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The Government’s Planning and Infrastructure Bill: Key Changes and Impacts
Key Changes in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill 1. Reforming Planning Committees A national delegation system will decide which...
TP Editorial Team
Mar 132 min read

‘Class Q’ consent is not the same as traditional planning permission
Agricultural buildings can be converted to dwellings under the Class Q procedure. Other the fact that the Class Q Permitted Development...
TP Editorial Team
Mar 111 min read


Understanding the Government’s New Approach to Green Belt
The UK government has introduced a new framework for Green Belt planning, redefining how land is assessed and categorised for potential...
TP Editorial Team
Mar 53 min read


Approved: New Home on Underused Nursery Land
We have secured full planning consent for a new three-bedroom detached house on a previously redundant site in Northfield, Birmingham....
Seb Kouyoumjian
Mar 31 min read


Coventry Local Plan Consultation
Coventry City Council is now consulting on the Coventry Local Plan (Regulation 19 – Proposed Submission Plan). The Proposed Submission...
John Baggott
Jan 201 min read


Planning Fee increase on way
On 13th January, the Government tabled a statutory instrument that will increase the fees payable for a wide range of applications,...
Gail Collins
Jan 152 min read

South Warwickshire Local Plan Preferred Options Consultation
Stratford-on-Avon District Council and Warwick District Council have given the go ahead for public consultation on the next stage of the...
John Baggott
Jan 131 min read

Sandwell Council submit Local Plan for Examination
Following on swiftly from the recent Regulation 19 consultation which closed in early November, Sandwell Council has confirmed that it...
John Baggott
Dec 18, 20241 min read

South Staffordshire Council submit Local Plan for Examination
Following on from the Council’s second Regulation 19 consultation earlier this year, South Staffordshire Council submitted their Local...
John Baggott
Dec 18, 20241 min read


National Planning Policy Framework published
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government published the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) on 12th...
Gail Collins
Dec 18, 20242 min read

Four Oaks Padel open for business
We were delighted to have been invited to the grand opening of 2 new floodlit padel courts at Four Oaks Tennis and Padel Club in Sutton...
Gail Collins
Dec 4, 20242 min read

Solihull Call for Sites
Following the well documented recent withdrawal of the Solihull Local Plan from Examination, the Council has now commenced the process...
John Baggott
Dec 2, 20241 min read
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