Dover District Council may lose control over plans to redevelop the run-down Regent cinema into a new cinema and townhouses. Deal Regent Cinema Development Faces Potential Takeover from Council Deal’s old cinema, The Regent, might face demolition. It has become run-down lately. There are plans to build a new cinema there and it would have…
Wick Green housing project denied on appeal. The Planning Inspectorate sided with the council, citing visual harm. Oxfordshire Village Housing Plan Rejected After Planning Appeal Hey, guess what I just read? Someone wanted to build two new houses in Wick Green, which is in Grove. The Planning Inspectorate said no to building them. James Gordon…
Public hearings for Hampshire’s mineral and waste plan conclude. The plan faces scrutiny over site selections and local concerns. Hampshire Mineral and Waste Plan Hearings Reach Conclusion Local authorities must have a mineral and waste plan. The plan guides decisions on mineral sites or waste places, affecting land in the authority’s area. Five Hampshire groups…
Burcot Farm solar plan appeal follows 2022 council denial. Project aims for 49.9MW, feeding green power to the National Grid. Solar Farm Plan Near Abingdon Faces Appeal After Council Rejection They had a hearing about Burcot Farm’s solar plan. The farm sits between Abingdon and Berinsfield. The council already said no last year to the…
Appeal rejected for a large digital billboard in Bridgwater due to worries about driver distraction and road safety. Bridgwater Billboard Appeal Dismissed Over Driver Distraction Concerns Wildstone Estates wanted to build two digital signs. They planned to put them at the A38’s Express Park roundabout. They asked Somerset Council back in July 2024 for permission.…
Plans for 115 homes near Ramsgate were rejected by a planning inspector due to safety and landscape concerns. Housing Estate on Farmland at Minster Near Ramsgate Rejected Hey, guess what? The village won! They stopped a big housing project. It was supposed to be on farmland near Ramsgate. A developer wanted to build 115 homes.…
Legal & General’s Starbucks drive-thru appeal angers Blackpole residents after city council originally rejected the development. Starbucks Drive Thru Appeal Frustrates Blackpole Residents Legal & General want a Starbucks drive-thru. They planned it for Elgar Retail Park, which is in Blackpole, Worcester. The city council said no to the plan. Legal & General are now…
Locals fight to save the Fox and Hounds pub in Great Wolford after a decision to allow conversion into homes. Warwickshire Village Rallies to Save Pub, Raises Over £8,000 People want to save their village pub. They have already raised over £8,000. The pub is the Fox and Hounds in Great Wolford. A dispute started…