How to achieve this was contained in government guidance, not regulations.
Permission was then refused by then Housing Secretary Michael Gove.Documents detail how Mr Gove viewed the plans as “of a generic suburban nature which does not reproduce the constituent elements of local settlements".
The site sits within the High Weald National Landscape, previously called an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty.Local campaigner Guy Dagger, who lives in the area and has been opposed to the plans, said the move was “disappointing on many levels".“Sadly it will now be lost forever under concrete and a precedent is set making other similarly protected landscapes vulnerable," he said.
A spokesperson for the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government said: “The decision was made by Minister of State for Housing and Planning, Matthew Pennycook MP, on behalf of the Secretary of State [Angela Rayner].“The decision was in line with the recommendation of the independent Planning Inspector.”
Alex Davies, managing director of developers Berkeley Homes, said: “We welcome the Secretary of State’s decision, which underlines the government’s commitment to housing delivery and growth."
A Welsh actress has described how obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) after she gave birth made her fear she was a danger to her baby.Asked by reporters on Wednesday whether President Milei was planning to withdraw from other international bodies or treaties, the presidential spokesman refused to rule out anything.
"The president is very determined when it comes to making Argentina freer, so any link that Argentina has with bodies that go against its freedoms, we're going to do our utmost to prevent them from interfering in the lives of Argentines."Environmental activists in Argentina say they fear that Milei will follow in Trump's footsteps and also set the wheels in motion to withdraw from the Paris climate agreement - the international treaty which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
A 13-year-old has been selected to train with the England karate team only two-and-half years after taking up the sport.Archie, from Alvescot near Carterton, Oxfordshire, trains six times a week alongside school at Oxford Sport & Traditional Martial Arts (OSTMA).