(This content has now been updated – read our most recent information on prior approval here.)   Before we get into the detail, there is one important point we want to make. Whilst prior approval and permitted development rights can … Continued

Included within last Monday’s Autumn Budget was the announcement that The Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has launched a consultation on a package of planning reforms. Titled Supporting the high street and increasing the delivery of new … Continued

The government released the draft revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on Monday 5th March. The last time there were proposed changes to the NPPF was back in 2015. Our review of these draft revisions have identified some … Continued

We are delighted with a recent enforcement appeal win for a number of external changes to a family dwelling in Harrow, London. The Enforcement Notice (EN) presented several alleged breaches of planning control; including the raising of garden levels, the … Continued

Plainview Planning have this week secured a Certificate of Lawfulness for a high-end audio company in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, enabling them to avoid enforcement action. The challenge: Our client ran a successful online audio business.  Whilst a central warehouse dealt with … Continued

The team at Plainview Planning have secured permission for the change of use of a B1 office space to C3 residential, enabling the provision of residential accommodation in a listed setting and in a desired central location in Cheltenham. The challenge: … Continued

Plainview Planning have recently secured planning permission for material changes to be made to the exterior of a home which is sited within the conservation area of the London Borough of Richmond. The challenge: The applicant needed to extend into … Continued

The Plainview Planning Team have this week secured permission for a barn conversion under Class Q of the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO), through the Prior Approval process. The challenge: This was a complex and challenging case as the barn … Continued

Plainview Planning are delighted with a recent approval for a change of use application enabling the regeneration of an empty office (Class B1) to become a Yoga studio (Class D2), in the London Borough of Greenwich. The scheme: We had a … Continued

In one of its last actions before the General Election, the DCLG announced a number of changes to the General Permitted Development Order (GPDO) and Use Class Order. These changes consolidate many of the previous amendments, but also introduce a … Continued