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
Calling all residents, local businesses, land owners and developers – consultation on the Cheltenham, Gloucester and Tewkesbury Strategic and Local Plan (SLP) is go! Kicking off proceedings with their Regulation 18 consultation, this is very much the first stage in … 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
A number of our clients and prospective clients have been asking us for an update on the 4 year rule. When we wrote about it last year, at that point the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill was under House of … Continued
A great scheme which will bring new housing to a sustainable location, regenerate a dilapidated site and encourage new commercial enterprises to the area. We are delighted to have secured planning consent for the conversion, extension and alteration of a … Continued
This week South Gloucestershire Council has launched a Regulation 18 consultation for their new local plan, along with a call for sites. Regulation 18 consultation – South Gloucestershire’s new local plan The consultation is titled South Gloucestershire, new Local Plan … Continued
This project sought full planning permission for the conversion of 1x agricultural building into a 2x bed dwelling with associated works, including the erection of boundary fencing, various biodiversity improvements, a cycle store and EV charging point. It was an … Continued
It was great working with the team at Urban and Rural again, this time on a scheme for 28 dwellings outside the settlement boundary in Dover. It has certainly been a long tail scheme, with our involvement in it spanning … 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