An Ealing HMO extension for two extra units is dismissed after the Inspector finds unacceptable daylight and outlook harm to existing occupiers.
31-unit HMO extension appeal fails over daylight to existing rooms
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Lawful development certificate appeal succeeds despite wrong form
A Norfolk LDC appeal succeeds despite the wrong application form, with the Inspector focusing on the completed works and Class C.
Replacement dwelling appeal wins after Inspector rejects rigid 50% design code limit
A Nottinghamshire replacement dwelling wins at appeal despite breaching a 50% design-code limit, with self-build and planning conditions also tested.
Telecoms mast appeal fails after operator cannot rule out car park alternative
A Coventry mast appeal fails after an Inspector finds the operator did not convincingly rule out a potentially less harmful car park site.
Light industrial appeal wins as Inspector strips wider Class E and Part 3 rights
Brightlingsea light industrial use wins on appeal, but conditions remove wider Class E use and Part 3 permitted development rights.
Later planning permission rewrites shopfront enforcement remedy on appeal
A London shopfront enforcement notice is varied so later planning permission can provide an alternative route to lawful compliance.
Noise conditions fail as Nottingham garage subdivision appeal is dismissed
A Nottingham garage subdivision appeal fails after noise evidence shows conditions cannot protect the adjoining home from party-wall impacts.
Static caravan appeal fails as Green Belt location test defeats Dorset rental use
A Dorset static caravan appeal fails after the Inspector finds the rental dwelling unsustainable and harmful to Green Belt openness.
Northern Ireland proposes major development threshold overhaul for energy projects
Northern Ireland is consulting on new major development thresholds for energy, storage, waste and geothermal projects, with important procedural consequences for applicants and councils.
Grey belt appeal clears GB7 but five-home scheme still fails on character
Five homes at Fobbing clear the grey belt test but lose on character, while Thurrock faces a partial costs award.
Oxford retail appeal fails as college use would weaken city-centre vitality
Regent’s Park College loses an Oxford appeal after an Inspector finds replacing an active bookshop would harm vitality and conservation-area character.
Class MA fallback carries little weight as Weston retail conversion appeal fails
A Weston-super-Mare retail-to-home appeal fails after an untested Class MA fallback is treated as only a theoretical possibility.
Self-build PIP fails despite 1,110-name register as rural harms outweigh need
Seven self-build homes at Fowlmere lose at appeal despite unmet demand, as accessibility, landscape and agricultural land harms prevail.
Class Q equestrian use blocks four-home barn conversion appeal
A Suffolk Class Q appeal fails after equestrian use breaks the building’s agricultural history and removes the permitted-development route.
Tesco planning challenge fails as Court backs Dumfries Sainsbury’s approval
Tesco loses its Court of Session challenge to permission for a Sainsbury’s supermarket at Cuckoo Bridge Retail Park in Dumfries.
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