We secured planning permission earlier in 2017 for a change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian including four stables and associated storage facilities and a 20 metre x 60 metre sand school. There were several conditions to be discharged relating to manure storage...
We recently secured planning permission for a change of use of agricultural land to equestrian including the erection of two new stables and storage facilities. Throughout the course of the determination stage there were objections from people in the vicinity and some concern was raised...
The Rural Planning Practice recently achieved a Certificate of Lawful Use in respect to non-compliance with an Agricultural Occupancy Condition for a large house in Rother. We became involved in the project when our client was looking to purchase the property. At the Local Authority...
We successfully achieved planning permission for the demolition of our clients existing house and outbuilding and the erection of a new dwelling set back form the road which gave increased privacy. The property which was situated in Braintree, Essex was within the Green Belt. Our...
Prior Approval was granted for the conversion of an office building into residential use through Class O permitted development. The office building formed part of a business park which had seen development into exclusive homes as part of a redevelopment project and was the last...
We assisted our clients in making an objection to the conversion of three existing agricultural buildings into three residential dwelling houses via Class Q permitted development which led to the application being withdrawn. Whilst objections from neighbours are not normally a material consideration for Prior Approval...
We were approached by clients to assist with a Certificate of Lawfulness application. The clients were living in a property which was burdened with an Agricultural Occupancy Condition requiring the occupiers to be employed within the agriculture or forestry industries. The family had owned the...
The Rural Planning Practice were instructed by a client to achieve permission for the extension and alternation of a home officer in their garden. The main issue was the fact that the site was within the Green Belt. Following discussions with the case officer and...
Wealden District Council recently published a letter to planning agents in March 2017 addressing the potential impact of nitrogen deposition on the Ashdown Forest. The council have imposed a restriction on all development within the district until compensation measures are in place. There is real...
We recently achieved a Certificate of Lawful Use for the change of use of land from agricultural to use as residential curtilage. Our client purchased a field adjoining his garden in 1988 over the following years he painstakingly developed the area planting trees, shrubs and plants....