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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]