Legal

A Scottish reporter has partly allowed an appeal to vary planning conditions to protect red squirrels during the development of a link road and roundabout near St Andrews.

A three-storey care home near Northwich has been rejected by an inspector for harming the character and appearance of the countryside.

A developer’s bid to vary a planning condition on a housing scheme in Essex has been dismissed for failing to provide enough amenity space for future occupiers.

A proposal for a three-storey residential block in Southgate, North London, has been rejected after an inspector found its roof design would harm a conservation area.