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).
Monthly Archives: December 2019
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- Tory 2019 election victory: Live reaction blog December 13, 2019Leading built environment groups and individuals have been reacting to news of the Conservative Party's victory in yesterday's general election.
- 'World's first solar-powered railway being built in Britain' December 13, 2019News of the world's first solar-powered railway being built in Britain features in today's newspaper round-up.
- Tory 2019 election victory: Johnson speech promises 'superb infrastructure' across UK December 13, 2019Prime minister Boris Johnson has promised to deliver "superb infrastructure" to "every corner of the UK" and "the most far reaching environmental programme" in his general election victory speech this morning.
- Tory 2019 election victory: Seven key planning promises made by the party December 13, 2019Following a decisive Conservative victory in yesterday's general election, the path is clear for the new government to pursue its manifesto pledges. We look at seven key planning promises made by the Tories during the campaign.
- Neighbourhood Watch: Examiner proposes changes to Devon AONB plan's housing policy December 12, 2019An examiner has recommended that a neighbourhood plan in a Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) should amend its housing policy.
- What predicted housing delivery test sanctions might mean for councils' five year land supplies December 12, 2019Planning has forecast that this year's housing delivery test is likely to mean that 19 councils are likely to be required to increase their housing land supply. Where this results in local authorities falling short of their required five-year supply, some tough challenges lie ahead, say practitioners.
- The court ruling that legal experts say will ease green belt release December 12, 2019A High Court ruling on a challenge to a Surrey local plan may make it easier for both councils and developers to make the case for releasing green belt via plan-making, say barristers.
- 10 key things that happened this week December 12, 2019Ten of the biggest stories from the past week, including news that a Hampshire council has brought its moratorium on deciding new residential applications to an end after introducing a temporary strategy to mitigate nitrate outputs into sensitive habitats.
- Derbyshire council refuses 180-home Gladman scheme despite out of date plan policies December 12, 2019A Derbyshire local authority has rejected land promoter Gladman Development's plans for 180 homes on a countryside site, despite an officer recommendation that the application be approved because key local plan policies were out of date.
- Herefordshire refuses plans for 625-home scheme despite land supply deficit December 12, 2019Herefordshire councillors have refused plans for 625 homes on a greenfield site, despite officers recommending that it be approved and the council not being able to demonstrate a five year housing land supply.