very special circumstances

Appeal: Garage conversion for disabled son refused in green belt

11.10.2019

Matt Moody

Demographics & Population Growth | disability | extension | Green Belt | Rural | South East | very special circumstances

An Enfield homeowner’s plan to convert her detached garage into a residence for her disabled son has been blocked because an inspector ruled that the ‘very significant benefits’ it would bring were not very...
Enforcement: Social benefits of greenhouse constitute ‘very special circumstances’

20.09.2019

Matt Moody

Community Engagement | community facility | Green Belt | very special circumstances | West Midlands

Enforcement action against a greenhouse in the garden of a listed building in Staffordshire has been quashed after an inspector found that its use by local disabled people carried greater weight than its...
Appeal: No “very special circumstances’ at football club without legal agreement

13.09.2019

Matt Moody

Finance & Viability | football | London | Metropolitan Open Land | Sports & Recreation | Unilateral undertaking | very special circumstances

An inspector found ‘very special circumstances’ in considering plans for affordable homes to enable facilities improvements at Eltham Town FC, but refused permission because no legal agreement was submitted...
Appeals round-up: Parking need at disability centre is 'very special circumstances'; Loss of housing stock outweighs benefits of year-round Airbnb

07.06.2019

Matt Moody

accessibility | airbnb | appeal costs | Demographics & Population Growth | four year rule | grade I listed | Green Belt | Health | Heritage | HMO | Housing | Infrastructure - Transport | Leisure & Tourism | Planning Law | students | UK | very special circumstances

A round-up of planning appeals: 1 June-7 June, 2019
Appeal: Parking need at disability centre forms ‘very special circumstances’

07.06.2019

Matt Moody

accessibility | car parking | Demographics & Population Growth | disability | Green Belt | Rural | South East | very special circumstances

An inspector has approved plans for 43 new parking spaces at a centre for disabled people in Surrey, concluding that ‘very special circumstances’ outweighed any harm to green belt openness.
Appeals round-up: Design panel support justifies ‘exceptional’ home; Cul-de-sac gates would harm community cohesiveness

31.05.2019

Matt Moody

building design | community cohesion | Community Engagement | conservation area | Design | design review panel | Heritage | Housing | Sports & Recreation | UK | very special circumstances

A round-up of planning appeals: 25 May-31 May, 2019
Appeal: ‘Very special circumstances’ in Wakefield scouts’ bid for new hut

31.05.2019

Matt Moody

children | community facility | Community Infrastructure | SPORTS FACILITY | very special circumstances | Yorkshire

An inspector has approved plans for a new scout hut in Wakefield despite deeming it inappropriate green belt development, deciding that the scheme’s social benefits constituted very special circumstances....