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Appeal: 29-storey tower rejected in low-rise Kennington

15.01.2021

A developer’s plan to deliver 258 new homes on a 0.7-hectare site in South London has been blocked following a public inquiry, after an inspector labelled the proposal an ‘alien and incongruous’ development...

Appeals round-up: Cycle space requirement for HMO halved; Norfolk scrape could cause more harm than good

20.11.2020

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 14 November-20 November, 2020

Appeal: Museum improvements do not justify ancient woodland loss

20.11.2020

Matt Moody

Plans for a new visitor centre at the National Museum of Flight in East Lothian have been rejected despite the scheme's various public benefits, after a reporter decided that the loss of 299 trees at the...

Appeal: Jenrick quashes enforcement against museum for ‘India’s greatest figure’

13.03.2020

Matt Moody

The housing secretary has quashed enforcement action against a museum commemorating the Indian statesman Dr B R Ambedkar that was set up in a Camden townhouse bought and converted by an Indian state...

Appeal: Plan to preserve local tradition refused over heritage harm

22.11.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for a building in Minehead, Somerset, that would house a permanent display for the town’s traditional hobby horse have been blocked, after an inspector found unacceptable harm to the setting of...

Appeal: Extra museum exhibition space amounts to 'very special circumstances'

24.08.2018

Matt Moody

Community Infrastructure | Green Belt | Heritage | museum | North West

A museum in the Manchester green belt can extend its exhibition hall, an inspector has ruled, after finding that the museum's ability to offer an 'enhanced visitor experience' amounted to '...

Appeal: Exception made for boat museum’s BREEAM rating

24.02.2017

A proposed boat museum in Beale Park near Reading, granted outline planning permission in 2014, has been allowed to downgrade its BREEAM rating target.