Why tree preservations orders can occasionally leave property owners stumped
What happens when the Local Planning Authority doesn’t agree with the householder that a tree…
November 20, 2018 By Duncan Tilney
Unauthorised changes to listed homes
An individual has recently been fined £1,200 after pleading guilty to making unauthorised changes to…
October 5, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Mitigation and screening for appropriate assessment
Proposing development on European Sites already needs to be approached carefully by aggregates businesses. And…
July 16, 2018 By Chris Tofts
Lawful change of use refused due to failure to discharge planning conditions
A Planning Inspector has supported a local planning authority’s (“LPA”) refusal of a certificate of…
April 18, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Improving the use of planning conditions – have your say!
The government recognises the need to speed up the planning system, something which has been…
February 7, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Community Infrastructure Levy – a reflection
The concept of the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) was introduced in the Planning Act 2008…
January 29, 2018 By Sarah-Jane Williams-Cole
Hope for housing development?
The clock is ticking for LPAs to prepare and publish their brownfield registers ahead of the…
January 26, 2018 By Duncan Tilney
Brownfield Land Register – time to consider residential development
Recent regulations put pressure on local authorities to maintain and review their Brownfield Land Registers…
January 16, 2018 By Duncan Tilney
Isolated homes in the Countryside
Anyone hoping to build a new home in the countryside will need to think about…
December 7, 2017 By Sinead Lowry
New houses in multiple occupation to require planning permission in Falmouth
Investors and landlords are among the groups who may find themselves affected on 16 June…
May 23, 2017 By Chris Tofts
A30 Carland Cross to Chiverton Cross update
The public consultation on the proposals to upgrade the Carland Cross to Chiverton Cross section…
February 24, 2017 By Tim Walmsley
Developers beware – the hidden costs of section 38 agreements
Traditional hierarchy of infrastructure agreements Section 38 highways agreements rank low in the pecking order…
December 21, 2016 By Chris Tofts