The Government is consulting on a proposed new permitted development right which would allow the change of use from the new Class E (which includes a myriad of commercial, business and service uses) to Class C3 (Residential) in England. The consultation runs until 28 January 2021 and would, if...

Mid Sussex District Council are inviting individuals, landowners, developers and site promoters to put forward sites to be considered through the forthcoming update to the Strategic Housing and Economic Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA). The SHELAA will be used to inform the District Plan...

The Mayor of London has sent the Publication London Plan December 2020 to the Secretary of State. He now has up to 6 weeks to decide whether he is content for the Mayor to formally publish the Publication London Plan (or request a further extension of time). Once the Mayor has formally received...

Philip Lewis, the Inspector examining the new Local Plan for Tandridge District, has written to the District Council advising that "...as things stand, the submitted Plan has a number of significant soundness issues which do not appear capable of being fixed and the point has been reached where a...

Maidstone Borough Council have launched their Local Plan Review: Regulation 18b Preferred Approach Consultation 2020. 

The consultation runs from 1st of December 2020 to the 22nd of December 2020 and sets out the preferred spatial strategy for future development, proposed amendments to existing...

English local authorities have been instructed to temporarily suspend planning enforcement activity in relation to store opening hours in a bid to support the high street through the festive period.

According to a statement from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG)...