Key Changes to Rural Planning Policy
The latest changes to the government’s planning policy were published on the 24th July 2018 with a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
The latest changes to the government’s planning policy were published on the 24th July 2018 with a revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).
Following the announcement of changes to the General Permitted Development Order of the Town and Country Planning Act 2015 in April 2018, AssetSphere have been successful in acquiring consent for 5 dwellings on a site in North Dorset.
AssetSphere have been successful in securing permission for a new agricultural building under the revised Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) Order 2018.
Class R is the change of use of agricultural buildings to flexible commercial uses under the General Permitted Development Order 2015.
Under the new planning fee legislation, all planning fees in England will increase by 20% from 17 January 2018.
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Assetoptimal were recently success in securing planning consent for a client via a Certificate of Lawfulness of Existing Use or Development avoiding a lengthy and costly public inquiry appeal.
Further changes to the government’s permitted development legislation came into place on 1 October 2017, allowing for industrial buildings that fulfill a set of criteria to be turned into residential dwellings.
A change to permitted development rights will see growth in the height of telecoms masts that will be exempt from the need for planning permission.