By CAD Architects As we are now well into the second half of 2024 and the new UK government has pledged to shake up the planning system to help meet ambitious new house building targets, it is a good time to stand back and review the overall trends shaping...
By Laura Potts, MRTPI, Planning Consultant, CAD Architects Have you received planning permission for a project but not yet gone ahead with it? If so, you are not alone. The inaugural Planning Portal Market index has been published at the end of June 2024 and it...
By Laura Potts, MRTPI, Planning Consultant, CAD Architects This month, we have seen the main political parties release their manifestos ahead of the General Election on July 4th. Not surprisingly, as the UK is experiencing a...
By Laura Potts, MRTPI, Planning Consultant, CAD Architects 2024 is a really significant year for planning reforms in England. We are seeing a huge number of changes taking place. In fact, the scope of the changes is greater than any year since introduction of the...
By Laura Potts, MRTPI, Planning Consultant, CAD Architects On May 21st 2024, a significant change to planning regulations came into effect for farmers in England. Agriculture is a bedrock of local communities in Cornwall and many parts of the South West, so this...
By Laura Potts MRTPI, Planning Consultant, CAD Planning 2024 is set to be a busy one for planning reform, with a number of key changes being proposed and consulted on. In this article, we examine three specific areas of reform: street votes, national development...