In denying planning permission for a new bungalow in the Ironbridge Gorge World Heritage site, an inspector made it clear that he was unimpressed with the lack of regard for the historic setting shown by the proposals (DCS Number 400-024-038).
Monthly Archives: December 2019
Bah humbug
The cold within a planning inspector “froze his old features, nipped his pointed nose, shrivelled his cheek, stiffened his gait; made his eyes red, his thin lips blue; and spoke out shrewdly in his grating voice” as the old Scrooge dismissed a recent appeal against the refusal of planning permission for a Christmas market in York (DCS Number 400-024-155).
News from PlanningResource
- Edinburgh station masterplan proposes mezzanine concourse to boost city centre walking and cycling August 5, 2020A newly-published masterplan sets out a vision for the redevelopment of Scotland's second-busiest railway station over a 30-year period within the wider context of Edinburgh's historic centre.
- Planning deregulation ‘will unleash speculation and sprawl’ August 5, 2020Guardian columnist Sir Simon Jenkins's broadside against the government's planned weakening of planning controls and introduction of zoning leads our round-up of today's newspapers.
- Bracknell town centre scheme replaces 700 flats with 400 family homes August 5, 2020Plans for a town centre redevelopment in Berkshire have been revised to move away from initial proposals for 700 flats to a new plan to deliver 400 low density family homes, the developer appointed by the local authority to deliver the scheme has revealed.
- London mayor proposes planning changes to preserve discounts on market homes and cap shared ownership prices August 5, 2020The mayor of London is considering new planning guidance to ensure that any discounts to homes purchased via the discounted market sale (DMS) model of affordable housing are passed on to subsequent buyers, and may introduce a "formal cap" on the value of homes sold under shared ownership, according to a consultation document.
- Government reveals 300 projects allocated £900million Getting Building funding August 4, 2020A vertical farming facility in Cumbria, redevelopment of the Big Brother television studios in Hertfordshire, and a new cruise terminal in Hampshire are among the projects that will receive a share of the government’s £900 million Getting Building Fund.
- Greater permitted development rights 'kneecap' the planning system August 4, 2020A warning of the unintended consequences from deregulating urban development leads our round-up of today's newspapers.
- City approves 30-storey, 995 home, private rented sector tower August 4, 2020City councillors in Birmingham have approved plans for a 30-storey development of close to 1,000 homes, after officers advised the benefits of the scheme outweighed heritage concerns.
- Mayor calls for ‘swift’ approval of plans for new city university August 4, 2020A planning application has been submitted to Peterborough City Council for a new centrally-sited university intended to boost the city’s economy and image.
- Suffolk council concedes errors in considering historic building demolition plans August 3, 2020Heritage campaigners have succeeded in a legal effort to block plans for the demolition of a rural railway station building once used in the filming of TV comedy Dad's Army, after the local council conceded that it had made errors in considering the matter.
- Judge rejects legal challenge against inspector's 460-home Wiltshire refusal August 3, 2020The High Court has rejected a developer's legal challenge to a planning inspector's rejection of its plans for more than 460 homes on a former airfield in Wiltshire.