Part Four: The future of planning – Flexibility and Permitted Development
Published: 02.07.20
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!
Published: 26.06.20
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
Published: 25.06.20
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
Published: 15.06.20
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
Published: 12.06.20
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
Published: 29.05.20
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
Published: 15.05.20
There are growing questions and concerns, about how public life will take place, post-pandemic. High...
The legacy of Covid-19
Published: 22.04.20
A lot has happened for businesses in the past month, on a global scale. It is no different here at P...
Planning for the future
Published: 20.03.20
Last week, the Government set out their approach for planning, in the form a ministerial statement. ...