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Appeals round-up: Extension to listed Cambridge college building approved; Alpaca fatality does not justify rural worker’s bungalow

04.10.2019

Matt Moody

A round-up of planning appeals: 28 September-4 September, 2019

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Appeal: Extension to listed Cambridge college building approved

04.10.2019

Matt Moody

Plans for new facilities at Christ's College Cambridge that would involve an element of facade preservation and a glazed link to the listed existing building would not harm the surrounding conservation area...

Appeal: 836 new student beds turned down at the University of Reading

14.05.2019

Matt Moody

An inspector has refused plans for new student accommodation at the University of Reading, despite the scheme’s ‘significant gestation period’ and resulting support from council officers.

Appeal: ‘Urgent requirement’ justifies student halls on Scottish island

28.03.2018

Matt Moody

Plans for 60 rooms of purpose-built student accommodation have been approved on the Isle of Lewis, off the west coast of Scotland, despite the site's proximity to an industrial estate.

Harper Adams University / James Armstrong

Appeal: 85-home scheme would harm setting of Harper Adams University

28.09.2017

Housing | NPPF | Rural | university | West Midlands

Outline permission to build 85 homes near Edgmond, Shropshire, has been rejected after an inspector said the scheme would close the gap between the village and Harper Adams University ‘to the detriment...

Appeals round-up: Southampton university welcome sign 'not a precedent'; Acoustic report does not cover nursery’s ‘peak noise events’

22.05.2017

A round-up of appeal decisions: 15 May-19 May, 2017

Appeal: Southampton university welcome sign ‘not a precedent’

19.05.2017

Design | Infrastructure - Communications | South East | university | visual amenity

An inspector has allowed the erection of a ‘sense of arrival’ sign at the entrance to the University of Southampton, ruling that his decision should not be seen as a precedent, but was informed...

Appeal: No evidence that student HMO would cause antisocial behaviour

14.03.2017

East Midlands | Housing | Plan Making - Local & Neighbourhood | student accommodation | university

Plans to convert a terraced house in Loughborough into a student house of multiple occupation (HMO) have been approved, after an inspector found no evidence to support the council's concern that it would...

Top northern universities outpace Premier League

19.09.2016

Huw Morris

The economic impact of the eight research-intensive universities in the north of England is greater than the Premier League.

RTPI launches planning bursaries for undergraduates

04.07.2016

Laura Edgar

The RTPI is funding four undergraduate bursaries to help high-achieving students from diverse backgrounds or living with a disability to study planning and gain chartered membership.