In a planning appeal, Acorn Rural Property Consultants have successfully overturned West Somerset Council’s refusal to grant planning permission for the construction

“Certificates of Lawfulness offer an excellent but not always well-known solution for dealing with certain planning cases where development requiring planning consent

“The Court of Appeal has handed down an important ruling that overturns last year’s High Court decision that held Government policies introducing

“Over the years, a number of farmers will have diversified their businesses by converting redundant buildings to offices and other business uses.

“In February we mentioned the planning guidance that says that where buildings are being converted using Class Q permitted development rights they

“We have come across several cases recently where planning consents for development was granted many years ago and some work had been

“The permitted development rights that allow the conversion of agricultural buildings to residential dwellings have received a lot of attention since they were

“The start of a new year is a good time to pause and reflect on what may be coming in the year

The Government’s Chief Planner has issued a new policy statement to local planning authorities that makes intentional unauthorised development a “material consideration”

“The High Court delivered a landmark judgment on 31 July 2015 that quashed national planning guidance that allowed landowners and developers to

“Last month we talked about new national planning guidance that clarified important points of detail in the application of the agricultural to

“In response to the inconsistent approach of Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) to the interpretation and application of the Permitted Development Rights (PDRs)