Decisions

Holiday caravans lawful without ruling on operational development

The next development management questions: can you help?

Development management answers: Does the installation of a marquee for events in the grounds of a hotel require planning permission?

Village housing refused despite community shop offer

Office building rejected in conservation area

Settled traveller site approved in light of court ruling on discrimination

Landmark tall buildings win the approval of the secretary of state

Village setting defended from pressure for greenfield housing sites

Housing estate rejected as significantly out of keeping with local character

Incongruous design overrides effective use of land

Adverse impacts of village homes scheme held to outweigh its benefits

Urban extension land release refused

Benefits of new homes in alleviating shortfall held to outweigh plan conflict

Special circumstances found for green belt homes scheme in Surrey

Tall building judged a town centre enhancement

Rural petrol filling station shop exempt from retail sequential test

Adult gaming centre judged to benefit iconic city centre shopping street

Tall building harms city centre character and fails to deliver good public realm

Green belt farm shop succeeds in light of new enforcement case law

Open-fronted fishmongers unwelcome in town centre

Pedestrian safety maintained outside London station

Ministerial approval given to increased energy from waste capacity

Micro wind-turbine approved in the absence of community opposition

Judge rejects claim that inspector erred in assessing solar farm appeal with amendments

Solar farm accepted in ordinary landscape

Heat pump project under community park wins approval

Solar farm refused in green belt

Judge dismisses legal challenge against oil test site in AONB

Employment use of agricultural building rejected as unsustainable

Heritage and flood risk harm rule out mixed residential and commercial development

Micro-brewery classified as general industrial use

Industrial units premature to planned employment estate

University administrative offices judged a separate not ancillary use

No special circumstances found for hyperscale data centre in Bucks green belt

Data centre rejected without alternative non-green belt locations explored

Unauthorised use of dwelling as place of worship successfully enforced

Synagogue given consent to occupy house on residential estate

Front garden food bank ordered to be removed

Uncertainty over prison projections held not to diminish need for new facility

Category B prison allowed by Secretary of State due to need and economic benefits

Court quashes consent for crematorium after identifying failure to address doubt over need

Constraints on airport expansion relaxed by ministers

Wetherspoon pub denied a West End site due to noise and disturbance

Drive-thru coffee shop dismissed over character harm

Stone an inappropriate material for Dutch barn conversion

Heritage impact rules out bid to extend consent for outdoor marquees

Heritage harm rules out dining marquees

Takeaway refused near school

Inspector scrutinises public house definition

Use of buildings for farm shop in Buckinghamshire held to be lawful

Class R refused as agricultural use not substantiated

Economic benefit of serviced flats outweighs housing loss

Floodlit padel tennis courts allowed at sports club

Gym secures suitable premises in strategic industrial area

Holiday lodges pose no flood risk

Condition restricting use of home as holiday let held to be unnecessary

Enabling development justification for green belt houses fails

Enabling development approved to save medieval farmhouse at risk

Heritage harm rules out proposed use of outbuilding for Captain Tom’s legacy

Outbuilding harmful to setting of listed rectory lacks justification

Listed barn extension unnecessary to secure viable use

Demolition of heritage asset sanctioned

Pergolas suburbanise setting of listed farmhouse

Electric vehicle facility thwarted after being classed as inappropriate green belt development

No public interest found for proposed truck stop in AONB

EV charging station refused green belt site

Truck-stop denied AONB site

Benefits of airport terminal extension held to outweigh harm to heritage asset

Extension of Foster-designed airport building wins permission

Economic benefits held to justify works to allow airport expansion

Stables inappropriate in green belt

Rural workers grand dwelling undermines policy exception

Rural enterprise viability justifies house

Use of barn for livestock held unlawful

No essential need for mobile home on new pig farm

Historical agricultural tie lifted in absence of current policy justification

Egg packing building approved under agricultural permitted development rights

Inspector was wrong to reduce weight to biodiversity gain from quarry, court rules

Rural metal recycling facility complies with waste plan

Quarry sharing residential access denied permisssion

Court rejects claim that council acted inconsistently in waste site refusal

Green waste storage and processing compromises green belt

Impacts of extraction and processing of materials held to be acceptable

Quarry extension dismissed due to flooding concerns