Planning (UK) articles from January 2004

Planning (UK) archives from January 2004

Fyson granted MBE in annual honours round.(Institute of Logistics and Transport)(Sheffield One)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Planning columnist Anthony Fyson has been made an MBE in the New Year Honours list. Fyson, a freelance writer and vice-chairman of the Town and Country Planning Association, has been honoured for services to town planning and urban...

Overseer unveiled for Milton Keynes.
January 9, 2004... Plans for a massive expansion of Milton Keynes moved forward this week with proposals for a special committee of English Partnerships to oversee development. The ODPM wants to establish a committee of the national regeneration body to take...

Rooker seeks to allay Lords fears over bill.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The House of Lords finally got its chance to pore over the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill this week after months of delays. With much of the debate likely to centre on plans to abolish county councils' planning functions, planning...

ODPM revises performance indicators.(Office of the Deputy Prime Minister)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Access to specialist design expertise and having a major applications team will feature among performance indicators for planning departments under proposals floated by the government before Christmas. The ODPM's proposed revised Best Value...

Survey reveals councils' misgivings over reform.
January 9, 2004... Councils face a potential bill of pounds 440 million to implement planning reforms, with two-thirds of chief planners claiming that they have inadequate resources to cope with the changes, according to an exclusive survey. A poll of chief...

Little Chef secures chance of reprieve.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Proposals to demolish a Little Chef restaurant in Nottinghamshire are under review after the building's architectural importance was highlighted. The Highways Agency has drawn up plans for a slip road for the A1 at Markham Moor roundabout....

Wimbledon's Centre Court may finally be protected from annual July downpours ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Wimbledon's Centre Court may finally be protected from annual July downpours if plans for a retractable roof are approved by the London Borough of Merton. Designs unveiled this week by the All England Lawn Tennis Club feature an expanded 15,000...

Caerphilly set for court date with assembly.(Caerphilly County Borough Council )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A council prevented from adopting its unitary development plan (UDP) because of emerging planning guidance is taking the Welsh Assembly Government to court over the issue. Caerphilly County Borough Council launched the action after the...

Welsh Tories slam use of public cash.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans to use public funds to prevent the new Welsh Assembly Government headquarters from being dwarfed by a neighbouring development were criticised last week. Concerns over planning permission for a six-storey office block on an adjacent...

West Pier proposal backed by agency.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans to restore Brighton's grade I listed West Pier are back on course after earning the support of English Heritage in a report published before Christmas. St Modwen Properties' pounds 30 million plans to restore the pier and build three...

Berkshire plan earns support from experts.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... An independent panel of experts has endorsed a 15-year strategy for Berkshire that includes plans for almost 40,000 homes. Berkshire's joint structure plan, setting out land-use policy for 2001 to 2016, seeks to focus house building on...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Planning Consultancy of the Year Award 2003.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The final round of judging for the Planning Consultancy of the Year Award 2003 takes place today, when three planning consultancies will make presentations to the judging panel. David Lock Associates, Taylor Young Ltd and Urban Initiatives have...

NEWS IN BRIEF: The European Spatial Planning Adapting to Climate Events ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The European Spatial Planning Adapting to Climate Events project is seeking organisations to join an extended partnership to further the exchange of information and knowledge on innovative planning policies to tackle climate change. The...

NEWS IN BRIEF: The population of Northern Ireland is projected to grow ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The population of Northern Ireland is projected to grow by 5.4 per cent over the next 15 years, according to figures published by the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency before Christmas. By 2017 the population will rise to...

NEWS IN BRIEF: The BBC, the Northwest Development Agency and Berkeley Homes ..(Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment)(Barnsley Metropolitan Borough Council)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The BBC, the Northwest Development Agency and Berkeley Homes have all won awards for championing good design. The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) announced the winners of its Festive Five Awards this week. Other...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Cambridge University's plans for a primate research laboratory ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Cambridge University's plans for a primate research laboratory are to be challenged in the High Court. The centre, which would be used to study brain disorders, was approved by deputy prime minister John Prescott last year (Planning, 28...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Draft planning policies on rural development ..(Campaign to Protect Rural England)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Draft planning policies on rural development are a major threat to the quality and character of the countryside, according to the Campaign to Protect Rural England. In its response to consultation on draft PPS7 on sustainable development in...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Green Flag Awards.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Managers of parks and green spaces are being urged to apply for Green Flag Awards. The awards, given by the Civic Trust, recognise high standards of park and garden management and community involvement in green spaces. Applications for 2004-05...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Plans to extend co-firing by power generators ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans to extend co-firing by power generators until 2016 were announced by energy minister Stephen Timms before Christmas to boost the use of energy crops. Co-firing, in which electricity suppliers provide energy through a mix of renewable and...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Arrangements for the referenda on elected assemblies ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Arrangements for the referenda on elected assemblies in three regions of northern England will be discussed during a consultation exercise launched by the government. A consultation paper has proposed that polls in the North West, North East...

MPs highlight missed reform deadlines.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Key government targets to reform the planning system are being missed, a Commons select committee reveals. In its submission on the ODPM annual report and accounts, published before Christmas, the ODPM select committee claims that key...

Crown Estate pins down coastal wind farm sites.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans for up to 250 turbines off the Lincolnshire coast form part of the world's largest programme of offshore wind farm development, announced by the Crown Estate before Christmas. The body, which owns the seabed around the UK, revealed 15...

Ministers welcome improved services.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Ministers have hailed 'real improvements' that they say are being made in local government performance following the publication of Audit Commission figures before Christmas. Comprehensive performance assessment (CPA) statistics show that...

Outline plans for regenerating the 24ha Silvertown Dock ..(London Borough of Newham)(London Development Agency)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Outline plans for regenerating the 24ha Silvertown Dock site in east London were submitted to the London Borough of Newham before Christmas by Silvertown Quays Ltd and the London Development Agency. The scheme includes 5,000 homes and 16,550 sq...

Shepley takes advisory post with planners.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Former chief planning inspector Chris Shepley has been appointed as a consultant by planning firm Terence O'Rourke. Shepley, who retired from the Planning Inspectorate last year, will advise the Bournemouth company's clients on regional...

Beacons area housing crisis to be tackled.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A drive to deliver more affordable housing in the Brecon Beacons is set to be unveiled by planners. The national park authority's unitary development plan, due to be published imminently, will introduce a policy aiming to ensure that at...

REGENERATION NEWS: Pathfinder seeks funds for housing.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Housing renewal bosses in east Lancashire have slapped in a pounds 170 million request to the ODPM to tackle a catastrophic market collapse. Elevate East Lancashire, the pathfinder organisation that formulated the bid, argues that the...

REGENERATION NEWS: A semi-derelict site in Croydon ..(London Borough of Croydon)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A semi-derelict site in Croydon is set to house a 12,500-seat sports and entertainment arena after councillors approved detailed plans last month. The arena will form the centrepiece of a pounds 400 million development on a site next to East...

REGENERATION NEWS: Regional study shows greater economic gap.(North West Regional Assembly)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Growing economic disparities in north-west England have been highlighted in a study published by the region's political leaders. The North West Regional Assembly report, published before Christmas, reveals that the region has two of the...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: Plans to build a 1,200-home urban village in Northwich ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans to build a 1,200-home urban village in Northwich, Cheshire, have been given the go-ahead by Vale Royal Borough Council. The pounds 120 million Winnington scheme, devised by consultancy Hepher Dixon with the Winnington Urban Village...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: House builder CALA Homes ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... House builder CALA Homes has received planning permission to refurbish and develop Batley Carr Mill in Dewsbury, West Yorkshire. The scheme includes 171 one and two-bedroom apartments, 16 studio flats and 25 houses. Historical features such as...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: A masterplan to regenerate the Kidbrooke area ..(London Borough of Greenwich)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A masterplan to regenerate the Kidbrooke area of south-east London has been approved by the London Borough of Greenwich. It involves demolishing around 2,000 homes on the Ferrier estate and building 4,400 homes at a combined cost of pounds 550...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: Powers allowing local authorities to increase council tax ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Powers allowing local authorities to increase council tax on second homes to 90 per cent have come into effect and will hit second home owners' pockets from April. Councils can reduce the 50 per cent tax discount to ten per cent at their...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: Plans to establish a high-technology corridor ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans to establish a high-technology corridor along the A38 have progressed with regional development agency Advantage West Midlands purchasing a further 7.3ha of land from car manufacturer MG Rover at its Longbridge site. The plot will be...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: Increased confidence in the housing market ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Increased confidence in the housing market is a vital spur in the renewal of Corby, according to urban regeneration company Catalyst Corby. Chief executive Bob Lane said that the number of national house builders attracted to the 176ha Oakley...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: A series of changes to a pair of planning briefs ..(London Borough of Camden)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A series of changes to a pair of planning briefs for the redevelopment of King's Cross has been agreed by the London Borough of Camden. The revised versions, adjusted following a public consultation exercise last autumn, contain a section...

REGENERATION NEWS IN BRIEF: An outline planning application for the Library of Birmingham ..(Birmingham City Council)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... An outline planning application for the Library of Birmingham project has been submitted by GVA Grimley on behalf of Birmingham City Council. The scheme includes a park in the Eastside area of the city. The consultancy is working with...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Survey casts doubt over ten-year plan.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Nine out of ten senior transport planners questioned in a survey on the government's ten-year plan do not believe that it is on course to reduce congestion. The annual study by the Institution of Highways and Transportation (IHT) concludes...

TRANSPORT NEWS: McNulty reveals annual funding round for 2004.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Transport schemes across the country will be allocated almost pounds 2 billion in this year's funding round for local transport plans, transport minister Tony McNulty announced before Christmas. Bus routes, transport interchanges and road...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Edinburgh submits bills for tram route.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Plans for two tramlines in Edinburgh have moved forward after the city council submitted bills to the Scottish Executive before Christmas. If approved, the bills will give the council powers to build and run a tram network in north and west...

TRANSPORT NEWS: A reserved matters planning application for a terminal ..(Doncaster Finningley Airport)(Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A reserved matters planning application for a terminal at Doncaster Finningley Airport has been approved by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council. The building, designed for airport owner Peel Airports, is described by architects Leach Rhodes...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Mayor rejects London-wide road charges.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... London mayor Ken Livingstone has rubbished suggestions that he is planning to extend the congestion charge to the whole of the capital. Livingstone insisted last week that extending the charge to the suburbs and town centres such as Bromley...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Rapid scheme for Luton wins cash injection.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A rapid transport system for Luton has received government backing in the form of a pounds 78 million funding package. The Translink scheme, which will connect Luton, Dunstable and Houghton Regis, was awarded the cash before Christmas as...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Donaldsons will lead a team commissioned ..(London Borough of Harrow )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Donaldsons will lead a team commissioned by the London Borough of Harrow to advise on redeveloping its town centre. Architect Will Alsop will also help to draw up a masterplan for the Harrow-on-the-Hill Station site. It will include plans for a...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Colin Buchanan and Partners have been appointed by ..(Investment and Development Agency Ireland )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Colin Buchanan and Partners have been appointed by the Investment and Development Agency Ireland to prepare a masterplan for the Dublin to Belfast economic corridor. The consultancy will draw up plans for an inward investment campus for land...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: The Thames Gateway London Partnership ..(Thames Gateway London Partnership)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The Thames Gateway London Partnership, advised by David Powell Associates, has commissioned URS to carry out a review of creative and cultural industries in the Thames Gateway. The study will analyse customer, distributor and staff...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: EDAW will lead a team appointed by ..(EDAW)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... EDAW will lead a team appointed by Medway Council and the South East England Development Agency to work on a masterplan for Rochester Riverside. The consultancy, together with Donaldsons, will draw up a housing-led, mixed-use scheme for the...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Arup has been appointed by ..(Sheffield City Council )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Arup has been appointed by Sheffield City Council to carry out two transport studies in the north of the city. The study areas, in the Upper Don Valley and Chapeltown, both fall in the M1 corridor strategic economic zone and are eligible for EU...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: White Young Green has been appointed to ..(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... White Young Green has been appointed to create a framework for redeveloping part of the Frog Island area of the city by the Leicester Regeneration Company. The Leicester Waterside scheme is one of five projects in the company's masterplan,...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: Atkins has been appointed to ..(Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council)(Welsh Development Agency)(Maerdy Communities First partnership)(Marketing Planning Associates)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Atkins has been appointed to carry out a feasibility study of the site of the former Maerdy Colliery for Rhondda Cynon Taff County Borough Council, the Welsh Development Agency and the Maerdy Communities First partnership. The study, to be...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: John Rose Associates have been appointed as ..(John Rose Associates)(Stoke-on-Trent City Council )(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... John Rose Associates have been appointed as lead consultants by Stoke-on-Trent City Council to carry out an economic feasibility study of the Liverpool Road area of the town centre. The study will be carried out through the Stoke Approach...

BUSINESS BRIEFS: CDN Planning has been appointed to ..(CDN Planning)(Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... CDN Planning has been appointed to carry out a community engagement exercise in Trefil by Blaenau Gwent County Borough Council. The study aims to establish community priorities for social, economic and environmental improvements in the village....

SCOTTISH NEWS: BBC submits plan for base in Govan.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Another landmark in the regeneration of Glasgow's River Clyde has been reached with the submission of a planning application for new headquarters for BBC Scotland. The 31,000 sq m glass-fronted building is regarded as a catalyst for a...

SCOTTISH NEWS: Curran unveils idea to build on forests.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Forestry land could be released to provide sites for affordable housing under a scheme unveiled by the Scottish Executive last month. A study of the Forestry Commission's landholdings is being carried out to see whether suitable sites exist...

SCOTTISH NEWS: Service areas restriction to stay in force.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A unique planning condition forbidding roadside services on a 128km stretch of the A9 between Perth and Inverness is now to remain in force. Highland Council has reversed a committee decision to scrap the 25-year-old ban on restaurants and...

ANALYSIS: Holes picked in Egan review.
January 9, 2004... The Egan review of skills in sustainable community building faces a struggle to establish credibility, says David Dewar. Concerns over the Egan review of skills in sustainable community building have been well documented in the pages of...

Lobbyists fight back in airport expansion row.
January 9, 2004... Airport operators can expect a tough battle with the green lobby over their plans for expansion, warns Rob Winkley. The aviation white paper arrived to the sounds of backslapping and knife-sharpening in the run-up to Christmas, but the...

BELL ON: How to avoid the soul-destroying hamster's wheel.
January 9, 2004... Wur, wur, wur. The sound is unmistakable. Visit any local planning authority development management section and you hear it. The electric kettle warming? No, coffee breaks are cancelled. The smooth sound of new technology as chips and circuits...

OPINION: Fyson on ... a new dawn for an honourable profession.
January 9, 2004... These are decisive times for planning. The year just past began with the launch of the government's sustainable communities plan and ended with the RTPI's manifesto for planning. Sir Peter Hall's eloquent plea for action to follow words...

EDITORIAL: Resources required to meet the reforms.(Brief Article)(Editorial)
January 9, 2004... Another year starts but the same old problems remain. To the optimists, January is a time for seeing the 12 months ahead as a blank canvas for opportunity and progress. With planning legislation on the near horizon heralding the most...

INTERVIEW: Universal challenge.
January 9, 2004... Planning minister Keith Hill makes no apologies for the welter of advice and edicts on the reformed system that planners will have to deal with, writes Rob Winkley. It would do Keith Hill a gross injustice to lump him in with the plethora...

Fresh thinking on town uses.
January 9, 2004... The government's draft advice on retail policy gives town centres the chance to rethink their role, says Rosie Niven. Back in 1988, the original PPG6 took tentative steps towards protecting town centres from the threat posed by out-of-town...

Draft lays down challenges.
January 9, 2004... The latest draft guidance on retail and town centre policy is set to increase the planning workload, warns Graham Stock. As expected, last month's draft planning policy statement (PPS) on retail uses and town centres held no real surprises...

CASEBOOK: Gasworks site store plan demonstrates need case.
January 9, 2004... The deputy prime minister has granted planning permission for a non-food retail development promoted by J Sainsbury Developments Ltd on part of a former gasworks in south-east London, accepting his inspector's recommendation that there is a...

CASEBOOK: Forecasted sales growth swings Ikea store's case.
January 9, 2004... Ikea Ltd has been granted planning permission for a 28,000 sq m store in north London, with the deputy prime minister agreeing that predicted growth in furniture sales demonstrated a quantitative need for the scheme. The derelict 11.4ha...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Ghost ships dismantling permission held unlawful.(Hartlepool Borough Council)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Three local residents have persuaded the High Court that Hartlepool Borough Council was wrong to conclude that a 1997 planning permission for a marine dock allowed the dismantling of heavily contaminated ships that had been towed from the USA....

CASEBOOK: Court cases - College demolition order backed by law lords.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The House of Lords has refused a last-ditch attempt by a London college to prevent the demolition of an extension 12 years after the London Borough of Lewisham issued an order requiring its removal. The council had originally sought to...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Private aircraft hangar ordered to be removed.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The owner of a private airstrip and accompanying hangar in Essex has failed to persuade the High Court to overturn an inspector's decision to uphold an enforcement notice requiring the building to be removed, despite the owner's claim that the...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Agricultural development - Alleged farm building found intended for storage,.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... An enforcement notice requiring the demolition of a steel-framed building at a farm in Warwickshire has secured support from an inspector who agreed with the council that it had not been erected for agricultural purposes. The appellant...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Commercial and industrial - Office scheme backed despite coalescence concern.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A proposal for 4,830 sq m of office floorspace on land in Worcestershire has been supported even though the site lay within an area protected by a policy seeking to prevent the coalescence of two settlements. The site lay within the...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Community facilities - Religious festivals at house held to harm amenity.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Enforcement action against the mixed use of a semi-detached house in Leicester as a dwelling and for holding religious festivals has been upheld on the grounds that it was harmful to local amenity. The property had a narrow side access to a...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Gypsies and travellers - Green belt impact overrides personal circumstances.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Following a Court of Appeal judgement quashing a previous decision, a second inspector has decided that the personal circumstances of a Gypsy family living in three caravans in the Bristol green belt do not outweigh the significant impact on...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Housing on golf course judged unnecessary.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Bett Homes Ltd has been denied permission to redevelop a golf course in central Scotland for up to 600 houses, despite arguments that the existing course was nearing the end of its useful life and that the scheme would contribute towards...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Affordable housing refused in national park.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The provision of an affordable housing unit as an extension to a coffee shop in the Peak District national park has been rejected after an inspector concluded that the potential for the appellant to secure alternative accommodation had not been...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Employment land objection to homes overruled.(Redrow Homes Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Redrow Homes Ltd has secured planning permission for 62 dwellings on a haulage site in south Wales, with an inspector concluding that it would not undermine the supply of employment land. The inspector also agreed that the proposed housing...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Layout of housing held to blur village edge.(Redrow Homes (Scotland) Ltd.)(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Redrow Homes (Scotland) Ltd has failed in an attempt to secure planning permission for 27 houses in Lothian, with a reporter ruling that the scheme would fail to provide an effective edge to a village and that its layout and design would not be...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New build - Apartments ruled detrimental to conservation area.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... The demolition of a former rifle range and squash court in a Bristol conservation area has been rejected after an inspector held that new apartments planned for the site would appear incongruous and involve the construction of a building that...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: Conversion - Reconstruction of barn held to breach rules.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... Enforcement action against a dwelling shell at a site in Lancashire has been upheld following an inspector's ruling that the structure did not represent the conversion of a barn for which planning permission had been granted. The appellant...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Householder development - Granny annexe held not permitted development.
January 9, 2004... A lawful development certificate (LDC) has been refused for a single-storey detached building at the rear of a house in Hertfordshire on the grounds that it would provide primary residential accommodation rather than being required for purposes...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Householder development - Loft conversion ruled permitted development.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A lawful development certificate has been issued for a loft conversion at a house in Berkshire following an inspector's ruling that the formation of a room in the roof space and construction of a dormer window would have been lawful at the date...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Householder development - Security installation held to undermine privacy.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... An enforcement notice requiring the removal of a 6m high closed-circuit television camera at a bungalow in north London has been upheld after the installation was judged to undermine the privacy and amenity of adjoining occupiers. The...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Leisure and entertainment - Hotel rejected due to increase in need to travel.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A proposal for a 100-bedroom budget hotel incorporating a residents-only restaurant on the A4 in Berkshire has been rejected on the grounds that it would increase the need to travel. The inspector accepted that since many of those staying...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Leisure and entertainment - Hostess bar judged to have acquired immunity.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... A lawful development certificate (LDC) has been issued for use of the basement and part of the ground floor of a property in central London as a hostess bar after an inspector concluded that it had existed for ten years. In opposing the...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Listed buildings - Fencing allowed to remain to protect family.(Brief Article)
January 9, 2004... An inspector has allowed the retention of plastic chain link fencing at a grade II listed building in west London following claims by the appellant's wife that it was necessary to deter intruders and protect her from attack. The wife...