Theplannerman

25/11/2024

After nearly 50 years of providing professional advice both as a Chartered Surveyor and Town Planner the time has come to pull back from full-time consultancy.
It has been a great pleasure to act on behalf of so many businesses, individuals and organisations over the years on such a diverse range of projects.
Thank you for trusting in me.
I am maintaining a more limited home based service and can still provide advice and guidance in certain circumstances, so do please email me in the first instance. ( [email protected] )
My grateful thanks to you all and best wishes for the future.

Ian

02/06/2022

Completed my own Jubilee Flypast this morning to Fishburn near Teesside. Celebration brunch fry up as well!

13/05/2021

An Intersting insight into the future of the Workplace following the pandemic.

Aurecon’s new study – Workplace Ecology 2.0 – explores the shifting workforce expectations and habit that are redefining the ecosystem of places to work.

08/04/2021

Government Announce Further Changes to Permitted Development Rights

In particualr these include the potential right to change Class E property "Commercial, Business and Service" uses to residential. There are some limiting criteria and the need to obtain prior approval under the now wel tried and tested system, but this could be a gamechanger for town centres.

Further information from the Chief Planner can be found at the link below:

09/07/2020

Draft Government Guidance on the Extension of certain Planning Permissions as a result of COVID-19 is outlined at the link below.

The Business & Planning Act 2020 makes provision to extend planning permissions - that have lapsed or will lapse between the date of lockdown until 31st December - until 1st April 2021.

The requirement to obtain 'Additional Environmental Approval' for any consent that expired between 23rd March 2020 and 28 days after royal assent of the Act is an important feature. The Draft Guidance provides the mechanism for making an AEA to the local authority.

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30/06/2020

The reform of the planning system is rising to the top of the Government's agenda (once again!)

A complete reform, with a move toward zoning, is one of the ideas being given serious attention; especially as it is already used in many Countries around the World.

This video provides a useful and short overview of the American Zoning System and highlights some of the issues.

My question? Can we really see local decision-making being replaced by a rigid set of development rules? And how would zoning apply outside of urban areas?

Zoning may seem boring, but it dictates what can and can't be built in your city. I go through the basics of the zoning code (zoning ordinance), describe the...

23/06/2020

New measures to help the construction industry boost building and return to work safely will be introduced this week, Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick MP announced (22 June 2020).

Planning permission deadlines will be extended, planning appeals will be sped up and builders will be allowed more flexible working hours following agreement with their local council.

Planning permission usually expires after three years if work has not started onsite. Sites with consent that have an expiry date between the start of lockdown and the end of this year will now see their consent extended to 1 April 2021. This will prevent work that has been temporarily disrupted by the pandemic from stopping altogether.

23/04/2020

A time-limited permitted development right has been published today, 9 April at 10:00 and will remain until 31 December 2020. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Coronavi…

19/02/2020

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18/02/2020

How the Supreme Court has made it harder to overturn councils' green belt decisions 13 February 2020 by Joey Gardiner A Supreme Court ruling on green belt 'openness' is likely to reduce the scope for legal challenge in areas where decision-makers are exercising planning judgement, say experts, but s...

15/10/2019

Grateful thanks to fellow Chartered Surveyor David Inman http://www.diemltd.co.uk/ for filming this brief presentation to Invest Sefton at their recent Breakfast Briefing.
Contact David if you require advice on Environmental Consulting issues.

We welcome a guest speaker to our channel, Ian Butter FRICS MRTPI. Planning and development expert Ian has over 40 years in private practice and offers a div...

29/08/2019

Note the new guidance for S.78 Appeals concerning the submission of Statements of Case and Statements of Common Ground. The Planning Procedures guide has been updated.

Planning News - 29 August 2019 - Guidance published for s.78 appeals, Garden town approved in the South West, Mixed-use plan submitted for Bristol and more stories...