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Grey belt appeal fails on Cambridge housing need
Six-home grey belt scheme fails despite favourable land classification and location findings because Greater Cambridge housing need is not evidenced.
Seaford enforcement appeal saves three flats
Inspector quashes a Seaford enforcement notice and permits three flats, subject to strict cycle and refuse storage deadlines.
Agricultural barn appeals fail at Harrow farm
Three Harrow agricultural barn appeals fail after the Inspector rejects the evidence of commercial farming and the scale of proposed buildings.
Class MA appeal removes cap on 25 Gloucester flats
An Inspector removes a one-person occupancy condition from a Gloucester office conversion containing 66 flats, clarifying the purpose of space standards.
Disability housing appeal wins Westminster conversion
An Inspector allows a Westminster shop conversion after weighing specialist disability accommodation, commercial frontage policy and conservation-area effects.
Class Q appeal fails where steel frame needs rebuilding
An Inspector rejects four homes under Class Q after finding a bare agricultural steel frame would need rebuilding rather than conversion.
Children’s home appeals win under two different C2 tests
Two children’s home appeals succeed in Bolton and Birmingham, revealing different routes to approval for residential care under Use Class C2.
Manchester housing funding opens £500m route
Homes England’s National Housing Bank and Greater Manchester have agreed a potential £500m investment route, with individual projects still subject to approval.
Planning injunction sentencing brings suspended prison terms
Eight defendants received suspended prison terms after High Court sentencing for serious breaches of a Bedfordshire planning injunction.
Temporary permission appeal fails for Bristol bowling club
A Bristol bowling club loses its temporary permission appeal after an Inspector finds a portable changing cabin harms its residential setting.
House prices fall 1.2% in biggest annual drop since 2023
Lloyds reports a 1.2% annual fall in UK house prices, while Northern Ireland leads growth and London records the sharpest decline.
Previously developed land wins Surrey housing appeal
An Inspector allows permission in principle for three Surrey homes after deciding rural residential curtilage qualifies as previously developed land.
Church House appeal allows five flats in listed building
The Church House appeal allows five flats and repairs to a listed building despite accepted heritage harm, school-privacy and accommodation concerns.
Reading HMO controls could expand under Article 4 plan
Reading councillors will consider extending HMO planning controls to further neighbourhoods, with a non-immediate Article 4 Direction proposed.
Sutton Co-Living Approval Grants 359 Shared Units
Sutton grants full permission for 359 co-living units at St Nicholas House, combining office reuse, commercial premises, a music venue and public realm improvements.
Sequential test defeats Smethwick conversion
An Inspector rejects a Smethwick mixed-use conversion over a missing town centre sequential test and unproven noise impacts on neighbours.
Class Q fallback fails in Devon
An expired Class Q approval could not justify four new rural homes after the Inspector found countryside harm and an unrealistic conversion fallback.
Garden Enforcement Appeal Saves Prudhoe Boundary Fences
A Prudhoe garden enforcement appeal deletes a requirement to remove two pre-existing fences, but the Inspector upholds the ban on unauthorised garden use.
Commercial Yard Appeal Fails Grey Belt Test
Grey belt status could not save a South Staffordshire commercial storage yard from unmet-need, countryside location and highway objections.
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