The government has introduced a revised formula for assessing local housing need (LHN), altering the standard method used by councils to...

As I approach my 20th year as a Town Planner, operating in both Local Government and Private Practice, it is interesting to see various...

Uffington Barn Prior approval granted for the conversion of a disused Dutch barn to form a single dwelling following a previous refusal...

In March this year, I submitted an appeal against the refusal of Malvern Hills District Council to grant prior approval for the...

Uttlesford District Council have approved our application for a new dwelling in the heart of the Shortgrove estate in Saffron Walden...

Despite difficulty grappling with the concept of the fallback position, the North Kesteven Planning Committee resolved to approve our...

Rutland | Erection of 1 No. 3 storey dwelling with associated driveway, parking and garage with first floor habitable space...

Our redevelopment of a rescue kennels in the Nottinghamshire green belt to five houses won the approval of an Inspector who found 'very...

A website has been recently launched by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) to allow the general public to gain an understanding of...

The 2021 Housing Delivery Tests (HDT) results were published last month, revealing the 51 councils facing the strictest planning penalty...

Rutland | Erection of 4 No. residential two-storey dwellings (2020/0706/FUL) The site is located in the charming village of Great...

If you, like many, are interested in helping towards the reduction in climate change but are baffled by what to do after all the...

In recent years, the response of the planning system has been to understand and recognise the unsuitability of new estates today that...

Controversial comments were made in the Conservative Conference this month, including the likes of the abolition of the Planning...

Our application for a single-storey rear extension to a dwelling­—which was granted approval under Class Q—has been approved by West...

Full planning permission was granted by Blaby District Council for the change of use of a redundant agricultural building to form...

In the normal course of events, permitted development requiring prior approval under Class Q can be begun upon the receipt by the...

The Rutland application followed the grant of prior approval for the change of use of the neighbouring agricultural buildings which...

The Prime Minister spoke of breathing new life into town centres at the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre in Coventry, expanding on the...

Officers at Rutland County Council have recommended to their Members that they withdraw their emerging Local Plan due to it not meeting...