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Milton Keynes cannot keep up….apparently

So the story goes like this. Four applications for prior approval were submitted on the same day on the same site and […]

Its the 7th April and the National Standards and Prior Approval applications are now permanently conjoined. From yesterday the 6th of April […]

The term ‘Shell Application’ was given to me by Chris Dale, the then Head of Development Management at Woking Borough Council and […]

Do you have an asset that’s proving difficult to let? Would you just like to maximise marketability? A “flexible” or “dual-use” planning […]

Dear Mr Jenrick Please accept my apologies for the direct approach in this matter however as the Minister for Communities, Homes and […]

I have recently been advising a gentleman who approached us with a knotty planning problem. With their kind permission I requested that […]

It is seldom acceptable for a Council to add to the reasons for refusal on the submission of a planning application. In […]

So for this post I wanted to reflect upon the Raglan Gatehouse development and it’s journey through the planning system. This application […]

The common failing of many application processes is a failure to understand the basics of the planning game. These are the Starting […]