heritage assets

The housing secretary has rejected a third attempt by Sainsbury’s to secure consent for 471 homes at the site of its existing store in Whitechapel, East London, citing heritage harm and inadequate light...

An inspector has refused plans for new student accommodation at the University of Reading, despite the scheme’s ‘significant gestation period’ and resulting support from council officers.

Following a five-day inquiry an inspector has approved plans for an Aldi supermarket on the edge of Gillingham, Dorset, ruling that it would not prejudice the council’s plans for an urban extension to...

In a ‘finely balanced’ decision, an inspector has refused permission for a 35-metre wind turbine that would save 52 tonnes of carbon emissions each year because it would harm the setting of the...