From 26 July 2023, you will be able to use your land as a temporary campsite for up to 60 days per calendar year with up to 50 pitches. This is a significant increase from the previous 28 days allowed but there are now some specific requirements and limitations to their use to be aware… Read more
Planning permission is vital in realising the full value of land but the process to get there can prove complex and is challenging to navigate at the best of times. If you’re a landowner looking to maximise your land value, getting your site allocated for development can add some much-needed clarity and certainty. All local… Read more
On 16 May, the Prime Minister met representatives from across the UK supply chain for a summit discussing how government and industry can work together to support a thriving UK food industry – the ‘Farm to Fork’ Summit. It has been billed as being the next step in growing a thriving British food and drink… Read more
A perfect time to show you our Rural Planning Practice Coronation mugs. We’ll be serving up tea (and coffee of course!) in these beauties at our Lakeside Pavilion at Badminton next month. A superb Coronation cake is also being planned… watch this space 👑🏇🏻🎂🍰
Ministers have launched a consultation on plans to introduce a new use class for short-term holiday lets governing how this type of holiday accommodation can be used before planning permission is required, alongside proposals for associated permitted development rights. Announcing the consultation, Housing Secretary Michael Gove recognised that tourism brought economic benefits to local areas… Read more
Badminton preparation well under away, including these beautiful rosettes for younger visitors to our lakeside pavilion. Next up ordering the Coronation cake and fizz for Saturday! @bhorsetrials @monarch_rosettes #coronation2023 #badmintonhorsetrials
The council have issued a ‘call for sites’ to suggest sites or broad location for development, redevelopment or improvement over the next 20 to 30 years for its new Local Plan. This is a wide-ranging call for sites exercise, covering a broad range of uses including housing, employment, retail and leisure, healthcare, green infrastructure, energy,… Read more
We have given a donation to this great charity MSF Doctors without Borders This emergency fund helps ensure MSF can respond to emergencies around the world, including the earthquake in Syria and Turkey. Following the powerful earthquakes, MSF teams already supporting people across northwest Syria mobilised, along with local partner organisations, to respond to the… Read more
A news article about a very interesting report by The Royal Society on the competing land use demands facing the UK. Joined up thinking is required to tackle this issue. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-64455751 Link to the Royal Society’s report below. https://royalsociety.org/-/media/policy/projects/living-landscapes/DES7483_Multifunctional-landscapes_policy-report-WEB.pdf?la=en-GB&hash=D36F2F088ABAC901405BFA865F2FA581
Woman who failed to comply with unlawful green belt stable enforcement notice fined £160,000 A woman who failed to comply with an enforcement notice seeking to remove stables that were built unlawfully on green belt land has been ordered by a court to pay a total of £167,428. By Toby Porter – Planning Resource Daily…. Read more
We have given a donation to this great charity Global Make Some Noise With your support, Global’s Make Some Noise can help people who don’t have a safe place to call home, people who are struggling with their mental health or caring for loved ones, people who live on their own and are socially isolated,… Read more
Arguably one of the biggest equestrian planning challenges is that of all-weather riding surfaces. Equestrian development does not come under permitted developments and any works to take place on private land outside the curtilage of a house will require a full planning application to be made to the local council. This can be a rigorous… Read more
