Use Classes were brought into force through The Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (known as the “UCO”). This Order places the uses of land and buildings into various categories known as Use Classes. Buildings and sites can change how they are used so without requiring planning...

Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council are currently preparing a new Local Plan. The plan will set out a positive vision for the future of the borough and will be used by the local authority in determining planning applications. It will replace the saved policies from the previous Local Plan adopted...

We are proud to say that Squires Planning have got another plan over the line!

The Steyning Neighbourhood Plan passed referendum on 14th July 2022 and was made at Horsham Full Council on 7th September 2022.  Horsham District Council have now confirmed that the plan will carry full statutory weight...

Squires Planning Ltd has received accreditation from the Good Business Charter (GBC) and has joined companies in seeking to raise the bar on business practices for employees, tax, the environment, customers and suppliers.

Squires Planning pride themselves in being a truly independent planning...

Fortunately, not all development requires planning permission and there are a variety of works that can be done to most dwellings without it.

As a general rule, most types of development require planning permission. However, ‘development’ can appear to be a broad, vague term. The Town and Country...

Do you have land that you would like to develop in the South Downs National Park?

The South Downs National Park Authority have today launched two Calls for Sites...

The Call for Sites is an early opportunity to suggest sites within the National Park for development and offsetting for now and up...