Planning | Evans Jones

Development Opportunities - NPPF December 2024

New Housing Land Supply and Standard Method create new opportunities

Goodbye 4 Year Rule for Unauthorised Development

New time limits for enforcement come into effect on the 25th April 2024

Review of Infrastructure Levy Consultation 2023

Planning consultant, Anthony Cogan discusses the recent review on the infrastructure Levy. Published by the Department for Levelling up Housing and Communities (DLUHC) on the 17 March 2023. Here we consider the implications of the Community Infrastructure

Planning Application Fee Increase - Consultation

Planning consultant, Anthony Cogan discusses the recent review of how to improve the town planning process.

Is land availability really the problem?

New DLUHC statistics show that the perception that most new development is gobbling up our green and pleasant land is at odds with reality.

First Homes Scheme - Government Releases ‘Model Section 106 Agreement’

The First Homes Scheme came into effect in June 2021; however due to transitional reasons didn’t come into full force until 28th December 2021.

Appeal Allowed - Coombe Hill, Tewkesbury

A non-determination appeal made by Bovis Homes Ltd and Robert Hitchins Ltd against Tewkesbury Borough Council has been allowed.

General Permitted Development Order – Use class E to residential conversion

The Government have published the expected changes to the General Permitted Development Order 2015.

Heritage - Court of Appeal Decision

The Court of Appeal has rejected a series of appeals brought by a developer over the future of the former college at Bramshill.

Isolated Dwelling – Court of Appeal Decision

The Court of Appeal has rejected a series of appeals brought by a developer over the future of the former college at Bramshill.

Housing Land Supply Oxfordshire

The Minister of State for Housing has confirmed that Oxfordshire, which, since 2018, only needed to demonstrate having a 3 year housing land supply, would now need to maintain a 5 year supply.

Sale confirmed for Honda Swindon site

Honda UK Manufacturing have agreed the sale of their production site in Swindon to Europe’s largest developer of industrial and logistics facilities; Panattoni.