tall building

Called-in: Jenrick rejects £271m Norwich regeneration scheme

20.11.2020

Matt Moody

building design | called-in decision | East of England | English Heritage | Heritage | Regeneration | robert jenrick | SAVE | shopping | tall building

Controversial plans to redevelop a shopping centre in Norwich, strongly opposed by heritage campaigners for its proposed 20-storey tower, have been refused permission by the housing secretary against...
Dublin co-living development tower triggers concern

23.10.2020

Roger Milne

An Bord Pleanala | Co-living | Dublin | Housing | Ireland | tall building

A 506-bed co-living development with a tower of almost 50 metres tall – more than twice the Dublin City Council permitted height – has been proposed for a site beside the city’s Victorian fruit and vegetable market.
Called in: Jenrick approves Croydon towers following High Court ruling

10.07.2020

Matt Moody

Brokenshire | called-in decision | Design | high court | London | Planning Law | quashed decision | tall building

The housing secretary Robert Jenrick has approved one eight and one 17-storey tower in Purley, after his predecessor James Brokenshire’s decision to refuse permission against the advice of his inspector was...
Appeal: 800-home scheme would ‘compound a terrible mistake’

05.06.2020

Matt Moody

building design | Design | Heritage | Housing | London | recovered appeal | tall building

Plans to complete a lapsed redevelopment of Woolwich town centre that began in 2007 have been rejected by the housing secretary, after an inspector heavily criticised both the original masterplan and the new...
Appeal: Design measures protect scout camp from overlooking

22.05.2020

Matt Moody

community facility | Community Infrastructure | Design | London | Regeneration | Regeneration | tall building

An inspector has approved two six-storey buildings as part of the Millbrook Park redevelopment scheme in North London, finding that the scheme’s design successfully mitigated its impact on a nearby scout...
Called in: Vauxhall twin skyscrapers win Jenrick’s approval

17.04.2020

Matt Moody

building design | called-in decision | Design | Infrastructure - Transport | London | skyscraper | tall building

Plans for two interlinked skyscrapers on the site of Vauxhall bus station in London can go ahead, after the housing secretary approved the scheme created by the practice of the late architect Zaha Hadid....
Appeal: Co-living tower on top of energy centre rejected

03.04.2020

Matt Moody

building design | Co-living | Design | renewable energy | South East | tall building

A council-owned developer’s plan to build 14 storeys of co-living space on top of an already-approved energy centre in Woking has been rejected by an inspector, who criticised the scheme’s ‘monolithic’...
Ireland round-up: Masterplan for Limerick city centre development progresses; Dublin office proposals blocked

17.01.2020

Roger Milne

Ireland | Limerick | offices | Plan Making - Master Planning | tall building

A round-up of planning news in Ireland: 11 January-17 January, 2020