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buildings into three residential dwelling houses via Class Q permitted development which led to the application being withdrawn.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....
The Rural Planning Practice were approached by a client who had received an enforcement notice for the unlawful erection of a tennis court on their land. This had been built on land outside of the residential curtilage and therefore did not constitute permitted development. The...
After recently purchasing a new property we were approached by a client to assist with a planning application compromising four loose boxes and associated storage, a 20 metre x 60 metre riding arena and the change of use of land from agricultural to equestrian. The land...
A client had received an enforcement notice from the local council for the extension and construction of a barn without the benefit of planning permission. The case officer from the local council advised that a retrospective planning application be made to rectify the issue. The history...
The popularity of the horse has continued to grow year on year since the London 2012 Olympics brought equestrian sport in the United Kingdom to a wider audience. The horse is worth £4.3 billion to the UK economy according to a survey undertaken by the...