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Best Interior Design Trends
Interior Design  ·  Interiors
Top 8 Interior Design Trends for 2020: London & UK Edition

After several months in lockdown and varying degrees of post-lockdown, the majority of us have had a lot of time on our hands to take a good look at our homes. You’ve probably wondered about the top interior design trends […]

21st October 2020

Post-Covid UK planning changes
Coronavirus  ·  Planning Permission
Coronavirus & Town Planning: What’s Changed and What’s Next?

As it became clear what kind of impact the COVID-19 crisis was having, we put together a blog post about planning applications and COVID-19 to let our clients – and anyone else who was interested – know how coronavirus was […]

23rd September 2020

Outline Planning Application, timescales, cost, examples and conditions
Planning Permission  ·  Property Development
Why Do Professionals Think Outline Planning Permission is a Good Idea?

When you are applying for planning permission for a large project, you normally have two options: go for full planning permission or apply  for outline planning permission.  If you ever look at the notices that appear on lampposts and council […]

9th September 2020

Reserved Matters Application, planning UK
Planning Permission  ·  Property Development
Reserved Matters Applications: How to Get Yours Approved

Have you ever wondered what reserved matters in planning means? Once you have outline planning permission, you have three years in which to apply for reserved matters approval. So in other words, having an outline planning permission doesn’t mean you […]

8th September 2020

Demolishing and rebuilding vacant and redundant residential and commercial buildings
Permitted Development  ·  Property Development
Demolishing Vacant Buildings to Build Flats or a House Without Planning Permission

If you own – or are thinking of buying – a derelict or vacant block of flats, offices or workshops in England, there’s some good news for you.  On 30 June 2020, Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced the expansion of […]

3rd September 2020

New Use Classes Order 2020
Change of Use  ·  Planning Permission
New Use Class Order 2020: Use Class E and the Key Changes Explained

If you own (or are thinking of buying or leasing) a shop, restaurant, workshop, offices, or even a gym in England, big changes to the use classes are on their way. From 1 September 2020, the old use classes that […]

21st August 2020

Extending Houses Upwards Without Planning Permission
Permitted Development  ·  Upward Extensions
Upward Extensions: Adding 2 Storeys to Your House Without Planning Permission

You may have heard on the news or read in the newspapers that from 1 September 2020, homeowners can extend their homes upwards and add extra storeys to their house without needing planning permission.  Maybe you’ve also heard that you […]

13th August 2020

Upward Extension for shops and offices
Permitted Development  ·  Upward Extensions
Upward Extensions: Building Flats on Top of Shops or Offices without Planning Permission

Do you own a low-rise terrace building or a low or medium-rise detached building that has shops, offices or a café in it?  How does the possibility of increasing and diversifying your revenue stream by extending upwards and building flats […]

13th August 2020

Extending Buildings upwards in London and in the UK
Permitted Development  ·  Upward Extensions
Upward Extensions: Adding 2 Storeys to Blocks of Flats Without Planning Permission

Do you own a block of flats and would like to extend upwards to add more apartments?  From 1 August 2020, you might be able to add two storeys on top without needing planning permission. The government is hoping this […]

13th August 2020

Upward Extensions New Permitted Development rights
Permitted Development  ·  Upward Extensions
Extending Buildings Upwards: The Future of Housing [August 2020]

The government is in the middle of making major changes to planning rules in England. Some of the changes have come as big surprises. But the new permitted development rights to extend upwards had been talked about for a long […]

12th August 2020

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