National Park

Appeal: Mobility scooter access track harmed Wales national park

05.04.2019

A track dug to provide access for a mobility scooter to a static caravan in the Pembrokeshire coast national park has been refused retrospective permission, after an inspector found that it had 'altered the...

Appeal: Permission to convert burnt-down goat shed refused

29.01.2019

Matt Moody

A goat shed in rural Pembrokeshire that was ‘ravaged’ by fire cannot be extended and converted into holiday accommodation even if restoring it to its previous state is deemed legal, an inspector has ruled....

Appeal: Residential use approved for ‘at risk’ listed school building

23.10.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to convert a historic Victorian school building in the Cairngorms national park into homes can go ahead after a reporter praised the scheme’s ‘befitting high-quality design’.

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Appeals round-up: Whisky regulations justify distillery’s extended opening hours; ‘Agricultural machinery store’ is not an agricultural use

12.10.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 6 October-12 October, 2018

Appeal: Whisky regulations justify distillery’s extended opening hours

11.10.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has allowed an award-winning distillery in the Lake District to extend the opening hours of its restaurant because whisky regulations have caused the business to operate at a loss while its...

Appeal: Dartmoor home would ‘fall far short’ of NPPF paragraph 79 design bar

14.09.2018

Matt Moody

Design | National Park | paragraph 55 | paragraph 79 | South West

Plans for a new home in Dartmoor National Park would ‘fall far short of the high bar’ for design required by paragraph 79 of the revised NPPF, an inspector has ruled, calling an independent...

Wales round-up: Certainty is key to boosting infrastructure investment, says RTPI Cymru; National park funding reinstated as park and AONB priorities clarified

03.08.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of planning news in Wales: 28 July-3 August, 2018

Appeal: 45-home scheme outweighs loss of rare grassland

29.06.2018

Matt Moody

The benefits of a 45-home scheme near Brighton would outweigh biodiversity concerns, an inspector has ruled in light of the constraints on housing land in the area.

Legal briefs: Islington nets huge confiscation order over illegal conversion; South Downs road rage

01.06.2018

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 26 May-1 June, 2018

Appeal: Indoor riding arena would harm South Downs National Park

23.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for a horse-riding arena in the South Downs National Park, ruling that the 10-metre tall steel-framed barn it would be housed in would harm the character of the area.

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