tourism

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Appeal: Horse-drawn holiday caravans allowed in AONB

01.05.2020

Plans to use an area of land in the Eden Valley as a temporary stopping place for a horse-drawn gypsy caravan tourism business can go ahead after an inspector found no harm to the surrounding AONB.

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Appeal: Guest cabins at historic hotel could harm red squirrels

20.03.2020

Matt Moody

Plans for three shepherd’s cabins in the grounds of a listed Lake District hotel frequented by William Wordsworth have been blocked for heritage and ecology reasons.

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Appeal: School parent council rebuffed in Edinburgh ‘boatel’ appeal

10.01.2020

Matt Moody

A reporter has dismissed a canal-side school’s concerns that plans for five boat hotels would prevent its canoe club from accessing the water, ruling that it would be ‘extremely foolish’ to disregard the...

Appeal: 'Restructuring' of listed Abaraeron hotel blocked

05.12.2019

Matt Moody

A developer's plans to split a popular hotel into three separate businesses following the retirement of its former owners has been rejected, after local residents 'spoke powerfully' about the effects of...

Appeal: Dragon acceptable but no castle allowed on mini-golf course

30.08.2019

Matt Moody

A 15ft straw castle would harm the setting of a grade-II listed water mill on the Isle of Wight, ruled an inspector, before deeming the rest of a ‘loosely King Arthur-themed’ mini-golf course acceptable....

Appeal: Loss of housing stock outweighs benefits of year-round Airbnb

05.06.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has blocked the conversion of a Twickenham flat to use class C1, ruling that the benefits of a year-round short-term let were not enough to outweigh the harm caused by the loss of a residential...

Appeal: Poor online marketing prevents B&B conversion

14.05.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has rejected plans to convert a struggling bed-and-breakfast in East Sussex into a home, agreeing with the council that the business could be revived through ‘a better attempt’ at online...

Appeal: Tourist accommodation at alpaca farm would be inappropriate

14.12.2018

Matt Moody

A worker’s dwelling at an alpaca farm subject to a temporary permission cannot be permanently retained as ‘guest accommodation’ in the green belt because it would amount to inappropriate...

Appeal: Plan to preserve local tradition refused over heritage harm

22.11.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for a building in Minehead, Somerset, that would house a permanent display for the town’s traditional hobby horse have been blocked, after an inspector found unacceptable harm to the setting of...

Appeal: Whisky regulations justify distillery’s extended opening hours

11.10.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has allowed an award-winning distillery in the Lake District to extend the opening hours of its restaurant because whisky regulations have caused the business to operate at a loss while its...

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