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Tyler Parkes previously reported on the successful planning appeal at land between 39 and 79 Earlswood Road, Dorridge, where Permission in Principle was granted for up to five self/custom-build plots. There has now been a further important development. A new Permission in Principle application has been approved for the same site, again for up to five dwellings, but this time without the homes being described as self or custom-build. The approval therefore confirms the accepta

A recent North Warwickshire appeal decision is a useful reminder of how strongly housing land supply is now influencing outcomes. The Inspector allowed up to 39 dwellings at Newton Regis even though the scheme conflicted with the settlement hierarchy and was found to be disproportionate in scale for a small village. The reason was simple: the Council could only show around 2.2 years of housing land supply , so the benefits of delivering housing, including 40% affordable h