We are all fundamentally aware of the pressures on our urban and suburban areas to deliver more housing. The UK government's goal is to build one million new homes by the end of 2020 and a further 500,000 by the end of 2022. At the same time it has committed to making us the first [...]
We are sure those of you involved in the day to day management of your submitted planning applications will know that as from 1st October 2018 new regulations came into effect regarding pre commencement planning permission conditions. These are conditions that must be discharged by the planning authority following the submission of technical information prior [...]
If you were expecting to hear confirmation that final Parliamentary approval to the increase in planning application fees by 20% and the introduction of new planning consent categories regarding applications for Permission in Principle were to be confirmed this year then you will be sadly disappointed. Brexit once again gets in the way of Parliament [...]
Hello everyone, Just to remind you that the new temporary Industrial to Residential Permitted Development Rights came into effect on the 1 October 2017. As we all know, Permitted Development Rights are detailed in the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015. This allows making certain changes to a building without the [...]
The Government’s Chief Planner, Steve Quartermain has said at a recent rural housing summit that the Government is giving serious consideration to revising the NPPF “towards the back-end of the year.” He indicated changes may reflect a need to update the NPPF concerning the process for assessing local area housing needs. A consultation will be [...]
Barwood Homes recent application to have the earlier High Court ruling overturned which clarifies the concept that the presumption in favour of sustainable development is “a golden thread” running through the NPPF as being “holy misconceived” has now been clarified by the Court of Appeal. The Court of Appeal has stated that the “inspector made a [...]
On 19 July 2017 two important reforms came into force relating to Neighbourhood Plans. The first means that a Local Planning Authority has to have regard when making decisions concerning valid planning applications to a “post examination” un-made Neighbourhood Development Plan as a material consideration. The second major reform is that prior to a draft [...]
You might have thought that the recent Supreme Court verdict on the application and meaning of NPPF paragraph’s 14 and 49 would clarify this very important matter of planning principal. Prior to the Supreme Courts deliberations, it seems that earlier Appeal Court rulings had relied on a broad interpretation of Paragraph 49 allowing two [...]
Hello! Now that I have got your attention and you have opened this article, please share your thoughts and comments! I am Swara and I have recently joined FoddyConsult as a Graduate Planner. I am really pleased to have secured this position as the practice will give me a great introduction to the world of [...]
At long last the White Paper has been revealed. Is it the answer to solving the so called ‘broken housing market’? Unlikely in our view, the various initiatives and promises are welcome but they really do not amount to much more than further tinkering. Planning The Government has committed to consulting on the principle of [...]