So long 2024 – what a year of change you proved to be. Out with the Conservative Party, in with Labour, a new National Planning Policy Framework, the launch of Biodiversity Net Gain, the introduction of the Grey Belt to … Continued

We regularly represent clients facing enforcement action. We appreciate that the initial contact from planning enforcement can be quite a nerve-wracking experience, and this article seeks to set out the aims of this type of planning control, some of 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

It was great to collaborate again with the inspirational team at Barefoot Architects, this time on a project which sought to demolish a defunct conservatory, replace with a rear and side extension and retrofit the existing building.  The site was … Continued

Navigating the planning system is something that most people will have to do at one point or another in their lives. Whether it be enlarging your home or constructing that swimming pool you have always dreamed of. However, it’s crucial … 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

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

Are you a commercial enterprise seeking to install an Electric Vehicle Charging forecourt? Or perhaps you have a planning condition that needs discharging relating to an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charge point? Preparing our towns, cities, rural villages and key transport corridors … Continued

A recent project dealt with this very point. Our client was seeking to merge two dwellings into one single dwelling. But does this amalgamation constitute development?  Well, it’s quite a grey area in planning and the answer is, you’ve guessed … Continued

Use Class Order The Town and Country Planning Use Class Order puts uses of land and buildings into various categories known as ‘Use Classes’. Sui generis uses lie outside the Use Class Order.  On 1 September 2020, the Use Class … Continued