Site Ownership Certificates
A correct ownership certificate must be completed on all planning application forms stating the current ownership details of the land to which the application relates. [...]
South-East England Major Projects
A summary of significant planning projects and events in the South-East of England this year. In the pipeline: Worthing Bayside Developer Roffey Homes has been [...]
Castle Point likely to avoid government intervention
Castle Point Borough Council is unlikely to face intervention from the government, it has been revealed despite little apparent progress in the preparation of its [...]
Introducing our new Design Studio recruits
We are pleased to announce the arrival of two new members to our Design Studio Team. Megan Koch and Zain Al-Hadethi have joined Smart Planning [...]
Enforcement notice upheld against ‘extreme example’ of overgrown ivy
A planning enforcement notice has been upheld by an Inspector against a 'very overgrown' house in south Wales, ruling that its 'unkempt and abandoned appearance' [...]
Councils cannot delay prior approval barn conversion decisions
The High Court has rules that councils do not have the power to extend decision deadlines for agricultural to residential prior approval determinations under the [...]
Smart Planning Team Building Day
A selection of photos from our team building day at Go Ape! in Thetford Forest. 09 August 2019
Flats with no windows allowed in Watford
A Planning Inspector has allowed plans to convert an industrial building in Watford into 15 bedsits, despite seven bedsits having no windows, ruling that the scheme met [...]
Extensions plans halted due to loss of light to solar panels
A High Court Judge has halted a proposed house extension in Kent after a neighbour claimed it would block light to his solar panels in a [...]
21,000 news jobs forecast for Essex garden communities
Campaigners say they are sceptical about claims that 21,000 new jobs could be created through garden communities in north Essex over the next 30 years. The [...]
Plans for Chester Northgate scheme submitted
Detailed plans for the initial phase of Chester Northgate, including a new indoor market, six-screen Picturehouse cinema, public square and car park, have been submitted [...]
Councils in England are estimated to have built more than 13,000 homes last year, the highest amount in the last two decades, according to the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI).
The RTPI have published evidence confirming at least 9,000 homes have been directly created by local authorities in England in 2017-2018. 42% of the homes [...]