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Planning permission has been granted for the change of use of an existing ancillary building to a self-contained dwelling at Orchard House, Dorridge . The application, prepared and submitted by The Tyler Parkes Partnership, demonstrates how smaller-scale opportunities within established residential curtilages can make a meaningful contribution to housing delivery in constrained locations. The Proposal The scheme sought consent to: Convert an existing building previously used

The Government has announced proposed changes to Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) that should make the system simpler and more workable for smaller developments. The changes, published on 15 April 2026, are aimed at reducing unnecessary cost, delay and complexity, particularly on minor residential schemes. The most significant proposal is a new exemption for sites of 0.2 hectares or less. In practice, this could remove BNG requirements from around half of residential planning appl

Tyler-Parkes is delighted that, subject to completion of a S106 Agreement with regard to Carbon off-set the Planning Committee of Warwick District Council agreed with the Officer recommendation to grant planning permission for the development of four new dwellings on a former car park adjacent to Hermes House, Coventry Road, Cubbington. The application was on behalf of Humco Ltd. The scheme proposes two pairs of semi-detached homes, designed to reflect the character of the su

Tyler Parkes is pleased to have helped secure a positive outcome on application Ladbroke Road, Bishop’s Itchington, where Stratford-on-Avon District Council resolved to grant planning permission for six detached dwellings and associated works, subject to the completion of a Section 106 agreement. Tyler Parkes acted as planning agent for the scheme and the architects were Robothams . The application was considered by Planning Committee following local objection, including from

The Government’s new draft guidance on planning committees, published on 26 March 2026, points to a major change in how planning decisions may be made in England. The core idea is straightforward: more routine and technical decisions should be made by officers, with planning committees focusing only on genuinely significant proposals. The most notable practical change is that familiar local mechanisms such as ward member call-ins and committee referral based purely on objec

A recent North Warwickshire appeal decision is a useful reminder of how strongly housing land supply is now influencing outcomes. The Inspector allowed up to 39 dwellings at Newton Regis even though the scheme conflicted with the settlement hierarchy and was found to be disproportionate in scale for a small village. The reason was simple: the Council could only show around 2.2 years of housing land supply , so the benefits of delivering housing, including 40% affordable h

Draft NPPF consultation: what it means for SME housing and strategic sites The Government is consulting on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and related reforms aimed at improving delivery and certainty. For most landowners and SME developers, the immediate relevance is practical: the draft direction of travel is likely to shape how LPAs negotiate, how applications are evidenced, and what Inspectors expect to see at appeal. The parts most likely to affect li

New guidance was announced by PINS on Friday 20 th February 2026 What the guidance says You can use AI to help prepare appeal/application/examination material, as long as it’s used responsibly and transparently. You must tell PINS if AI was used to draft or substantially rewrite text, create summaries/analysis, generate or alter images/video, or do anything beyond straightforward formatting. You do not need to declare routine tools like spellcheck, grammar suggestions, forma

Tyler-Parkes has won a planning appeal securing planning permission on land between 39 and 79 Earlswood Road, Dorridge. Acting as planning consultant, Tyler-Parkes managed the planning strategy, application process and appeal representation, resulting in the appeal being allowed and granting Permission in Principle (PiP) for between 1 and 5 self or custom-build plots/dwellings (decision dated 4 February 2026).The Inspector acknowledged harm to landscape and character and impa

Residents and businesses are being asked to comment on the issues and options that the Council’s emerging local plan should look to address. The Council is preparing a new Local Plan following major national planning reforms and the withdrawal of the previous draft plan. The Plan will guide where new homes, jobs and supporting infrastructure should be located across the borough up to 2043. The consultation outlines options for locating new development and asks for views on h

We’re pleased to welcome Lucy Wilson to Tyler Parkes . Lucy joins us as Associate Planning Director , bringing experience from HS2 (High Speed Two) Ltd and a strong track record supporting complex, large-scale infrastructure and stakeholder-led planning projects. Lucy will be working across our planning portfolio, helping clients navigate strategy, risk and delivery through the planning system.

The planning environment remains pro-development in intent, but delivery is increasingly shaped by three realities: (1) plan-making lag, (2) acute housing land supply shortfalls, and (3) a tougher expectation that schemes “earn” permission through design, infrastructure and nature outcomes. Two national developments are setting the direction of travel: the December 2024 National Planning Policy Framework (as corrected in February 2025), and the Planning and Infrastructure Act

The Government has launched a 12-week consultation on a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), setting out wide-ranging changes intended to create a more rules-based and predictable planning system. The proposals focus on boosting housing delivery in well-connected locations, strengthening the brownfield-first approach, and encouraging higher-density development around railway stations. These are consultation proposals only , and the Government is seeking views f

Dear Clients, Colleagues and Friends, As we head towards the end of 2025, we would like to thank everyone we have worked with this year. It has been a period of rapid policy change, new opportunities in the planning system, and continued progress on projects across the region. Your support and collaboration have been central to our success. Despite ongoing challenges in housing supply and national policy uncertainty, the year has brought many positive outcomes, including succ