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Tyler-Parkes has secured Permission in Principle for the development of a single dwelling in Wootton Wawen.

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

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Tyler-Parkes Secures Consent for Solar Field at Farncombe Estate

Tyler-Parkes is delighted to announce that planning consent has been granted for the development of a new solar field at the Farncombe Estate in Broadway. This permission is the culmination of over two years of collaboration with Farncombe Estate, ARB Architects, and the wider technical team. Together we carefully addressed a wide range of planning considerations, including landscape and visual impact, glint and glare, archaeology, ecology, and highways. Working constructivel

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Nov 41 min read

Solihull’s Green Belt Protection Leads to “Town” Status for Knowle, Dorridge and Bentley Heath

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

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Oct 301 min read

Birmingham launches consultation on new Local Plan – key focus on Growth Zones

Birmingham City Council has opened a six-week public consultation on its Birmingham Local Plan – Focused Preferred Options Document (FPOD) , running from Thursday 23 October to Thursday 4 December 2025 . The FPOD sets out the emerging Development Strategy for the city to 2044 , identifying 15 Growth Zones as the main focus for new housing, employment, and regeneration. These are locations with strong regeneration potential, good public transport connections, and acces

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Oct 231 min read

Government May Ease Affordable Housing Requirements Amid Viability Pressures

Policy review signals more flexibility ahead The Government is reportedly considering measures to make affordable housing requirements more flexible, amid growing concern that current targets are stalling development across the country. In London, Mayor Sadiq Khan has confirmed that “nothing is off the table” as the Greater London Authority reviews the city’s long-standing 35 per cent affordable housing threshold. Developers argue that the existing target renders many schemes

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Oct 172 min read

“Inspectors Regain Powers to Recommend Green Belt Reviews”

Housing Minister Matthew Pennycook has written to the Planning Inspectorate confirming that inspectors can once again recommend local planning authorities undertake Green Belt reviews as part of the Local Plan examination process. The announcement, made in October 2025, marks a significant shift in planning policy and restores a power removed more than a decade ago. It means that where a submitted Local Plan is found to fall short of housing or employment land requirements, P

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Oct 133 min read