community development

Appeal: ‘Personal benefits’ cannot justify live-work unit in conservation area

26.06.2018

Matt Moody

community development | Community Infrastructure | conservation area | Heritage | listed building | West Midlands

An inspector has refused permission for a live-work studio in an historic village near Stratford-upon-Avon, ruling that the scheme’s benefits would be mainly personal to the appellant.
Appeal: Unclear daycare centre plan can’t justify employment land loss

08.06.2017

Business & Enterprise | community development | employment land | London | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood

An inspector has blocked plans to convert a workshop into a community daycare centre in Richmond-upon-Thames, ruling that the ambiguous proposal had not persuaded him to allow the loss of employment land in...
News in brief: RTPI to put planning on the world stage at Habitat III; Organisations create community-led placemaking booklet for Scotland

11.10.2016

Martha Harris

Climate Change | community development | Habitat III | Health | Heritage | homelessness | Housing | International | London | low emission zone | Regeneration | RTPI | Scotland | UK

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 11 October, 2016
Community land grab bill unveiled

16.06.2014

Roger Milne

community development | Community Empowerment Bill | Community Engagement | Scotland | UK

The Scottish government has published legislation designed to reform the existing community right-to-buy regime, which ministers insist will make it simpler for communities to take over public sector land and buildings.