paragraph 79

Homes in the countryside: Where to start?

20.05.2021

An understanding of policy and landscape must precede any thoughts about design when planning paragraph 79 homes, says Daniel Gender-Sherry

Appeals round-up: Council to pay for ignoring language and highways advice; Motorway services allowed after a 25-year conflict

16.04.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 9 April-16 April, 2021

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Appeal: Design review panel overruled in para 79 refusal

16.04.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for an isolated home near Dartmoor National Park despite noting its ‘very good design’, commenting that he ‘struggled to see’ how the scheme was ‘so remarkable or excellent as...

Appeals round-up: Defective legal agreement scuppers housing despite 2.06-year supply; ‘Very special circumstances’ justify green belt gas plant

01.04.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 27 March-1 April, 2021

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Appeal: Classical country house fails paragraph 79’s second limb

01.04.2021

Matt Moody

biodiversity net gain | classical design | Design | paragraph 79 | South West

Plans for a large new home in Hampshire ‘in the great classical tradition’ have been rejected by an inspector, who decided that the scheme fell short of the second limb of NPPF paragraph 79(e) despite its ‘...

Appeal: Rule 6 party’s defence of its business persuades inspector

01.04.2021

Matt Moody

Plans for 134 homes next to a grade I listed events venue in Suffolk have been rejected, after the business successfully convinced an inspector that the scheme would violate the ‘agent of change principle’...

Appeals round-up: Grandiosity of grade I listed townhouse justifies wall hangings; ‘Very substantial benefits’ justify 250-home Kent scheme

26.03.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 20 March-26 March, 2021

Appeal: New Forest home allowed despite falling short of paragraph 79

26.03.2021

Matt Moody

An inspector has approved plans for a new home on brownfield land in the New Forest national park despite deeming it to have fallen short of the standards of NPPF paragraph 79, praising its ‘sense of delight...

Legal briefs: Court of Appeal ruling over NPPF stance on ‘isolated homes’; Swords residents fight fast-tracked Fostertown flats

19.03.2021

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 13 March-19 March, 2021

Appeals round-up: Georgian replacement shopping centre would harm heritage; Student flats would not cause domination of Edinburgh community

12.03.2021

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 6 March-12 March, 2021

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