paragraph 79

An inspector has refused retrospective permission for a ‘charming’ off-grid Fenland home built from worn-out tyres by hand despite noting that the decision would interfere with the appellant’s human rights,...

Plans for a home in the south Lincolnshire countryside submitted under NPPF paragraph 79 have been rejected, after an inspector ruled that the scheme’s Passivhaus-standard energy-saving features were ‘not...

An inspector has rejected plans for a three-storey home near Gatwick Airport submitted under NPPF paragraph 79 despite the support of a design review panel, citing concerns over its ‘confusing’ design and...

First dubbed the ‘country house clause’, the NPPF’s paragraph 79 was originally intended to continue the great English tradition of country houses while championing design and innovation. But some think the...