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Appeal: 227 more homes allowed with no new access

27.06.2019

An inspector has allowed plans for 227 homes in Stoke-on-Trent that would be accessed through an existing housing estate, ruling that off-site road improvements proposed as part of the scheme meant it would...

Appeal: Housing plans blocked again at formerly allocated site

14.05.2019

Matt Moody

A reporter has blocked a second application by Gladman Developments to build up to 119 homes on land outside Linlithgow, west of Edinburgh, which was removed from the council's housing allocation plan...

Appeals round-up: Art Deco student halls would ‘dominate’ Southampton street; Unacceptable traffic levels from home-based hair salon

29.03.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 23 March-29 March, 2019

Appeal: Unacceptable traffic levels from home-based hair salon

27.03.2019

Matt Moody

Business & Enterprise | cars | Infrastructure - Transport | South East | traffic

An average of 8.3 daily ‘vehicle movements’ caused by a home-based hairdressing business would be ‘readily discernible’ to neighbours, an inspector has ruled, refusing permission despite the appellant’s...

Appeal: Split decision on 315-home Ipswich scheme

07.03.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has issued a split decision on plans for 315 homes on the edge of Ipswich, giving the go-ahead for 190 homes on the southern portion of the site.

Appeal: Land purchase uncertainty halts urban extension

04.01.2019

Matt Moody

A 1,200-home urban extension north of Warrington has been blocked, after the housing secretary cited deliverability concerns relating to the appellant's incomplete ownership of the site.

Appeal: Hamlet's 'declined status' precludes green belt housing

29.11.2018

Matt Moody

East of England | Green Belt | Housing | infill development | traffic

Two houses were not to be, after an inspector ruled that a small settlement in Essex was not a ‘village’ for the purposes of green belt infill development because it had ‘declined in status...

Appeal: Driving test centre run from hotel room can continue

14.11.2018

Matt Moody

A driving test centre operating from a hotel in Bromley can continue for another 12 months, an inspector has ruled, calling the facility ‘an important public service’.

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Appeal: 601 homes approved on green belt land in North Lanarkshire

22.06.2018

Matt Moody

A reporter has approved 601 homes on green belt land in the lowlands of Scotland, ruling that the local housing shortfall should be addressed immediately rather than waiting two years for the adoption of a...

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Appeal: Brokenshire blocks 1,000-home garden village

25.05.2018

Matt Moody

In determining his first recovered appeal as housing secretary, James Brokenshire has rejected plans for a major new 50 per cent affordable ‘garden village’ in Surrey, despite the council’s...

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