What next for the High Street
It seems like every day we hear of another High Street Chain filing for administration or bankruptcy. In 2018 (more than ever) […]
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Permitted Development 7 Years On
It has been some 7 years since the release of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) (England) Order 2010. […]
Read more1960’s Planning Conditions- Groovy Man
Just had an interesting one across my desk.
The Council alledge that a condition from a 1960’s planning permission removes permitted development rights. Groovy Man!
The Man Who New Best
The moral of the story is to take advice before submitting an application you may not require.
Read moreBrighton goes HMO Heavy
Brighton goes HMO Heavy – A Brighton landlord has been told to stop letting a family home to students – the fourth since new rules over shared houses in the city were introduced.
St Mary Magdalene Street
Primary Use – the Bedtime Story Version
The primary planning use is always the last known lawful use of the building (unless abandoned and you really don’t want to go there!) Only one of the three triggers above can alter the primary use. There is no other mechanism by which you may claim an alternative use class for a property.
Read moreWhat is ‘Permitted Development’ anyway?
There is always some confusion in Planning Practice what ‘Permitted Development’ is. To the lay person development that you do not need to get a planning permission for. To the experienced practitioner it is a bit more than that. However, even to Senior Planning Officers it can be a bit…confusing.
Read moreSouthampton vs The HMO
In recent weeks we have been hearing rumour coming from our ‘friends’ at Southampton City Council.
The story followed that the City Council was actively looking to replace all HMO’s within the City with Hall of Residence Places thus squeezing out the HMO market.
If Southampton was trying to say it was not biased things were not looking good.
Read morePopulation Explosion?
For England, the population is projected to increase by 9.0 million from 2014 to 2039. England, therefore, accounts for a large part of the overall population increase. This is 0.6 per cent higher than the projection in the previous 2012 Population Projection.
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