
Great to be part of the project team on this exciting scheme which will see a two-storey partially vacant building, which was formerly the premises for a bank, converted into 5x stylish apartments and 2x commercial units. This scheme will … Continued
Planning success for pub diversification project – bringing 5x new homes and a micro-pub to Thurrock

We are so pleased to have assisted with this innovative pub diversification project which sought the redevelopment of an existing public house, to create a micro-pub on the ground floor and 5x 1 and 2 bed residential apartments to the … Continued

Working from home is undoubtedly one of those grey areas in planning – it very much comes down to ‘fact and degree’ when determining whether your home working operations require planning permission. This was the case with our recent approval … Continued

Cast your minds back to the 26th October 2023 when the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill gained Royal Assent and became an Act. It was then that we knew that the 4-year time limit for bringing enforcement action against operational … Continued

This was an interesting project and one which highlights the importance of collaboration in planning. It also acts as a useful reminder that the enforcement procedure is intended to be remedial rather than punitive. This particular application sought retrospective permission … Continued

What a great outcome for this PiP project, which represents efficient use of a brownfield site and will redevelop a run down and underused set of garages into 2 x 4 bed homes. Inspired design by Urban and Rural made … Continued

(There is an update piece to this article, dated 18th April 2024 – read more here .) A number of our clients and prospective clients have been asking us for an update on the 4 year rule. When we wrote … Continued

The Plainview Team recently secured planning permission for a stylish annexe accommodation in the garden of a beautiful family home in East Hampshire, not once but twice! The project raised an interesting point, what are the key considerations when you … Continued

We have recently submitted a planning application which seeks to demolish several empty and dilapidated garages with a vacant flat above, and replace them with 2x 3 storey homes. The scheme has been sensitively designed by the team at Urban … Continued

Making our homes and places of work more sustainable and energy efficient is understandably high up on the agenda at the moment. However, in the case of listed buildings, the planning system can add an extra layer of complication, through … Continued