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Appeal: Parking need at disability centre forms ‘very special circumstances’

07.06.2019

An inspector has approved plans for 43 new parking spaces at a centre for disabled people in Surrey, concluding that ‘very special circumstances’ outweighed any harm to green belt openness.

Appeals round-up: Housing scheme’s layout would not create ‘self-contained ghettos’; HMOs have led to ‘negative perceptions’ of Pontypridd student area

18.01.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 12 January-18 January, 2019

Appeal: Housing scheme upgrade allowed in Aberdeenshire

09.11.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans for 142 homes in Stonehaven, Aberdeenshire, superseding an extant permission for 109 homes on the site that already met its ‘indicative capacity’ as set out in the...

Legal briefs: Chichester loses housing appeal case; Cardiff mud dump case adjourned

21.09.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 15 September-21 September, 2018

Affordable housing definition should include social homes / Shutterstock_176229827

Appeal: Inspector rejects viability report on 17-storey residential scheme

11.09.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for 305 apartments in Hemel Hempstead for inadequate affordable housing provision, citing concerns with the level of detail in the appellant’s viability assessment....

Appeal: Approval for climbing school in Hammersmith railway arches

31.08.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to convert four railway arches in West London into an indoor and outdoor climbing centre and school can go ahead, after an inspector dismissed concerns over noise and parking.

Housing secretary James Brokenshire / Chris McAndrew

Appeal: ‘Edge of centre’ commercial units would not harm town centre

15.06.2018

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has approved plans for four comparison goods outlets and a coffee shop on a Sainsbury’s-owned car park in Bridgnorth, despite noting that 3 per cent of trade would be diverted...

Appeal: Inspector dismisses 24-hour gym noise concerns

20.03.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has dismissed concerns that converting a vacant building in Gloucester into a 24-hour gym would increase crime, ruling that the building’s reuse would in fact improve natural surveillance...

Appeal: Temporary permission for ‘winter festivities’ on Twickenham riverside

09.11.2017

Matt Moody

An inspector has granted temporary permission for a 400-square metre ice rink in Twickenham as part of ‘winter festivities’ in the area, subject to various conditional requirements including a...

Appeal: Double appeal approval for conversion of office under GPDO

01.11.2017

Matt Moody

An inspector has granted prior approval for two similar schemes to convert a large office in Brentford to flats under GPDO rules, despite concerns over its location next to the busy M4.

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