Sep 6, 2021 | Planning Enforcement
06 Sep 2021 Finally some good news for landlords and property developers! District planning authorities in England issue fewest number of enforcement notices since records began District planning authorities in England issued fewer than...
Aug 11, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Planning Enforcement
11 Aug 2021 A consultation is to begin next month regarding the designation of an entire city as a Short Term Let Control Area. If Edinburgh council eventually gives the go ahead – and if the concept is approved by the Scottish Government – the new powers...
Jun 9, 2021 | Other News, Planning Enforcement
09 Jun 2021 Planning permissions must rise by 40% if the government is to meet its target of building 300,000 homes by the mid-2020s, a report has said.Research produced by planning consultancy Lichfields and commissioned by the Land Promoters and...
May 7, 2021 | Other News, Planning Enforcement
07 May 2021 In what was only a hollow victory for the owner, the almost toothless Local Government Ombudsman has given Worcester City Council only a small slap on the wrist for giving a landlord false information as part of his Pre Application planning advice which...
Apr 12, 2021 | Legislation & Regulations, Planning Enforcement
12 Apr 2021 Guest post by our Planning Expert Colin Smith Another game changer for your development strategy…. Councils must support unplanned sites to deliver homes for first-time buyers, says government on 6 April 2021 according to Ellie Kahn and Richard...
Mar 11, 2021 | Court Fine, Planning Enforcement
11 Mar 2021 A landlord who illegally turned a London property into 13 flats has been hit by nearly £200,000 in fines, costs and a confiscation order. Inanc Elitok pleaded guilty to ignoring two previous notices at a hearing at Snaresbrook Crown Court, in a case...
