building design

An inspector has refused plans for a mansard roof extension to create a one-bed flat in Hackney, ruling that even if the flat met minimum space standards, the positioning of its staircase would create a '...

A development of 35 flats, three detached houses and a micro-pub on the site of a Margate pub destroyed by fire would provide a new ‘landmark building’ on the corner of two streets, an inspector has ruled....

Would a greater say for planners in the design of buildings lead to higher well-being standards – or just add another layer of complexity? Matt Moody considers the intersection of planning, design and well-...

Molesey FC’s plans to clear its debts by building 50 flats on land next to its ground have been blocked, after an inspector found that the three-storey units would be out of character compared with the...