Planning (UK) articles from June 2003

Planning (UK) archives from June 2003

Gloucester to seek boost for regeneration.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Regeneration chiefs in Gloucester submitted a formal bid to the ODPM this week to set up an urban regeneration company (URC) for the city. The bid is backed by the South West Regional Development Agency (SWRDA), British Waterways, English...

Liverpool bid wins capital of culture.(European Capital of Culture for 2008. )
June 6, 2003... Liverpool has beaten off stiff opposition in the battle to be named European Capital of Culture for 2008. Culture secretary Tessa Jowell announced this week that the North West city successfully fended off challenges from Birmingham,...

Authorities in Wales issued with guidance.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Welsh planning authorities were issued with guidance on the implications of the forthcoming Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill this week. Carwyn Jones, minister for the environment, planning and the countryside, said that he is keen to...

Olympic masterplan shortlist revealed.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Six candidates will compete for the job of masterplanning the east London sites earmarked for the Olympic Games, the London Development Agency (LDA) announced this week. The consortia and companies have been chosen to submit detailed...

Study suggests benefits of field sports.(Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Hunting and shooting may have conservation benefits for the English countryside, according to research published last week. A study by the University of Kent's Durrell Institute of Conservation and Ecology suggests that landowners are more...

Agency calls for boards to prioritise rural issues.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Rural issues must be at the top of the agenda for the fledgling regional housing boards, Countryside Agency chairman Sir Ewen Cameron warned this week. Speaking at the launch of the agency's annual assessment report of government progress...

Academic puts case for public toilets.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Public toilets must be seen as a key component in strategic urban policy and local area design, a book published later this month will argue. Inclusive Urban Design - Public Toilets, which is aimed at planners, policy-makers and...

English Nature warns of peril of beach loss.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Valuable stretches of coastline could be devastated unless immediate action is taken, English Nature warned this week. A report published by the conservation group claims that shingle beaches are being ruined by coastal defence works and...

Project seeks reason behind empty homes.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A project has been launched in west London to find out why so many private homes are kept empty by their owners. More than 620,000 empty homes across England are privately owned, making up around 85 per cent of vacant property in the...

Equal rates of tax urged for building.
June 6, 2003... A campaign to lobby the government to harmonise VAT rates on all building work went live this week, to a chorus of approval from the planning sector. Revisions to an EU directive on VAT are set to be debated next month and English Heritage...

Research exposes value of woodland.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Planting more trees and woodlands in housing and business developments could raise pounds 26 million a year in three of the South East's growth areas, it was claimed this week. The Forestry Commission commissioned Gloucestershire...

Swindon rows with Wiltshire over housing.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A row over housing and employment land allocations is brewing between two Wiltshire planning authorities. Swindon Borough Council's cabinet voted unanimously last week to object to North Wiltshire District Council's draft local plan on the...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Consultation on London's first strategic ..(plan for culture, U.K.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Consultation on London's first strategic plan for culture was launched last week with live arts and music performances at mayor Ken Livingstone's City Hall headquarters. The mayor said that the ten-year strategy will aim to co-ordinate the...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Rural areas in Cheshire will ..(receive financing by the Northwest Development Agency)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Rural areas in Cheshire will receive a pounds 12 million boost after the Northwest Development Agency announced funding for approved projects to support the rural economy, environment and community. Cheshire County Council will allocate the...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Plans to redevelop South Kensington Underground ..(to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Plans to redevelop South Kensington Underground Station in west London have been submitted to the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. The scheme, designed by Terry Farrell and Partners, will refurbish the ticket hall and provide escalator...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Andrew Robinson of Robinson Associates.(Royal Town Planning Institute, Scotland)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Andrew Robinson of Robinson Associates has been elected chairman of the RTPI's Scottish planning consultancy forum. He was chosen at the annual general meeting last week and takes over from John Smith of Babties. Des Montgomery of Montgomery...

NEWS IN BRIEF: A new planning application for ..(Bristol McArthurs Warehouse site regeneration)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A new planning application for the regeneration of Bristol's McArthurs Warehouse site has been submitted by developer Quada. Approved by Bristol City Council in 2001, the scheme was later called in by the government and refused permission due...

NEWS IN BRIEF: The Northwest Development Agency has ..(financed Burnley Borough Council)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The Northwest Development Agency has provided pounds 1.8 million to enable Burnley Borough Council to acquire and demolish the town's derelict Co-op building so that a retail facility can be built on the site. It is hoped that the development...

NEWS IN BRIEF: The Urban Parks Forum officially ..(relaunched as GreenSpace, U.K.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The Urban Parks Forum officially relaunched itself as GreenSpace this week. The non-profit organisation, funded by the ODPM, was formed in 2000 to promote the importance of open spaces and parks. The rebranding has taken place to reflect a...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Milton Keynes Council has been granted ..(information technology finance)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Milton Keynes Council has been granted pounds 380,000 by the government to enable the council, the hospital and the primary care trust to link their computer networks. The linkage will allow the three organisations to share information when...

NEWS IN BRIEF: Charles Church Developments and ..(Crest Nicholson in London's Brentford Lock)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Charles Church Developments and Crest Nicholson London have unveiled plans for an pounds 85 million housing development in west London's Brentford Lock. Constructed in a series of phases, the scheme will offer 193 homes in a mix of apartments,...

Quango given role in Newport guidance.(Newport Unlimited, www.newport.gov.uk)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Wales's first urban regeneration company will be given a leading role in the delivery of planning guidance in Newport, it emerged this week. Newport City Council revealed in its second proposed changes to its deposit unitary development...

Councils wary of losing powers to assemblies.(Local Government Association research, www.planning.haynet.com)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Three-quarters of local authorities in England fear losing power to elected regional assemblies, according to a study by the Local Government Association (LGA). Most respondents to a survey published last week believe that powers for the...

Planning rated fair in West Lancashire.(Audit Commission for Local Authorities in England and Wales report)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... West Lancashire District Council's planning service has been rated fair with promising prospects for improvement by an Audit Commission report published last week. The service is praised for its work with other key agencies, its range of...

Isle of Dogs work to start.(HLM Design (U.K.))(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Work is due to start on a pounds 43 million mixed-use development on the Isle of Dogs in south-east London this month. The scheme by architects HLM Design will provide flats and shops. Around a quarter of the homes will be affordable. It will...

Builders fined over Camden development.(Holaw Ltd., London, England)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The London Borough of Camden has successfully prosecuted a property developer for failing to comply with a planning enforcement notice. Developer Holaw Ltd pleaded guilty at Highbury Magistrates' Court after it converted a house at Belsize...

Scheme aims to streamline online service.(Planning and Regulatory Services Online project research by local authorities U.K.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Four hundred local authorities are set to take part in a nationwide poll of e-government activity, it was announced last week. The survey, which will be conducted by MORI, has been commissioned by the London Borough of Wandsworth as part of...

REGENERATION NEWS: Brownfield target met for sixth year.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The amount of homes being built or converted on brownfield sites has beaten government targets for the sixth consecutive year, latest ODPM statistics reveal. A total of 64 per cent of new homes were developed on previously used land in...

REGENERATION NEWS: Government denies gaming laws delay.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The government has rejected fears that it is to delay plans to relax gaming laws and scupper proposals for Las Vegas-style gambling resorts across the country. The Gaming Bill, which will outline relaxed regulations to allow resort casinos...

REGENERATION NEWS: ODPM to spend pounds 30 million on open spaces.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A pounds 30 million scheme providing grants and support to improve communities' open spaces was launched by the ODPM last week. The Living Spaces programme will provide up to pounds 100,000 per scheme plus trained advisers to help groups...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Competition to find developer launched.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A competition to find a developer to regenerate Lewisham town centre in London was launched last week by the London Development Agency, Transport for London and the borough council. The Lewisham Gateway Project will provide 14,000 sq m of...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Plans for Porth to go ahead.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Regeneration plans for Porth town centre in Wales are set to go ahead after pounds 1.3 million of European funding was confirmed for the scheme last week. Rhondda Cynon Taff Council will get Objective 1 funding for the Porth Plaza project in...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Record levels reported.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Record levels of business investment in Manchester and the creation of more than 1,000 jobs have been reported by the Manchester Investment and Development Agency Service (MIDAS). The organisation, which helps businesses in the area to start...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Plans for dome submitted.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Plans for a pounds 10 million football dome in east Lancashire were submitted to Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council last week. The scheme, submitted by Stadium Developments and Arrowcroft Northwest, includes 12 indoor and two outdoor...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Lincoln project launched.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A six-month project to develop the economy of Lincoln and drive the regeneration of its derelict sites was launched this week. The initiative, funded by Lincoln City Council, aims to raise the profile and impact of regeneration company...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Reclamation project awarded.(Newburn Riverside project)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The largest brownfield reclamation project in the UK has been awarded the Institution of Civil Engineers' Robert Stephenson Award for innovation. The award was given to the Newburn Riverside project for applying decontamination techniques such...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Initiative to help authorities launched.(CABE Space )(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... An initiative to help more than 60 local authorities develop a strategic approach to managing and maintaining urban parks was launched by CABE Space this week. The scheme will provide free advice through a panel of experts on drafting and...

REGENERATION BRIEF: Government grant awarded.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A pounds 2.2 million government grant has been awarded to Wakefield City Council and the Chevin Housing Group to regenerate housing in the south-east of the district. The grant comes under the Housing Corporation's new tools programme, which...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Gatwick protesters predict legal delay.(Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign on Gatwick Airport)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Building new runways at Gatwick would require a hybrid bill 'fraught with uncertainty' and with massive scope for delays, according to a response to the government's aviation consultation. The Gatwick Area Conservation Campaign's (GACC)...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Heritage body demands curbs on airport growth.(Society for the Preservation of Ancient Buildings, United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Airport expansion schemes under consideration at Whitehall represent nothing less than the wholesale destruction of huge amounts of historic buildings to create more room for jets, according to a heritage lobby group. The Society for the...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Study aims to inspire transport chiefs.(United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Transport experts are being urged to head for Germany and the Netherlands in search of inspiration to reclaim the UK's congested roads for shoppers, cyclists and bus passengers. Lobby group Transport 2000 is organising a five-day, six-town...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Travel advice published for developments.(England)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A guide encouraging the preparation of travel plans in developments has been produced by the nine English regional development agencies (RDAs). The guide, published this week, sets out measures to reduce reliance on cars and promote...

TRANSPORT NEWS: Rail delays up despite extra cash injection.(Network Rail, United Kingdom)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Delays on UK railways leapt nine per cent last year despite record spending on infrastructure, according to figures released last week. Rail infrastructure operator Network Rail revealed that it lost pounds 290 million last year while...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Welsh Development Agency appoint.(Hyder Consulting and Glamorgan University Business School)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Hyder Consulting and Glamorgan University Business School have been appointed by the Welsh Development Agency to carry out an evaluation of the organisational structure and management of the Antur Cwm Taf Tywi local community development...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Urban Practitioners appointed.(by Bassetlaw District Council)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Urban Practitioners has been appointed by Bassetlaw District Council to develop a masterplan for Worksop town centre. The plan will address economic issues in the town, include advice on implementation and make recommendations on planning...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Parkman invited into venture.(Parkman Group PLC and Liverpool City Council)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Parkman has been invited into a ten-year joint venture with Liverpool City Council that is expected to be worth at least pounds 10 million each year. The consultancy will help to deliver a range of services aimed at implementing the council's...

BUSINESS BRIEF: JMP commissioned by British Waterways.(JMP Consultants Ltd.)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... JMP Consultants have been commissioned by British Waterways to prepare a sustainable access and tourism strategy for the Cotswold canals restoration project. The pounds 82 million scheme will restore 59km of waterways and is expected to attract...

BUSINESS BRIEF: GVA Grimley income grows.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Fee income at GVA Grimley has grown for the fourth year in a row, the consultancy revealed last week. The year to April 2003 saw fee income rise by ten per cent to pounds 71 million. Five years ago the figure was pounds 35 million. The business...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Steer Davies Gleave appointed.(by Guided Transport Express, Oxfordshire)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Steer Davies Gleave has been appointed by Guided Transport Express for Oxfordshire to carry out an economic appraisal of the Expressway Oxford guided busway scheme. The proposal is based on twin-track guided busways between the city centre and...

BUSINESS BRIEF: CCW appoints.(Countryside Council for Wales)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Liverpool University's policy evaluation and analysis research laboratory and the Manchester office of consultancy Broadway Malyan have been appointed by the Countryside Council for Wales (CCW) to carry out a study of casework efficiency and...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Shillam & Smith appointed.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Consultancy Shillam & Smith has been appointed by Ipswich Borough Council to carry out consultation on a proposed development on the town's northern fringe. The development includes 1,500 homes, a district shopping centre and a school. The...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Sutton Harbour Holdings reports increase.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Sutton Harbour Holdings, owners of Plymouth City Airport and the city's harbour, has reported an increase in profits of 9.5 per cent to pounds 1.54 million for the year ended 31 March. Chairwoman Ellen Winser said: 'We recognise that growth...

BUSINESS BRIEF: Strategy and Action commissioned.(HLL Humberts Leisure Consulting)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The East of England Development Agency has commissioned HLL Humberts Leisure Consulting and business tourism consultancy Strategy and Action to look at the potential for attracting international conference hotels in the Thames Gateway South...

SCOTTISH NEWS: Clydeside facility seeks tax breaks.
June 6, 2003... Ministers are being urged to provide tax breaks to support plans for another major development on the banks of the River Clyde in Glasgow. The Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre (SECC) wants its 26ha site to become the country's...

SCOTTISH NEWS: Legislative details delay planning bill.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... It will be at least 12 months before a planning bill is put before the Scottish parliament after it was omitted from the legislative programme for the coming year. First minister Jack McConnell unveiled 14 bills last week, including a...

SCOTTISH NEWS: Councillor has name cleared in football row.(David Maitland)(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A former Aberdeen councillor will not face criminal charges over allegations that he attempted to influence voting on plans for a football stadium in the city. The Crown Office announced that there will be 'no further proceedings' last...

ANALYSIS: Secrets of success revealed.(a discussion of what causes urban regeneration)
June 6, 2003... Two recent studies take very different lines on what makes regeneration take off, reports Rob Winkley What can a mix of immigrants, musicians, painters, gays and computer geeks possibly bring to the regeneration table? A lot, according to...

Trust aiming to reverse Irish democratic deficit.
June 6, 2003... Northern Ireland's planning system is under the spotlight in a National Trust inquiry, reports David Blackman There is a place in the UK where government officials take neighbourhood planning decisions behind closed doors. Welcome to...

HALMAN ON... A proposal for a spanner in the planning works.(a discussion of the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill)
June 6, 2003... Few radical proposals emerged from the green paper consultation on reform of the planning system. But the concept of statements of development principles (SDPs) in the form now being promoted by the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Bill is the...

OPINION: Fyson on... the meaming of sustainable development.(Editorial)
June 6, 2003... There is a growing tendency in political discourse for people to declare that they have no idea what sustainable development really is. Given the claims made for the concept in the past decade, this is hardly surprising. Environmentalists...

EDITORIAL: Meaningless targets fail to satisfy needs.(Editorial)
June 6, 2003... When a performance target is beaten six years on the trot, three potential explanations are usually offered. The organisation or the process used in beating the target is excellent, the target is too easy and the goalposts need changing or...

INTERVIEW: Academic aspiration.(Dory Reeves discusses the future of planning)
June 6, 2003... A broader profession embracing transport, design and renewal as well as meeting public aspirations is how Dory Reeves sees the future of planning, writes Huw Morris Dory Reeves first wondered why women are treated as second-class citizens...

Improve your quality of life.(a discussion of a new quality of life capital approach to consultation)
June 6, 2003... A new tool for assessing how major projects affect quality of life is helping to promote real dialogue, writes Alison Parfitt A new approach to consultation has been used to launch a major strategy that will have a far-reaching impact on...

NOTEBOOK: Europe's planning labyrinth.(a discussion of bureaucratic issues for regional planning)
June 6, 2003... Planning at the European level has produced some bureaucratic monsters. Cliff Hague seeks classical inspiration on Crete as he tries to solve the labyrinthine issues Princess Europa was on the beach at Tyre when Zeus suddenly turned up....

CASEBOOK: Fitness centre accepted as boost to regeneration.
June 6, 2003... A called-in proposal for an exercise rehabilitation centre and hydrotherapy centre in Preston combined with an office scheme has been allowed due to the regeneration benefits deriving from the development of a key brownfield site. The...

CASEBOOK: Greenfield housing plan judged to be premature.
June 6, 2003... A proposal by Redrow Homes for 136 homes on a site in Wiltshire has been dismissed after the deputy prime minister concluded that it would be premature to grant permission and that there was no plan-led presumption in favour of the development....

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Lords back earlier ruling on proportionality test.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The House of Lords has backed a Court of Appeal ruling that the courts must balance planning and environmental considerations against the human rights of Gypsies in deciding whether to clear unauthorised sites. South Bucks District...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Gypsy consent overturned due to faulty reasoning.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... South Bucks District Council has succeeded in overturning a High Court ruling that upheld an inspector's decision to grant planning permission for a Gypsy woman to retain a mobile home in the green belt. The woman had lived on the land...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Appellant refused leave to pursue riding use case.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A Derbyshire resident has been refused leave to apply to the Court of Appeal over an enforcement notice requiring the removal of a horse-riding area in a conservation area, after an appeal judge ruled that the case raised no important point of...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Court highlights listed building changes danger.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The Court of Appeal has highlighted the possibility that purchasers of listed homes may have to restore works carried out without consent by previous owners in a case involving a grade II listed property in west London. The London Borough...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Future of company in balance following ruling.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The Court of Appeal has confirmed various injunctions sought by Buckinghamshire County Council in respect of six enforcement notices issued against a business operating from a workshop at a farm. The notices sought to prevent the storing...

CASEBOOK: Court cases - Village housing judged consistent with policy.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... South Shropshire District Council has failed to quash an inspector's decision to grant planning permission for five large detached houses on a coach depot in a village, with the High Court ruling that adequate reasons had been given as to why...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Agricultural Development - Carp pond restoration judged to enhance area.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... The restoration of carp ponds at a farm in a Hampshire area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) has been allowed by an inspector who concluded that the landscape and character of the area would be enhanced by the proposal. The development...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Agricultural Development - Animal rescue buildings ruled unacceptable.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Enforcement action taken against various buildings erected in association with an animal rescue and release operation in the garden of a Dorset house has been upheld due to the impact of the scheme on a green belt area. The site contained...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Agricultural Development - Building held to depart from approved plans.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... Enforcement action directed against a two-storey barn structure on green belt land near Chertsey, Surrey, has been upheld despite claims that the building fell within the ambit of a permitted scheme. Planning permission had been granted in...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Commercial and Industrial - Vintage railway carriage store wins approval.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposal by North York Moors Railway PLC to build a storage building for vintage railway carriages in Pickering, North Yorkshire, has been allowed despite objections that the character of a conservation area would be harmed. The building...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Commercial and Industrial - Change from launderette to estate agency allowed.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A change of use of a former launderette in west London to an estate agency has been allowed following a finding that the building's long-term vacancy could adversely affect the vitality and viability of a shopping centre. The application...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Energy Development - Fens landscape judged suitable for wind turbines.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposal for eight wind turbines and associated infrastructure at a site in the Lincolnshire fens has been approved following a careful assessment of the landscape impact against the need for renewable energy sources. The turbines were...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Energy Development - Temporary oil drilling site held acceptable.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposal for a temporary exploration drill site in Lincolnshire for ROC Oil UK Ltd has been allowed after an inspector accepted that it would not harm the amenity, character or ecological balance of the area. Although the site was in a...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Food and Drink Uses - Lack of alternatives justifies drive-through.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposed drive-through restaurant for KFC (GB) Ltd at a retail park near Penzance has been allowed as a sustainable development for which no sequentially preferable sites could be identified. The local planning authority argued that...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Food and Drink Uses - Free-standing restaurant allowed in strategic gap.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposed restaurant and drive-through for McDonald's has been allowed in a strategic gap in Hampshire in an area allocated for the provision of roadside facilities. The inspector considered that the appeal building, in a recessed...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New Build - Affordable offer fails to outweigh rural impact.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposal to build 16 homes at a former farm in Hertfordshire has been rejected after an inspector found that the harm caused to the character of the countryside was not outweighed by the provision of three affordable units. The site,...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New Build - Student housing scheme allowed in road corridor.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A student housing development in Cardiff comprising 380 bedroom units has been allowed despite objections that the six and seven-storey development would harm the character of the area. The development was situated on a site beside the A48...

CASEBOOK: Appeal cases - Housing: New Build - Reduced housing numbers ruled unsustainable.(Brief Article)
June 6, 2003... A proposal for 30 homes on a building materials manufacturing site in a Gloucestershire village has been rejected as falling outside the definition of small-scale or sustainable development envisaged in local policy. An appeal for more...