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Another Prior Approval Conversion Approved
Prior Approval has been granted for conversion of a barn into a single dwelling including its curtilage land and building operations...
TP Editorial Team
Apr 11, 20231 min read


Growing in the Green Belt
Tyler Parkes is delighted to have helped Hampton Garden Centre secure planning permission for their plans to improve their existing...
TP Editorial Team
Apr 11, 20232 min read


No Saluting this Magpie
Magpies are often associated with bad luck, with many a superstitious person saluting a single magpie to ward off potential doom; but at...
TP Editorial Team
Apr 11, 20232 min read


Ever Decreasing Reasons to Refuse
It is fair to say that this small-scale housing development on the edge of a village has not had an easy passage through planning....
TP Editorial Team
Apr 4, 20232 min read


‘Pause’ to Solihull Local Plan
Government Inspectors on the Solihull Local Plan Examination have advised the Council to pause the Local Plan until changes are finalised...
Gail Collins
Mar 29, 20232 min read


Consultation on Planning Fee Increases
The Government is consulting on proposals to increase planning fees and to improve the performance of local planning authorities, until...
Gail Collins
Mar 29, 20231 min read


Conversion and Extension to Create a Modern Courtyard Countryside Dwelling
The application site was a former agricultural outbuilding in the countryside near the village of Oxhill. Our client wanted to maximise...
TP Editorial Team
Mar 22, 20231 min read


Permission for NHS
We are delighted to have recently achieved planning permission on behalf of the Midlands Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for a single...
Gail Collins
Mar 22, 20232 min read


What’s All This Then?
We are pleased to have assisted West Midlands Police in securing Advertisement and Listed Building consent for signage for their Police...
TP Editorial Team
Mar 21, 20231 min read


A Big Win: Shirley Morrisons Planning Appeal Dismissed at Public Inquiry
We are incredibly proud of our two colleagues, Dave Carter (planning) and Seb Kouyoumjian (architecture/urban design), who acted as the...
Seb Kouyoumjian
Mar 6, 20233 min read


Dudley ‘Call for Sites’ Up and Running
Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council is currently running a ‘Call for Sites’, until 17th March 2023. The Council agreed on 14th November...
Gail Collins
Feb 8, 20231 min read


Sandwell Consult on Issues & Options and ‘Call for Sites’
Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council have begun consulting on their Issues and Options stage of their Local Plan. The Sandwell Local...
Gail Collins
Feb 8, 20232 min read


Consultation on Changes to National Planning Policy
A Government consultation on changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) commenced just prior to Christmas on 22nd December...
John Baggott
Jan 6, 20231 min read


Update to South Warwickshire Local Plan – including Call for Sites
Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District Councils are working together to produce a new South Warwickshire Local Plan to cover their...
John Baggott
Jan 5, 20231 min read
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