An inspector has quashed an enforcement notice which required the removal of a building constructed in 2017 from a golf course complex in Staffordshire, finding that it was a temporary structure permitted under Part 4 Class A of the GPDO (DCS Number 200-010-333).
Monthly Archives: September 2021
Front of house
The change of use of a gym in Leeds to a function room has been rejected at appeal after an inspector found that the lack of level access would not be acceptable in terms of accessibility (DCS Number 400-032-398).
Trigger’s broom or the Ship of Theseus paradox
Fans of ‘Only Fools and Horses’ might remember the sketch when Trigger, the road sweeper, claims to have used the same broom for 20 years….even though it has had 17 new heads and 14 new handles. Also known as the Ship of Theseus paradox – Plutarch asked whether a wooden ship which has had every single piece of wood replaced was still the same ship – this is a question which has perplexed thinkers over the centuries and was before a planning inspector in a recent appeal (DCS Number 400-032-464).
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Off the peg
An inspector has refused the redevelopment of a house in a suburban village in Surrey with two dwellings (DCS Number 400-032-382), on the grounds that the site required an individualistic approach.
Open textured
An inspector has deleted a condition specifying that the demolition of a locomotive shed and its replacement with two houses in Cheshire should be carried out in total accordance with the drawings, finding no harm to the openness of the green belt through a proposed increase in height of the garages (DCS Number 400-032-263).
A working solution
In a recent blog post – Which way is up? – we highlighted contrasting opinions from planning inspectors about how the GPDO, in respect of Part 1 Class AA upward extensions, ought to be interpreted. The question is should it be only the effect on the building itself under consideration or can the effect on the street scene also be taken into account?
News from PlanningResource
- ‘Fall in number of planning permissions is hitting vow to build more homes’ June 24, 2022Mortgage Strategy’s survey of industry leaders demanding planning reform leads our round-up of today’s stories.
- Mayor agrees in principle to 515-flat tower despite harm to listed viaduct June 24, 2022London’s mayor has provisionally approved 515 homes in three blocks up to 32 storeys high on one of the capital’s most visible brownfield sites, on condition that breaches of the London Plan are remedied.
- 262,471 sqm industrial and warehouse hub approved on former steelworks June 24, 2022A 262,471 sqm industrial and warehouse complex with its own rail line has been approved on the site of a historic steel works.
- Essex council rejects 2,800 home replacement of shopping mall for a second time June 24, 2022An Essex council has again rejected plans to replace its town centre shopping mall with a scheme including nearly 3,000 homes, prior to an inquiry which will hear the developer’s appeal on the grounds of non-determination.
- What street votes would mean for councils and communities June 23, 2022Making use of the levelling-up bill’s proposal to let residents propose and then vote through development on their street may not be easy, but it could stifle opposition from neighbours
- Government will change planning advice to make freight hubs easier to develop June 23, 2022Planning guidance will be altered to make it easier to build freight interchanges, the government says.
- ‘Developers of nearly 10,000 new homes will need to reapply for permission because of rule change’ June 23, 2022A report that claims that a building standard rule change will invalidate consents for nearly 10,000 homes leads our round-up of today’s media.
- Court backs rejection of caravan site expansion despite the lack of an upper limit on units in the permission June 23, 2022The Court of Appeal has blocked the expansion of a 40-year-old caravan park in the heart of the Dartmoor National Park (DNP).
- City edges towards planning restrictions on second homes June 22, 2022Brighton & Hove City Council is to continue to explore the introduction of planning policies that would seek to restrict second home ownership in the city.
- Government figures show year-on-year falls in housing starts and completions June 22, 2022Completions of new build dwellings in England fell 11 per cent over the past year, while starts on new build properties fell seven per cent over the same period, latest government statistics have revealed.