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Planning Fee Increase – 1st April 2025
Planning application fees will rise steeply from 1st April in a bid to plug a major funding shortfall for local authority planning departments. Fees relating to Prior Approval and Prior Notification applications are one example, where the charge will double. The new fee for changing the use of agricultural buildings to residential will be £516 […]
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2025 – A Big Year for the Planning System and Development Industry?
The updated National Planning Policy Framework, revised practice guidance, and upcoming reforms are expected to begin establishing the conditions needed within the planning system to address the various obstacles to development. The government’s new requirement for certain local authorities to add a 20 per cent buffer to their five-year housing land supply figure from […]
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Planning Team Ends Year on a High
Our Planning Team ends the year with planning application and appeal successes this week including the following: *Planning Application Granted: Change of use of a commercial building used for packaging dog food to a children’s nursery. *Planning Appeal Allowed: Change of use of land to B8 storage for self-storage containers. Head of […]
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