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

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

A fantastic start to 2023 with a planning approval for this truly inspiring architect designed house.  Our client was seeking to create a new family dwelling on their estate, but given the greenfield nature of the site and its location … Continued

As the retained planning consultancy for a national provider of garden offices and annexes, as well as acting on behalf of private individuals, our knowledgeable consultants provide an informed, innovative and valuable approach to these types of planning applications. This … Continued

It isn’t an unusual situation and something we have written about previously, but following the purchase of a property, what do you do when you suddenly discover planning permissions aren’t in place for existing works or uses. This was exactly … Continued

Proactive engagement with the enforcement team and a comprehensive retrospective application for the use of a garden room as ancillary accommodation, has enabled our client to avoid enforcement action and retain much needed annexe accommodation, securing its use both now … Continued

Picture the scene; you purchase your new home, decide to seek planning permission for further development on site, only to discover that relevant planning permissions aren’t in place for the existing buildings and uses. It is not an unusual situation, … Continued

A complicated site. Planning permission was sought for a unit of ancillary accommodation outside a residential curtilage. Planning unit vs residential curtilage Following a detailed assessment of the planning history of the site, we formed an argument that the site … Continued

After waiting 2 months for your planning application to be decided it is understandably challenging when the decision notice arrives, and your application has been refused. But does a refusal at the planning application stage have to mean an end … Continued

It is a common scenario – you have a garage or outbuilding and as it is sitting there empty, you decide to give it a makeover and start renting it out as a holiday let or using it as a … Continued