local plan

Legal briefs: High Court rejects Tate Modern neighbours’ privacy challenge; South Gloucestershire loses High Court challenge

15.02.2019

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 9 February-15 February, 2019

Appeal: Access concerns halt 500-home Stirling scheme

25.09.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for 500 homes in Stirling county despite deeming the principle of housing on the site acceptable, citing the appellant’s failure to demonstrate compliance with highway...

Wisley Airfield / Peter Trimming (Geograph): 3355659

Appeal: Brokenshire blocks 2,000 homes at Wisley Airfield

13.06.2018

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has refused plans for a new settlement in Surrey because of harm to the green belt, publishing his decision during the council’s local plan inquiry against the advice of the local...

Appeal: ‘Confusing’ local plan policy costs council affordable homes

26.04.2018

Matt Moody

affordable housing | East Midlands | local plan | Policy & Politics | rural exception sites

An inspector has approved 13 market-rate homes on a Derbyshire site intended only for ‘cross subsidy’ development because of the ‘ambiguous and confusing’ wording of a local plan...

Legal briefs: QPR facility challengers fail to score; Essex local plan challenge heads to court

06.04.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 31 March-6 April, 2018

Appeal: Javid overrules three inspectors to block 353 homes in Waverley

04.04.2018

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has dismissed recommendations to allow three housing schemes near Farnham, Surrey, for a total of 353 homes, refusing each for conflict with the Farnham Neighbourhood Plan.

Appeal: 1,800 homes for Surrey aerodrome branded ‘unsustainable location’ in 2009

29.03.2018

Matt Moody

Following a number of delays, the housing secretary has announced his decision to allow 1,800 at Dunsfold Park in Surrey, ruling that the scheme would accord with the newly adopted Waverley Local Plan....

Appeals round-up: 400-home scheme would not preclude road development; Green belt home would not meet ‘high bar' of paragraph 55

24.11.2017

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 20 November-26 November, 2017

Housing development / Shutterstock: 268679729

Appeal: 300 homes refused 20m from sustainable location

20.10.2017

Matt Moody

East of England | Housing | local plan | sustainable | tilted balance

An inspector has refused permission for 300 homes in Suffolk because the appeal site was unsustainably located, despite it being just 20 metres away from the town of Kesgrave, found to be a sustainable...

Appeal: Javid allows 108-home scheme in light of 1.9-year supply

13.10.2017

Matt Moody

The secretary of state has overturned Arun District Council's decision to reject 108 homes near Yapton, West Sussex, ruling that the area’s ‘severe’ housing supply shortfall of at least...

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