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Enforcement: Cafe's pavement extension adds ‘vibrancy’ to shopping terrace

16.04.2019

An inspector has quashed enforcement action against a glazed forecourt cover structure added to one unit of an otherwise uniform row of shops in Manchester, ruling that it added ‘vibrancy’ to the street....

Appeal: 43-home Aldershot regeneration scheme would harm heritage assets

28.02.2018

Matt Moody

Plans to create 43 new flats by extending a multistorey car park complex in Aldershot town centre have been blocked after an inspector ruled that the scale of the scheme would be detrimental to the adjacent...

Courtroom Gavel - legal changes that affect planners

Legal briefs: Gypsy and traveller camp government review

13.10.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 7 October-13 October, 2017

Legal briefs: Liverpool City Council begins legal action over stalled £200m development

28.07.2017

Roger Milne

A round-up of legal news: 22 July-28 July, 2017

£1.4bn Brent Cross redevelopment plans submitted

24.05.2017

Laura Edgar

brent cross | Leisure & Tourism | London | Public Realm | Shopping Centre

A detailed planning application has been submitted to Barnet Council for a £1.4 billion regeneration of the Brent Cross Shopping Centre in North London.

Appeal: Javid approves designer outlet centre for North Yorkshire

02.12.2016

Martha Harris

Communities secretary has approved two appeals both concerning the erection of a designer outlet centre and associated restaurants and car parking for Scotch Corner, North Yorkshire, after agreeing that the...

Appeal: Bingo hall would fail to provide interesting frontage

12.10.2016

Martha Harris

The change of use of a former retail space to a bingo hall in Nottingham city centre has been refused, as the inspector judged that the scheme would harm the vitality of this part of the centre by failing to...

Appeal: Council misapplies retail-related policy

19.09.2016

Martha Harris

Business & Enterprise | Development Management & Enforcement | London | retail planning | Shopping Centre

An inspector has deleted a condition limiting the use of a retail unit in Greenwich, London, after finding that Greenwich Council had wrongly applied a policy relating to retail frontages intended to protect...

Rushden Lakes development gets approval

16.06.2014

Sam Waddicor

A £50m mixed-use development in Rushden has been granted planning permission by communities secretary Eric Pickles.