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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Get Money Saving Planning Advice
Town planning is like most things in life – it is better to ask questions sooner rather than later. Countless projects waste time, effort and huge sums of money by not asking the right question at the right time. Refused permissions, planning appeals, enforcement action. Unfortunately, too many people skip this step, and pay the price later. Kirkwells offer a full pre-application advice service – we fully assess your project to see if it will get over all the key hurdles. Will it be acceptable against national planning policy? Will it meet the local councils planning policy? How does it sit with the neighbourhood plan? And all the other things you need to be aware of – Listed buildings, nature sites, … Continue reading
Neighbourhood Plans: Process, Process, Process
What can the Dawlish Neighbourhood Plan, the first neighbourhood plan to go to examination tell us? Well if we were pressed to sum it up in a few words we would say “process, process, process”. And as any of you who have attended our neighbourhood planning training will know the need to follow process has been one of the key points we have made. Failure to follow process could have serious repercussions. So what can the Dawlish Neighbourhood Plan examination tell us. Follow the Neighbourhood Planning Regulations Firstly, that if your ambition as a parish council, or neighbourhood forum, is to have your plan become part of the statutory development framework you must ensure you follow the Neighbourhood Planning … Continue reading
Endless Planning Consultations? Let Us Take The Strain
LDF, Local Plan, Neighbourhood Plan, CIL, SHLAA, SHMA, Development Brief, LDO, Design Guide, SPD, AAP, SCI, we could go on… These days the list of planning consultations is endless. And this is only if you have land and property in one area. With land and property in several locations your efforts to stay up to date and protect your interests and investments can be multiplied many times over. Why not let us take the strain? Kirkwells monitor all UK planning consultations. This means we can do the work for you – letting you get on with the day job, saving you time and money. Added to this our planning experts will flag up the important issues and respond to these … Continue reading
Self Build: Don’t Leave Planning Until Too Late
Self Build housing is very much in the news, particularly with the extra support it is being given by central government. And many people after watching TV shows such as Grand Designs see Self Build as the perfect way of building their dream home. And if you are thinking of Self Build one thing you must get right in the earliest stages is planning permission. Over the years we have come across many people who have found what they think is the right location for their dream home, bought the land, and engaged an architect to prepare designs only to find out that they cannot obtain planning permission. This may be because it is in Green Belt, or other protected open … Continue reading
Land Banking Costs Investors £200 million
The Financial Services Authority estimates land banking has cost investors £200 million. Land banking schemes involve land owners dividing up their land and selling plots on to investors – with the hope that these plots will have significant development value. Unfortunately many of these plots are in areas where development, even in the very long term, is unlikely to happen. this is because they are in Green Belt and other areas protected by UK planning policy. As a result UK authorities have shut down many of these scams. To avoid being a victim of such a scam seek independent planning advice from RTPI chartered town planners. If you are looking to invest in land and want to avoid being … Continue reading
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Business: Are You Ready for Neighbourhood Planning?
The 6th of April 2012 heralded one of the biggest ever shake-ups in town planning. From now on neighbourhoods have the right to plan for their area. This brief guide spells out what you need to know, but if you want to discuss in more detail how neighbourhood planning affects your business call 01282 872570. Not only will the local council produce plans, parish councils and other representative neighbourhood groups will have the power to make planning policy. Already over 200 parishes are experimenting with these new powers. And with £50 million rumoured to be up for grabs to support communities in this work up until 2015 expect many more to take up the baton and neighbourhood plan. What will … Continue reading