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Appeals round-up: Pub with dance floor ‘not a restaurant’; Council must pay costs for misinterpreting GPDO

15.02.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 9 February-15 February, 2019

Appeal: £230k ‘starter homes’ would not be locally affordable

12.02.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans for 11 ‘starter homes’ in Dorset, ruling that they would be too expensive to meet the identified local need for affordable housing in the area.

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Ebbsfleet Development Corporation adds 600 homes

26.09.2017

Huw Morris

Nearly 600 homes and a primary school have been approved as part of the development of Ebbsfleet Garden City.

Appeals round-up: ‘Transfer of permission’ for worker’s home at educational farm refused; ‘Pressing need’ justifies 140-home plan in rural Cambridgeshire

10.07.2017

A round-up of appeal decisions: 3 July-7 July, 2017

News in brief: Hotel in St Paul’s approved; RTPI publishes guide on digital economy

09.05.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news: Tuesday 9 May, 2017

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Housing white paper: Government vows to help people now

08.02.2017

Laura Edgar

The government has pledged to help people to continue to support people to buy their own home through Help to Buy and starter homes.

England round-up: Neighbourhood Planning Bill second reading with the Lords; Housing less affordable for first-time buyers

20.01.2017

Laura Edgar

A round-up of planning news in England: 14 January-20 January, 2017

Appeals round-up: Javid overturns approval of 189 Cheshire homes; Hotel and drive-thru would not compromise Salisbury centre

19.08.2016

Martha Harris

A round-up of appeal decisions: 13 August-19 August, 2016

What should Javid and Barwell’s planning priorities be?

18.08.2016

Adele Maher

New Prime Minister Theresa May appointed Sajid Javid as the communities secretary and Gavin Barwell as the minister for housing and planning as part of a cabinet reshuffle. Here, Adele Maher writes about...

Appeal: Starter homes judged not to be deliverable

17.08.2016

Martha Harris

Fifty-one first-time buyer/shared equity homes have been refused at Witney in Oxfordshire, after an inspector ruled that the scheme would harm employment opportunities in the area and would not comply with...

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