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The Use Class Order – Quite the amendment!
We were advised of changes to the Use Class Order more firmly on the 30th June 2020, in a letter to ...
Build better, not just more!
It has been quite a few weeks in the world of planning. We have had various statements, including th...
Part Four: The future of planning – Flexibility and Permitted Development
On Tuesday the 30 June 2020, the Prime Minister gave a speech entitled ‘Build, Build, Build’. Th...
Upward extensions and permitted development – it’s happened!
The idea of upward extensions to create new homes has been knocked around for some time, in August 2...
UK Government extension of Planning Permissions
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) issued a statement (view source) o...
Part Three – Permanent changes of use on our high streets
In the previous article of our four-part series, we covered ‘Meanwhile Uses and Temporary Changes ...
Co-location living – the new solution for our communities
In this ever changing Covid-19 world, where people are rethinking how their lives and the built envi...
Part Two – Meanwhile and Temporary uses of space
The term “Meanwhile Use” has come to the fore relatively recently. It represents a range of stra...
Part One – Planning changes on the High Street
There are growing questions and concerns, about how public life will take place, post-pandemic. High...
The legacy of Covid-19
A lot has happened for businesses in the past month, on a global scale. It is no different here at P...
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