landscape impact

Appeal: Split decision on 315-home Ipswich scheme

07.03.2019

An inspector has issued a split decision on plans for 315 homes on the edge of Ipswich, giving the go-ahead for 190 homes on the southern portion of the site.

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Appeal: 94 homes refused in Oxfordshire despite housing supply shortfall

19.04.2018

Matt Moody

five-year housing supply | Housing | landscape impact | South West | tilted balance

An inspector has cited ‘significant landscape harm’ for his refusal of plans for 94 homes north-west of Oxford, despite the substantial number of affordable homes proposed.

Appeal: Temporary coal mine would be intolerable for Derbyshire community

07.03.2018

Matt Moody

Permission for a 42-month surface coal mining operation near Clay Cross, Derbyshire, was blocked after an inspector found it would require ‘an excessive degree of forbearance’ on the part of...

Ramsey, Cambridgeshire / Richard Humphrey

Appeal: Council's opposition to 141-home scheme ‘hard to understand’

15.01.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has granted outline permission for 141 homes near Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, calling Huntingdonshire District Council’s stance on the accessibility of the site ‘hard to understand...

Appeal: Council understated landscape harm of 150-home scheme

11.01.2018

Matt Moody

Housing | landscape impact | listed building | NPPF | South West

An inspector has refused outline permission for 150 homes in Somerset, deciding that although the scheme’s public benefits outweighed its modest harm to heritage assets, the effect on the surrounding...

Appeal: New community pitches approved for Yeovil Town FC

02.01.2018

Matt Moody

Plans submitted by Yeovil Town FC to build two new pitches west of the town for community use have been approved, clearing the way for a future scheme to redevelop the club’s match-day stadium.

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Appeal: Housing shortfall need not always trigger NPPF tilted balance, says inspector

08.09.2017

An inspector has refused plans for 165 homes on greenfield land near Harrogate, after ruling that the ‘tilted balance’ of NPPF paragraph 14 should not automatically be engaged when there is a...

Appeal: Kent solar farm opposed by MP is refused permission

01.09.2017

Infrastructure - Energy | Infrastructure - Green | landscape impact | solar farm | South East

Proposals for a solar farm that could power 2,750 homes near Maidstone, Kent, have been blocked after an inspector decided that protecting the ‘sensitive landscape’ and nine surrounding listed...

Appeal: Egg production unit would be sympathetic to landscape

13.02.2017

Martha Harris

A free-range egg production unit has been approved for Cae Mor Farm in Llwynmawr, after the site was judged to be preferable in terms of landscape impact.

Appeal: Localised landscape impact does not preclude Kent homes

01.02.2017

Martha Harris

five year housing land supply | Housing | landscape impact | planning appeals | South East

The development of 30 homes has been approved for the village of Yalding in Kent after an inspector judged that the limited landscape impact of the scheme was outweighed by its benefits to housing supply in...

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