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The Weald of Kent Ploughing Match 2023
On the 16th of September 2023, our Rural, Agency, Lettings, Telecoms and Planning Professionals had great success attending the Weald of Kent Ploughing Match. The first Ploughing Match Batcheller Monkhouse […]
Class BC: New Permitted Development Right for Temporary Campsites
The Batcheller Monkhouse Chartered Town Planners offer a wealth of knowledge and experience to their clients across Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Our teams can and advise and guide you […]
The South of England Show 2023
Batcheller Monkhouse were delighted to be back at The South of England Show on Friday 9th and Saturday 10th June 2023. The annual agricultural event was held at the South […]
Permitted Development Rights for Additional Storeys to a Dwelling
Batcheller Monkhouse Chartered Town Planners have the experience and knowledge to advise and guide clients through the Planning system. Offices covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. Our Tunbridge Wells Planning […]
Heathfield Agricultural Show 2023
Batcheller Monkhouse were thrilled to be back at Heathfield Agricultural Show on Saturday 27th May 2023. Held at Tottingworth Farm in Broad Oak, our Agency and Rural Professionals spent the […]
Careers Fair 2023
On Tuesday 18th April, members of staff from our Tunbridge Wells office attended The Skinners’ School and Tunbridge Wells Grammar School for Girls’ Annual Careers Fair. At Batcheller Monkhouse we […]
Sussex Hospices Trail 2023
At Batcheller Monkhouse we strive to support charities and local communities where we can. Whilst we will continue to support several charities, we are delighted to announce our main charity […]
The Value of Pre-application Advice
Batcheller Monkhouse Chartered Town Planners have the experience and knowledge to advise and guide clients through the planning system. Offices covering Kent, Sussex, Surrey and Hampshire. As planning consultants, the […]
The Queen’s Green Canopy
Batcheller Monkhouse are proud to be raising awareness of The Queen’s Green Canopy. This initiative of planting over a million trees across the nation between October 2021 and March 2023 […]
Wear It Pink
In October 2022, Batcheller Monkhouse once again took part in Wear It Pink to help raise awareness and money for Breast Cancer Now. Breast Cancer Now raise money every year […]
Careers Fair 2022
In October 2022, a team of our Rural Professionals had great success attending Careers Fairs at the Royal Agricultural University and Oxford Brookes University. Royal Agricultural University – Thursday 6th […]
Ploughing Matches 2022
During September 2022 many of our Rural Professionals, Agency, Lettings, Telecoms and Planning teams attended a number of Ploughing Matches across Kent and Sussex. Weald of Kent Ploughing Match The […]
Planning Success in Surrey
Timber Hill Road, Caterham – The Potential of Permitted Development Our Tunbridge Wells Planning Team, working alongside Mike Bliss Architecture ltd, have utilised the recently introduced Class MA Permitted Development […]
Bowel Cancer UK Charity Walk
On Saturday 23rd April staff from our Battle branch will be taking part in a 31 mile Charity Walk to raise funds for Bowel Cancer UK. Charity Walk in Memory […]
Roof Extension, North London
Batcheller Monkhouse were instructed to submit a revised design for a roof extension to an existing block of flats to create 2 additional flats in North London. The Project Having […]
Farm Expo 2022
On Wednesday 2 March Batcheller Monkhouse were thrilled to be back at Farm Expo in Detling, Kent. The popular rural event which takes place at the Kent Showground includes trade […]
Planning Success in East Sussex and Kent
Our Planning Team have continued their success from last year and have hit the new year running securing 3 planning permissions in February 2022. New dwellings in Broad Oak Batcheller […]
Planning in 2022
As we welcome the New Year, there are several new Planning elements to look out for in 2022 including the Planning System Reform, Local Plans, Housing Delivery, Carbon-Neutral Homes and […]
Planning Approval – Operational Use Extension
Our Planning team were delighted to obtain approval to extend the operational use of a local farm shop and café. The farm shop and café is well known in Kent, […]
Water Neutrality
Just as we started getting on top of the Nitrate Neutrality issue on the South coast another issue has arisen affecting development proposals in the more inland areas relating to […]
Environmental Services Hub
A new service from Chartered Surveyors and Chartered Town Planners, Batcheller Monkhouse will help landowners, farmers and developers mitigate climate change and comply with new environmental legislation. Batcheller Monkhouse are […]
Sigma Strategic Land & Nitrate Neutrality
In June 2021, Clare Bartlett MRTPI PIEMA, Partner, took part in a Q&A with Sigma Strategic Land on the thorny issue of nitrate neutrality. Clare heads up the Batcheller Monkhouse […]
Arun District Council Calling for Sites
Arun District Council is calling for sites. They are inviting landowners to submit sites that will be available for housing or commercial development over the next 15 years. The sites […]
Planning Reform Bill
Planning Update: The Planning Reform Bill A new Planning Reform Bill has been announced in the Queens Speech delivered at this weeks opening of Parliament. The purpose of the Bill […]