building design

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Appeal: ‘Quirky’ alterations to listed Clerkenwell building refused

11.04.2018

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...

Appeal: Modern design preferred to ‘unconvincing’ period style for replacement home

10.04.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved a replacement home in an East Sussex conservation area characterised by Victorian homes, ruling that its contemporary design would avoid the ‘unconvincing replication of...

Appeals round-up: Award-winning gym fails sequential test; Vacant unit preferred to takeaway in Luton

06.04.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 31 March-6 April, 2018

Old Sessions House, Clerkenwell / Andrea Vail

Appeal: ‘Dominant’ extension would harm Clerkenwell conservation area

06.04.2018

Matt Moody

A planned extension to a townhouse that fronts onto the historic Clerkenwell Green in central London would ‘dominate’ the surrounding conservation area, an inspector has ruled.

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Appeal: 113-unit retirement community approved with no affordable housing

26.01.2018

Matt Moody

An assisted living community in Devon will go ahead with no affordable housing provision after an inspector decided that it should fall within use class C2 because of the extensive care and leisure...

Appeals round-up: Replacement uPVC windows for listed building ‘would lack finesse’; Eco-home ‘not sufficiently innovative’ for NPPF paragraph 55

12.01.2018

Matt Moody

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

Appeal: 80ft digital screen screen refused despite comparisons with Stirling Prize winner

08.12.2017

Matt Moody

A proposal by Pimlico Plumbers to add a large LED screen to the exterior of its South London HQ has been refused, after an inspector ruled that that a similar screen at the nearby Newport Street Gallery did...

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Appeal: 7-storey scheme out of keeping with ‘haphazard’ King’s Cross conservation area

17.11.2017

Matt Moody

building design | conservation area | Design | Heritage | London

An inspector has refused plans to replace three locally listed buildings near King’s Cross with a modern seven-storey mixed-use block, ruling that the scheme would fail to reflect the area's...

Appeal: Replacement country home allowed despite harm to bat roosts

03.11.2017

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans to replace a ‘substandard’ home in a highly affluent area of Buckinghamshire with a much larger classical-style country house, despite the protected bat roosts...

Reflections on Grenfell: Forms to follow failure?

28.09.2017

The Planner

What can we learn from the Grenfell Tower disaster? Six experts with considerable international experience of sustainable development and risk management share their reflections and recommendations with ...

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