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Appeal: Three-home scheme would affect nuclear incident plans

06.02.2019

Health | infill development | nuclear | public safety | South East

Just 10 additional residents living close to the Aldermaston nuclear weapons facility in Hampshire would undermine the council’s nuclear incident action plan, an inspector has ruled.

Appeal: Golf netting refused for green belt harm despite safety concerns

13.12.2018

Matt Moody

golf | Green Belt | Leisure & Tourism | public safety | South East

An inspector has blocked plans for a safety net intended to protect a home close to a golf course in Harrow from stray balls, ruling that it would constitute a building and would therefore be inappropriate...

Appeal: Time Out ‘fine dining market’ would harm conservation area

17.08.2018

Matt Moody

A proposal by Time Out magazine to convert a former stables in East London into a multi-floor food court has been blocked, because the proposed roof alterations would ‘erode the identity...

Appeal: Pair of private wind turbines could disrupt RAF radar 35km away

13.04.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for two 18m-tall wind turbines in the heart of the Fens have been refused because of their potential to cause disruption to a surveillance radar at RAF Wittering, an air force base 35km away.

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Appeals round-up: Inspector takes ‘precautionary approach’ to risk of Greggs exploding; Housing provision outweighs neighbourhood plan conflict in Norfolk

09.03.2018

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 2 March-9 March, 2018

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Appeal: Inspector takes ‘precautionary approach’ to risk of Greggs exploding

08.03.2018

Matt Moody

Business & Enterprise | Environmental | hydrocarbons | public safety | South West

An inspector has refused retrospective permission for the conversion of a former petrol station car wash near Swindon into a Greggs bakery, citing concerns that ‘explosive vapours’ from...

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Appeal: No permission for swim school on Essex industrial estate

22.11.2017

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans to convert an industrial unit into a swim school for children because of unsafe parking arrangements and a conflict with local employment land policy.

Appeal: Rural boatyard manager’s on-site home would bolster security

13.10.2017

boats | public safety | Rural | rural worker's dwelling | South East

An inspector has approved permanent on-site accommodation for the manager of a Kent boatyard despite its isolated location, ruling that it will allow him to deal with fires, floods and medical emergencies...

Chief planner writes to officers about counter-terrorism role

31.07.2017

Laura Edgar

Steve Quartermain CBE has written to local authority planners across England reminding them of the important role the planning system has in counter-terrorism and crime prevention.

Appeal: Archery club shooting distances upheld despite planning jurisdiction disagreement

30.09.2016

Martha Harris

A condition relating to safety measures at an archery club in Sevenoaks, Kent has been judged to be NPPF compliant, despite the appellant initially arguing that the conditions in question “go beyond the role...