-up: ‘Paragraph 55’ home proposed with design matters reserved; Council's ‘persuasive case’ outweighs ministerial statement

20.04.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 13 April-20 April, 2018

Appeal: Green light for six-storey ‘art deco’ block of flats in Poole

18.04.2018

Matt Moody

building design | conservation area | Design | Regeneration | South West

An inspector has approved an 80-flat scheme on an island plot surrounded by roads in Poole, finding that the building’s height and design would create a prominent focal point in the area.

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Appeal: ‘Quirky’ alterations to listed Clerkenwell building refused

11.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has turned down plans to restore and extend a grade II listed building in Clerkenwell in London, ruling that the scheme's ‘quirky’ design contradicted ‘clear guidance...

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