Planning Consent in the Green Belt
With so much of the South East subject to designations such as Green Belt, National Park or Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty it is hard to imagine how...
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Planning Success
It has been a very busy couple of months for the Batcheller Monkhouse Planners. Since lockdown we have received 49 planning instructions, from single dwellings up to 578...
New Permitted Development Rights to Come into Effect in England
New permitted development rights have recently been announced in England as part of the UK Government’s plans to reform the planning system and fast track the development of...
Positive Planning Decisions Boosting Rural Businesses
Positive planning decisions can boost your rural business, with over 60% of farms in the UK having diversified in some way, and diversification projects now accounting for 22%...
Certificate of Lawfulness
Our planning team were asked to review a farm which had a number of agricultural building including an AOC property. There was a section 52 agreement stating that...
Planning Conditions – Changes in Legislation
New legislation comes in to force on 1st October 2018 which prevents Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) from imposing pre-commencement conditions to planning permissions without the written agreement of...
Planning Applications
The primary method of securing planning permission requires the submission of a Planning Application to the Local Planning Authority. The level of work required to prepare a request...
Property or Land Planning Appraisal
A property or land planning appraisal is an important stage in the delivery of a successful development scheme. A planning appraisal sets out the planning background to a...
Housing Delivery
Over the years, much Government effort has gone into trying to speed up the planning process and make it more efficient with one aim in mind – building...
Garden Shed Conversion
Can you make an income from your garden shed? With the trend increasing for quirky holiday retreats have you considered the possibility of converting your outbuildings and entering...
Unwanted Garden Land
Releasing value from unwanted garden land can be a great way to generate funds to pay off your current mortgage or boost your pension pot. With greater life...
Environmental Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessment is an integral part of the planning system. The EIA process allows for the environmental effects of certain development projects to be understood and mitigated...