Planning Fee Increases Announced – April 202522nd January 2025Last July (2024) the Government undertook a consultation on planning fees which has resulted in draft amendments to The Town…
NEW YEAR, NEW PROJECTS?2nd January 2025The New Year is most commonly associated with new beginnings and, indeed, it is a time when many homeowners/or property…
Significant Changes to the Framework published17th December 2024Last week the Government published the revised National Planning Policy Framework 2024 (the Framework) which sets out the Government’s planning…
Dashing Through the Snow…11th December 2024Ho Ho Ho! Hope you’re all organised with your Christmas Lists! Just to let you know, our office will be…
Valuations – What information do we require and why?10th December 2024Valuations are one of the most highly regulated areas of work a Chartered Surveyor can undertake. Valuers are regulated, via…
Please do not overlook your planning conditions!11th November 2024Anyone who has worked with us before (or has read articles from us from a couple of years ago (which…
WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU SUBMIT A PLANNING APPLICATION?16th September 2024So, you have submitted a planning application, and it has been validated – what happens next? Once a Council receives…
What information do you need to submit a planning application?13th August 2024There are several types of applications relating to planning and development control and we, as a company, deal with virtually…
Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in practice so far…2nd July 2024We have been a little quiet on the news article front in the last month or so because we have…
REAL TALK – THE RISING COST OF PLANNING…17th May 2024There is no doubt about it that the planning system is becoming more demanding. We do not say that to…
BIG CHANGES FOR PLANNING ENFORCEMENT!7th May 2024The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA) received Royal Assent in October 2023 with the various changes, which it…
MORE CHANGES TO AGRICULTURAL PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS7th May 2024April 2024 has been quite the month for changes within the planning system. At the start of the month, we…