York approves out of town stadium retail scheme
18 May 2012 | by Susanna Millar
York city councillors approved a controversial out of town retail and stadium scheme last night after the longest planning meeting the authority has ever held.
The London Borough of Islington has launched a High Court challenge against a planning inspector's approval for a 475-room student residence it says is contrary to policies contained in its core strategy planning document.
York city councillors approved a controversial out of town retail and stadium scheme last night after the longest planning meeting the authority has ever held.
A proposal to extend a lodge at the entrance to a West Yorkshire cemetery has been rejected on the grounds that it would substantially harm the building's character and historic interest. The lodge had originally formed a caretaker's dwelling for the cemetery, which had a grade II listed chapel.
A 30-metre telecoms mast has been permitted in an area of ancient woodland in Berkshire following an inspector's acceptance that alternative locations are unsuitable or unavailable.
Permission for the 31-storey "Quill" skyscraper in central London has been upheld after the High Court rejected a challenge by the owners of an adjoining building.
Q: An authority has refused a lawful development certificate (LDC) for a full-width rear dormer because raising of the party walls means the dormer will not be entirely within the dwelling's curtilage. Even if one accepts that half the party wall is outside the curtilage of the house on which the dormer...
The Court of Appeal has overruled a High Court verdict after hearing evidence from a resident opposing the secretary of state's decision to allow 43 homes at a former school in London.
The High Court has ruled that Stafford Borough Council's decision to grant planning permission for a slurry pit 12 metres from a neighbouring dwelling was properly made.
A development involving retail, commercial and residential uses in south-east London has been permitted following findings that a revised design makes it accessible to disabled people.
A proposal for 82 homes in southern Scotland has been dismissed on the grounds that its layout fails to create a sense of place or retain traditional farm buildings.