Planning Success – Agricultural Occupancy Restriction Removed in Sunderland
A recent planning success in Sunderland highlights how planning control must respond to the realities of a changing rural economy.… More >>
Collection Rural, News
Collection C2 Childrens Home, Collection Certificate of Lawfulness, Collection Chris, News
Planning Success – Certificate of Lawfulness Secured for New Children’s Residential Home in Doncaster
We’re delighted to share another planning success, a Certificate of Lawfulness of Proposed Use or Development (CLOPUD) has been granted confirming the lawful change of use of a dwelling in Doncaster, to a children’s residential home for up to 2 children.… More >>
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Top 10 Mistakes Small Developers Make (And How to Avoid Them)
Small developers are the quiet engine of the UK property market. From unlocking constrained infill sites to converting underused buildings, small developers navigating planning in the UK play a vital role in delivering new homes and revitalising local areas.… More >>
Collection Tourism, Publications
Universal Studios Bedford: Exciting Opportunity or Infrastructure Headache? A Planning Consultant’s View
When news broke that Universal Studios is exploring a major theme park in Bedford, my initial reaction was one of genuine excitement.… More >>
Collection Residential, News
Planning Success – Retrospective Outbuilding Approved in Hartlepool
Planning House is delighted to share another planning success, this time in Hartlepool, where retrospective permission has been secured for a well-designed single-storey outbuilding serving a rural farmhouse.… More >>
Collection C2 Childrens Home, Collection Certificate of Lawfulness, Collection Chris, News
Lawful Use Confirmed for Childrens Home in Doncaster
Planning House is delighted to share another planning success — securing a Certificate of Proposed Lawfulness for the change of use from C3 (dwellinghouse) to C2 (residential institution) for a small children’s home in Askern, Doncaster.… More >>
Collection Commercial, Collection HMO, Collection Residential, News
Planning Success – Student Accommodation Approved, Nottingham
Planning House are delighted to share another planning success — this time for the change of use of upper floors in a building situated in the heart of Nottingham’s historic Old Market Square Conservation Area.… More >>
Collection Certificate of Lawfulness, Collection HMO, Collection Permitted Development, Publications
County Durham Article 4 Direction for HMOs, What Landlords and Developers Need to Know Before August 2026
Durham County Council has confirmed a non-immediate Article 4 Direction across County Durham, removing permitted development rights that currently allow the conversion of dwelling houses (Use Class C3) into small Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMOs, Use Class C4) for 3–6 residents.… More >>
Collection Planning Conditions, Collection Residential, News
Planning Success – Discharge of Conditions for a New Home in Ponteland
We’re delighted to share that Planning House has successfully secured the discharge of planning conditions for a new dwelling in one of Ponteland’s most prominent locations.… More >>
Collection Permitted Development, Collection Rural, News
Planning Success – Conversion of Barns into 2 New Homes, Harrogate
We’re delighted to share another planning success for our client, securing Prior Approval for the conversion of an existing agricultural building to form two new dwellings in Harrogate.… More >>