building design

Appeal: Blood bank redevelopment approved despite local objections

24.07.2020

A developer’s unpopular plans to build 86 flats at the site of a former NHS blood centre in Essex have been approved following a week-long inquiry, after an inspector deemed the density of the scheme...

Appeals round-up: Harmful railings allowed at grade II* listed harbour; 9 Airbnbs in King’s Cross townhouse refused permission

03.07.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 27 June-3 July, 2020

Appeal: More design detail needed for full permission

03.07.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector criticised an appellant's design and layout plans and their lack of detail in refusing an application for reserved matters approval of one phase of a major 930-home development near Exeter....

Called in: Jenrick approves divisive Notting Hill regeneration project

26.06.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has taken his inspector’s advice to approve a regeneration scheme in West London after negotiations with the Mayor of London led the developer to double the scheme’s affordable housing...

Appeals round-up: Plans to convert long-vacant pub rejected again; Edinburgh Airbnb is a material change of use

05.06.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 30 May-5 June, 2020

Appeal: 800-home scheme would ‘compound a terrible mistake’

05.06.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to complete a lapsed redevelopment of Woolwich town centre that began in 2007 have been rejected by the housing secretary, after an inspector heavily criticised both the original masterplan and the new...

Appeal: 771-home scheme would ‘fail to set design benchmark’

05.06.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has joined Sadiq Khan in rejecting plans for the first phase of the Charlton Riverside regeneration masterplan, citing the scheme’s failure to ‘promote a high quality of design’....

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Appeal: Islington infill home 'would relate to neither neighbour'

29.05.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused permission for a new home in a gap between two Georgian terraces in Islington despite its design by an award-winning architect, citing harm to the conservation area.

Appeals round-up: New obesity policy renders takeaway unacceptable; Solar panels refused on listed Sussex home

22.05.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 16 May-22 May, 2020

Appeal: Extension to ‘less than ideal’ hotel refused

22.05.2020

Matt Moody

Plans to extend an East London hotel and ‘tidy’ its ‘less than ideal’ frontage have been rejected by an inspector, who noted ‘understandable disappointment’ that there were no plans to demolish the building...

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