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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

Wootton Wawen Tyler-Parkes is delighted to have secured Permission in Principle for the development of a single dwelling on an infill plot in Wootton Wawen, within Stratford District.    The application site is located within the Wootton Wawen infill boundary, where residential development can be supported.  Stratford District Council only has a 2.74-year housing land supply, falling considerably short of the required five years.   Consequently, the tilted balance is triggere

Solihull Council has made what one senior councillor called a “decision of national significance” by reclassifying Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath (KDBH) as a single town — a move designed to strengthen Green Belt protection around the settlements. The change means that, in planning terms, the Green Belt will now serve to prevent the  new town  from merging with other settlements, rather than separating the three villages from each other. Balsall Common has also been given

Tyler Parkes is pleased to confirm that planning permission and listed building consent have been secured for the change of use and...