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Project Win – Ilford

Published: 10.04.19

Having regard to the two previous pre-application responses from the London Borough of Redbridge tha...

NPPF Implications – Town centre diversification and boundary revision

Published: 10.04.19

Prompted by the continuing changes in the retail sector and the impact this is having on the urban f...

NPPF implications – Green Belt

Published: 10.04.19

Whilst Green Belt land continues to be afforded a high level of protection,  the new NPPF’s narr...

The requirements for making a valid application for planning permission

Published: 28.02.19

Acquiring planning permission for your dream development can be a stressful process. Planning permis...

New housing delivery test measurements

Published: 20.02.19

Under the housing delivery test, all authorities delivering under 95 per cent of their housing requi...

Extending permitted development rights on the high street

Published: 29.01.19

The government’s ‘Planning Reform: Supporting the High Street and Increasing the Delivery of New...

How digital tools can increase public engagement prior to submission

Published: 16.01.19

The revised NPPF (2018) continues to encourage applicants for planning permission to engage with the...

The Insight: Raynsford Review

Published: 30.11.18

In 2017, the TCPA commissioned an Independent review of planning in England. Chaired by former Housi...

Planning for Climate Change

Published: 29.11.18

Since 2010, the British planning system has been subject to an intense period of structural and lega...

The Exemptions to Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain

Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (“BNG”) came into effect on 12th February, for major development...

Autumn Statement – Planning Measures

In yesterday’s Autumn Statement, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced a number of measures to tackle t...

Small Sites Contributions

Several London Councils have adopted Local Plans in 2022 and several more are at advanced stages wit...

Levelling Up – Levys, S106 and CIL

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill revealed the Government’s intentions for the Infrastructure...

The Queens Speech – Our Takeaways

We had been promised so much, yet now it finally seems official that drastic planning reforms have b...

Councils Under Pressure

It has been long reported about Council planning departments struggling under the pressure of a sign...

NPPF Happy 10th Anniversary

Happy Anniversary Sunday 27th March marks the 10th anniversary of the introduction of the National P...

The Year Ahead

Following a well-earned break over Christmas, we are back and all guns blazing. 2021 was an incredib...

Planning Decisions

The latest data on planning decisions from the previous quarter were released at the end of 2021. Of...

Class R Experience

Planning Insight has helped clients deliver a number of permissions under Class R of the Town and Co...