Ben Gosling

A development of 250 homes has been approved in Faversham, Kent, despite some concerns about flood risk – the national and local need for housing proved decisive. 

A round-up of planning appeals: 17 May-23 May

A 120-home extension to Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire has been refused after failing to demonstrate the special circumstances required to justify its impact on its green belt location.

Appeal: Extension to London school won’t reduce highway safety

Outline permission for 350 homes on the outskirts of Exeter have been approved despite the efforts of a Rule 6 party to have the plan rejected.

A round-up of legal news: 17 January-24 January 2025

Two large LED advertising screens have been approved on London’s famous Trocadero building, with an inspector recognising the role advertising displays played in the building’s history.

Developers CG Fry are hoping that the Supreme Court will overturn the Court of Appeal's decision that the housebuilder is beholden to Natural England’s guidance on nutrient neutrality.

Appeal: ‘Most acute national housing crisis in living memory’ justifies 177 homes

A campaign group has failed in its legal challenge to prove that a minister ‘unlawfully failed to have regard’ to a newly published green belt review when approving hundreds of homes in Hertfordshire. 

A development of up to 655 homes has been approved in a village on the outskirts of Ashford, Kent, with issues surrounding landscape, heritage and school capacity being resolved. 

An increase in extreme flooding events prompted a rethink of Hull's defences. But how do you protect a port city without shutting out the sea?

Official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

Campaign group Save Windermere has launched a statutory nuisance complaint against United Utilities over sewage discharges into Lake Windermere – the first complaint of its kind in the UK against a water company. 

Bedford landlord Mohammed Saleem and his company Samsons Ltd have been hit with fines of £11,280, plus Bedford Borough Council’s costs, after being convicted of failing to comply with enforcement notices at multiple properties in the town. 

Official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

A solar farm capable of powering a third of the homes in Epping Forest has been allowed at appeal, after an inspector determined that the proposal could not be considered an ‘urban’ development in a rural setting.

Lord Richardson has quashed a planning consent for an Aldi supermarket in Perth, agreeing with complainant Tesco that the development could not be considered ‘small scale neighbourhood development’ in line with national policy.

Official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)

Official magazine of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI)