An update to the Use Classes Order in England has come into effect as of 1st September 2020, bringing significant changes to several of the existing use classes. The principal change to the Use Classes Order is the creation of Use Class E which will now include most shops (previously […]
Borough of Poole: Darryl Howells of Pure Town Planning has secured a Certificate of Lawfulness of a Existing Use or Development (CLEUD) to confirm that a planning permission for 2 houses was commenced prior to the expiry date of the permission, despite planning conditions being outstanding. Under Section 191 of […]
Weymouth and Portland Borough Council: Pure Town Planning has won an appeal to convert the Former North Quay Council Offices into 56 self-contained flats. The application utilised permitted development rights that allow offices (B1(a) use) to be converted to residential (C3 use) use subject to compliance with the relevant restrictions. […]
England: A Happy New Year to all our readers, clients and colleagues. But we begin with the news that just before Christmas parliamentary approval was given to the legislation which will introduce a 20% increase to planning fees – the change will take effect from 17 January 2018. This means […]
England: Draft regulations providing for a 20 per cent increase in planning application fees were laid before Parliament on the 19th October 2017. The regulations have to be approved by both Houses of Parliament which is anticipated to be before the end of the year. Once approved the new fees […]
England: Following various government consultations in early 2016, the Department for Communities and Local Government have announced that they are pressing ahead with legislation to create brownfield registers and introduce new planning powers that will allow Local Planning Authorities to grant permission in principle. With effect from 16th April 2017 the […]
East Dorset District Council: Pure Town Planning are pleased to have announce that we have won an appeal against East Dorset District Council for AJ Developments resulting in planning permission being granted for the erection of a new dwelling near Wimborne. The appeal was particularly interesting as it related to a […]
England: Following their success in the Court of Appeal as we reported last week, the Government has returned the national 10-unit affordable housing threshold to its Planning Practice Guidance making it clear to Council’s that this is once again adopted Government policy which they must take into account in making […]
England: The Court of Appeal has just handed down judgement in the Governments’s appeal against the West Berkshire and Reading judicial review judgement of 31 July 2015 (see our post here). The appeal has been allowed which reverses the original judgement thus effectively reinstating the Government’s policies which were originally introduced […]
England: After much speculation, permitted development rights to allow the conversion of offices (Use Class B1(a)) to residential (Use Class C3) have been made permanent by the Government with effect from 6 April 2016. Temporary permitted development rights allowing the conversion of office buildings were first introduced by coalition Government in 2013 […]
