conservation area

Appeal: 285-room Norwich student scheme's 'contrived solution' to overlooking

23.08.2018

An inspector has refused plans for a major student accommodation scheme in Norwich city centre, ruling that the appellant's proposed 'privacy screens' would be a 'contrived solution' to...

Appeals round-up: ‘Poor outlook’ from bedsit in Cheam wig shop stockroom; 119-home Powys scheme allowed with 7.5% affordable housing

17.08.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 11 August-17 August, 2018.

Appeal: Time Out ‘fine dining market’ would harm conservation area

17.08.2018

Matt Moody

A proposal by Time Out magazine to convert a former stables in East London into a multi-floor food court has been blocked, because the proposed roof alterations would ‘erode the identity...

Appeal: Student flats would enhance Reading conservation area

13.08.2018

Matt Moody

conservation area | Demographics & Population Growth | Heritage | South West | student accommodation

Plans for a four-storey block of 116 purpose-built student flats in central Reading can go ahead after an inspector ruled that the scheme would enhance the surrounding conservation area.

Appeals round-up: ‘Well-judged’ flat-roof home allowed on Isle of Skye; Finances do not justify removal of occupancy condition

03.08.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 28 July-3 August, 2018.

Appeal: Recessed doorway not intrinsic to conservation area

31.07.2018

Matt Moody

active frontage | conservation area | Heritage | high street | London

An inspector has approved plans to replace a traditional shop frontage in Richmond, Surrey, ruling that its recessed doorway is not intrinsic to the visual quality of the surrounding conservation area....

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Appeal: Outcry over historic ceiling demolition ‘influenced council decision’

25.07.2018

Matt Moody

Bristol City Council was ‘markedly influenced’ by public anger over a developer’s destruction of a 17th century ceiling in determining a proposal to convert the same building into student...

Appeal: Cricket nets ‘to be expected’ at historic cricket club

12.07.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved a set of cricket nets at Harlow Cricket Club in Essex, finding no unacceptable noise disruption or harm to the setting of a nearby conservation area.

Appeal: Protected trees to make way for Wrexham housing scheme

06.07.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved the removal of two ‘declining’ protected trees in North Wales to make way for 22 homes, in light of the council’s housing supply shortfall.

Appeal: Retail conversion of red phone box would harm setting of V&A museum

06.07.2018

Matt Moody

conservation area | grade I listed | Heritage | listed building | London

An inspector has refused plans to convert an ‘iconic’ red telephone box outside London’s Victoria and Albert museum into a ‘refreshments kiosk’, finding unacceptable harm to the...

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