In a bid to provide space for off-site biodiversity net gain, Horsham District Council have launched a call for sites to find land that may be available for this purpose.
They are looking for parcels of land that can be used to deliver biodiversity net gain (BNG) for at least 30 years.
...From the outside, the planning system can appear to be highly complicated and confusing to navigate. Its purpose is to manage the development of land and buildings so that it comes forward in a way that is sustainable, meeting the Government’s economic, social and environmental objectives set out...
Windsor & Maidenhead’s public consultation on the draft Building Height and Tall Buildings Supplementary Planning Document is due to close at midnight on Tuesday 11th October 2022.
To find out more, including viewing the draft SPD document and supporting documents visit...
Use Classes were brought into force through The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (known as the “UCO”). This Order places the uses of land and buildings into various categories known as Use Classes. Buildings and sites can change how they are used so without requiring planning...
Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council are currently preparing a new Local Plan. The plan will set out a positive vision for the future of the borough and will be used by the local authority in determining planning applications. It will replace the saved policies from the previous Local Plan adopted...
We are proud to say that Squires Planning have got another plan over the line!
The Steyning Neighbourhood Plan passed referendum on 14th July 2022 and was made at Horsham Full Council on 7th September 2022. Horsham District Council have now confirmed that the plan will carry full statutory weight...
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