Planning Consultancy

Levelling-Up Act becomes law

We have been keeping tabs on the progress of the Levelling-Up Bill and have been actively engaged in resisting the scrapping of what is known colloquially as “the 4-year rule”. After...

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Posted October 26, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Watchdog bites itself

In an ironic twist that has made the national press, Natural England (NE) has indicated that it may have to object to its own planning application for the construction of a...

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Posted October 23, 2023
In Planning Consultancy

What is an agricultural bungalow?

In the world of rural planning, it is common to hear the term “agricultural bungalow” used as shorthand to refer to a bungalow that is subject to a planning condition or...

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Posted September 8, 2023
In Planning Consultancy

Planners on the frontline

A a new wave of talented planners with innovative ideas and ambitions for the communities of tomorrow will soon be landing on a local planning authority near you. This next next...

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Posted June 22, 2023
In Planning Consultancy

Unleashing rural productivity

The charm offensive continues this week with a new multi-departmental Government announcement titled “Unleashing Rural Productivity” and presented as the launch of a new drive to support rural communities. Of particular...

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Posted June 6, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Discontinuance orders

In January 2022 we reported on a sorry tale where a Discontinuance Order made in the 1970s had remained undetected for decades only to have re-emerged when the current owner wished...

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Posted May 19, 2023
In Planning Consultancy

End of 4-year rule confirmed

Followers of our articles will be aware that we have been closely observing the passage of the Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill through Parliament and that we have been involved in...

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Posted April 25, 2023
In Chartered surveyors and land agents

Short term holiday lets

After much controversy in tourism hotspots around dwellings being taken out of the permanent housing market for use as short term holiday lets, the Government has launched two major consultations. The...

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Posted April 13, 2023
In Planning Consultancy

Biodiversity net gain and stacking

“Further to our April 2023 article we are taking a closer look at what Defra has published to-date on the topic of stacking”, says Henry Buckpitt of Acorn Rural Property Consultants....

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Posted April 4, 2023
In Ecology and Biodiversity