You might not think much about the section of an application form that deals with Ownership Certificates (which you are legally required to complete, by the way), but it’s important that you complete this correctly to ensure you’ve ‘served’ the right notice and informed the right people. You don’t need to own a site to … Read More
Consultation
2017 at a Glance
Happy New Year from Planning Ventures. We hope your festive break was as restful, manic, joyous or rejuvenating as you might have anticipated! To kick off 2018, we thought we’d take a quick look back over some of the key changes that took effect in the planning system over the past year, before musing on … Read More
Keepin’ the Development Dream Alive
Do you have planning permission for a site that you haven’t implemented yet but it’s getting close to the end of the three year period? Do you need to secure the consent but are unable to complete the build out? Or, have you bought a site with permission that you wish to secure, but not … Read More
Environmental Impact Assessment Regulations – Change is Afoot…..
As we head full on into Spring, we’ve been keeping an eye on various changes within the industry that will impact on some of the larger and more environmentally sensitive projects which we deal with over the coming months. One such development is the amended Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) regulations that have been in transition … Read More
It’s good to talk: the benefits of the consultation process. Part 1 pre app
It’s good to talk and the consultation process is an important part of the planning process, be it for a development proposal, policy production, site allocations or highways works. Consultation moves through the primary evolution of a scheme, through the determination process, discharge of conditions and obligations, through construction and to potentially even when a … Read More