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Appeal: Need for burial space in East London does not outweigh green belt harm

22.06.2017

burial grounds | Community Infrastructure | London | London Plan | Rural

An inspector has blocked plans for a 27-hectare cemetery in Romford, Essex, ruling that the continuing need for burial space in East London would not outweigh the scheme’s harm to the green belt and a...

Appeal: Office space preferred to more hotel rooms in Islington

30.03.2017

Plans to convert a mixed-use building's office space into hotel rooms have been blocked after an inspector decided that although the local plan promotes the proliferation of both, office space should be...

Appeal: Impact on MOL sees 253 London homes dismissed

03.08.2016

Martha Harris

An inspector has refused permission for a part eight, part nine storey development comprising 253 residential units in Lower Sydenham, London, after ruling that very special circumstances did not exist to...

Government seeks Londoners’ views on extending homes upwards

18.02.2016

Laura Edgar

The government has launched a consultation to seek views on an “innovative approach” to supporting housing supply in London by allowing greater freedom to build up rather than build out.

Wanted - one minister with a brain and an open mind

26.09.2014

Chris Shepley

Development Management & Enforcement | Duty to Co-operate | England | Infrastructure | London Plan

Chris Shepley has a case of déjà-vu over the Mayor of London's efforts to co-opt neighbouring authorities into co-operation on housing

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