Please also see our update about revisions to the rules in 2024 here!

Class Q barn conversions are a popular way of transforming disused agricultural buildings into modern and functional living spaces. These conversions are governed by a set of regulations known as Permitted Development Rights...

The Crawley Local Plan is progressing to submission, with the first hurdle being the Overview and Scrutiny Commission on 30 January 2023. If approved, it will then go to Cabinet on 1 February 2023 and then Full Council on 22 February 2023.

The following documents can be accessed now:

• Cabinet...

In a further twist in the preparation of the new Horsham District Local Plan, the leader of the Council Jonathan Chowen has resigned after his party (Conservatives) voted to postpone the local plan until after May's local election. A statement on the Council's website reads:

"Senior councillors of...

In planning, you may hear the term “fallback” used when discussing the principle of development for a planning application.  It can often be a confusing but interesting topic which is used as a tool for developers to get around a conflict that a development proposal may have against a specific...

East Hampshire District Council have opened a consultation on their Local Plan which is live now, running for 8 weeks closing on Monday 16th January 2023.  The consultation is seeking the views of local residents on the issues and priorities that will impact East Hampshire up to 2040.

The Local...

Once submitted, planning applications follow a strict procedure as set out in The Town and Country Planning (Development Management Procedure) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) that must be followed by the Planning Officer when determining the application.

When an application is submitted, it...