NPPF

An inspector has approved plans for a unique new home in the High Weald AONB under NPPF paragraph 79, commenting that the scheme ‘in many aspects exceeded the highest standards of architecture’.

By most measures, the environment and biodiversity are struggling in the face of a pro-growth agenda. Huw Morris considers a ‘lost decade’ for planning.

Plans to demolish a Dorset pub and replace it with nine houses have been rejected because of poor design, its impact on the area, the loss of a heritage asset and flood risk.