GPDO

Appeal: Change of use appeals fail to capture grade II listed military hospital

05.08.2020

Two appeals for the change of use of a former military hospital in Dorchester to a residential development have been refused because the proposal would cause unacceptable harm to a grade II listed building...

Appeal: Peak District storage building proposal proves use for sheep grazing

05.08.2020

Huw Morris

Planning permission has been granted for an agricultural storage building in the Peak District after the appellant proved the scheme was ‘reasonably necessary’ for sheep grazing.

Appeals round-up: Hotel extension could disrupt wintering seabirds; Essex tennis club's housing plans approved

29.05.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 23 May-29 May, 2020

Appeal: Bed showroom is a single unit for GPDO purposes

29.05.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused prior approval for the change of use of three adjacent shop units that had together formed one large bed showroom into class A3 (restaurant use), citing conflict with the GPDO....

Appeal: Council defeated in Hackney warehouse enforcement inquiry

29.05.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has granted retrospective permission for the conversion of a former warehouse in north London into studio flats after a long-running dispute, ordering the council to pay partial costs.

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Appeal: Lapsed prior approval is not exempt from article 4 direction

07.05.2020

Matt Moody

Lapsed prior approval to convert a Sutton office building into 94 flats does not exempt the building from an article 4 direction preventing its conversion that came into force in 2015, ruled an inspector....

Appeal: Kensington chimney stack deemed lawful from afar

17.04.2020

Matt Moody

A chimney stack added to a mews property in Kensington fell within permitted development limitations, an inspector has ruled, despite being unable to visit the site because of pandemic lockdown measures....

Appeals round-up: Noise mitigation measures not covered under GPDO; More gypsy pitches would not cause ‘cumulative domination’

09.04.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 4 April-9 April, 2020

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Appeal: Noise mitigation measures not covered under GPDO

09.04.2020

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused prior approval for the conversion of a glazed London office building facing a main road into flats, ruling that the proposed use of an internal wall to mitigate noise was not...

Appeals round-up: No prior approval for commenced conversion; Affordable housing provision from small sites deemed 'meaningful'

13.03.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 7 March-13 March, 2020

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