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Amanda Stobbs
Dec 13, 20232 min read
Biodiversity Net Gain – Are You Ready?
It is anticipated that by late January/early February 2024 the statutory requirement for proposed developments to deliver a minimum 10%...
TP Editorial Team
Dec 6, 20232 min read
Bring Me Sunshine
Under the provisions of The General Permitted Development etc. (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2023, a raft of amendments to existing...
John Baggott
Nov 23, 20231 min read
Rugby Local Plan Consultation
Rugby Borough Council is currently consulting on their draft Local Plan Review. This consultation relates to the Issues and Options stage...
John Baggott
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Dudley Consults on its new Local Plan
Dudley Council is consulting on their draft Local Plan Review. The Local Plan will set out the policies and proposals that will help...
David Carter
Nov 21, 20231 min read
Review of the Telford & Wrekin Local Plan underway
Telford and Wrekin Council's Local Plan Review is now at its draft plan stage (Regulation 18). The draft Plan sets out the council’s...
Gail Collins
Nov 20, 20232 min read
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act
The Levelling Up and Regeneration Bill has now become an Act after gaining Royal Assent. The LURA represents significant change to the...
David Carter
Nov 16, 20232 min read
Housing Land Supply Figures Across the Midlands
A key task facing all local planning authorities (LPA) is in ensuring an adequate supply of housing land for their area. LPAs are...
acoleman92
Nov 15, 20232 min read
Crisis Averted
Regular readers may recall our article earlier this year on 5th July announcing the submission of a planning application on behalf of...
Gail Collins
Nov 14, 20232 min read
The Importance of Being Thorough!
We have a number of recent successes which involve matters of planning law rather than planning judgement, which have reminded us of the...
Gail Collins
Nov 14, 20231 min read
Increased Planning Fees from December 2023
We have previously reported that proposals to introduce a national planning fee increase of 35% for major applications and 25% for all...
John Baggott
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Outline Permission for 13 New Family Homes
Sometimes applications don’t run quite as smoothly as one would like or reasonably expect, but the final outcome can make up for most of...
David Carter
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Sandwell consults on its new Local Plan
Sandwell Council is consulting on a new Draft Sandwell Local Plan. This Plan identifies where new employment and housing development will...
David Carter
Nov 8, 20231 min read
Update to South Warwickshire Local Plan
Warwick and Stratford on Avon District Councils are working together on the new South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP). There have already...
John Baggott
Sep 28, 20231 min read
Increased Planning Fees Update
We previously reported on 1st August 2023 (please see our website "Latest News" section) that proposals to introduce a national planning...
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