tourism

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

05.06.2019

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...

Appeal: Holiday let consent for recently built garage

13.06.2018

Matt Moody

Holiday accommodation | Leisure & Tourism | Rural business | tourism | UK

An inspector has approved plans to convert a recently built garage at a Welsh vineyard into holiday accommodation, ruling that the appellant had not ‘abused the system’ by planning to convert the...

Appeal: Beach huts would harm setting of Dorset world heritage site

25.05.2018

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for 45 beach huts on a Dorset cliffside despite the appellant’s similar fallback scheme, noting that the local council ‘may have been generous’ in granting...

Mersey cruise terminal plan submitted

21.11.2017

Huw Morris

Liverpool City Council has submitted a planning application for a £50 million cruise terminal on the River Mersey.

Appeal: Camping pods refused owing to flooding risk

07.03.2017

Retrospective permission for five ‘camping pods’ in Somerset has been turned down, after an inspector found that the benefits of the development could not outweigh the risk of flooding.

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Appeal: Wakeboarding facilities would not generate harmful noise

10.05.2016

Martha Harris

Lakeside Lodge Golf Centre has won an appeal against Huntingdonshire District Council to install a wakeboarding cable and erect changing rooms at its site in Hemingford Grey, Cambridgeshire, after an...

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