burial grounds

Appeal: Need for burial space in East London does not outweigh green belt harm

22.06.2017

burial grounds | Community Infrastructure | London | London Plan | Rural

An inspector has blocked plans for a 27-hectare cemetery in Romford, Essex, ruling that the continuing need for burial space in East London would not outweigh the scheme’s harm to the green belt and a...
Appeals round-up: Javid approves agriculture-to-burial grounds change of use; Flood risk sees factory site homes refused

27.01.2017

Martha Harris

affordable housing | burial grounds | Business & Enterprise | Community Infrastructure | Heritage | Housing | Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | recovered appeals | Sajid Javid | solar farm | UK

A round-up of appeal decisions: 21 January-27 January, 2017
Appeal: Javid approves agriculture-to-burial grounds change of use

24.01.2017

Martha Harris

burial grounds | Community Infrastructure | Green Belt | Infrastructure - Green | planning appeals | recovered appeals | Rural | Sajid Javid | South East

Communities secretary Sajid Javid has supported an inspector’s decision and allowed the change of use of agricultural land in Maylands Fields, Romford, to an Islamic burial site, despite the site’s location...
Appeal: ‘Natural’ burial site allowed in Solihull green belt

24.10.2016

Martha Harris

burial grounds | Community Infrastructure | Green Belt | Infrastructure - Green | natural cemetary | Solihull | West Midlands

A change of use of agricultural land to a ‘green’ burial cemetery in Temple Balsall, Solihull, has been allowed, after an inspector concluded that the scheme would not harm green belt aims.