crime

Appeal: 10 HMOs allowed above Smethwick high street

12.03.2019

Matt Moody

crime | high street | HMO | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | Regeneration | Regeneration | West Midlands

An inspector has approved a developer’s plans to regenerate a high street terrace on the outskirts of Birmingham by converting its upper floor into 10 HMOs – despite an objection from the police.
Appeal: Additional pub could make evening activity ‘bubble over’ into crime

08.01.2019

Matt Moody

antisocial behaviour | crime | Finance & Viability | Health | high street | pubs | West Midlands

Plans to convert a vacant former supermarket in Worcester city centre into a pub have been blocked, after an inspector ruled that its combination with existing businesses could cause evening activity to lead...
Birmingham joins Secured By Design scheme to tackle crime

03.12.2018

Huw Morris

Birmingham | crime | Housing | Planning Law | SBD | West Midlands

Birmingham City Council has become the first local authority in the country to sign up to a police initiative for crime prevention standards in all its new social housing schemes.
Appeals round-up: Council drops opposition to 265-home scheme at inquiry; Blackpool cash machine susceptible to ram-raiders

28.09.2018

Matt Moody

affordable housing | Community Infrastructure | crime | Demographics & Population Growth | Development Management & Enforcement | extra care housing | Finance & Viability | Health | Heritage | Housing | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | Planning Law | Public Realm | recovered appeal | school | UK | viability assessment

A round-up of planning appeals: 22 September-28 September, 2018.
Appeal: Blackpool cash machine susceptible to ram-raiders

28.09.2018

Matt Moody

antisocial behaviour | crime | Health | North West

Retrospective permission for an ATM in the window of a Blackpool café has been refused after an inspector ruled that the lack of security bollards would make it susceptible to ram-raids.