{"id":22325,"date":"2019-05-29T15:58:17","date_gmt":"2019-05-29T14:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=22325"},"modified":"2020-07-08T14:34:52","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T13:34:52","slug":"property-regulations-and-planning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.propertysurveying.co.uk\/newsletter\/?page_id=22325","title":{"rendered":"Regulations & Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Beach hut owners challenge new tax classification<\/a><\/h4>\n
Owners of over 300 beach huts in Dorset have questioned the legality of plans to reclassify their structures as second homes, which would double their ...
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Local authorities sitting on developer tax funds<\/a><\/h4>\n
A controversial infrastructure funding mechanism designed to make property developers contribute toward community facilities has instead caused ordinary homeowners financial distress, while local authorities hold ...
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\"Woodland<\/a>\n

Using woodlands to reduce inheritance tax<\/a><\/h4>\n
Owning a woodland might seem like an unusual investment strategy, but it could be a powerful tool for reducing inheritance tax bills. Through a provision ...
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\"fire<\/a>\n

Fire safety crisis traps flat owners in unsellable properties<\/a><\/h4>\n
A Surrey resident finds herself financially trapped in her apartment after fire safety certification issues made her property effectively unsellable. The case illustrates how post-Grenfell ...
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Historic manor restoration sparks planning development controversy<\/a><\/h4>\n
A music industry entrepreneur's ambitious plan to save a fire-damaged heritage property has ignited fierce opposition from local residents who fear environmental destruction in one ...
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\"Salcombe<\/a>\n

Planning inspector reinforces local residency rules in coastal town<\/a><\/h4>\n
A significant victory for community preservation has emerged in the desirable Devon resort town of Salcombe, after a planning inspector rejected developer attempts to circumvent ...
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Tax rules targeting holiday let property<\/a><\/h4>\n
The government's crackdown on holiday rentals is finally hitting properties that have been converted from family homes, as officials work to address the housing shortage ...
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Want to build on your property? Get permission<\/a><\/h4>\n
A Wiltshire man has been given a suspended prison sentence for breaching a High Court injunction to remove unlawfully built properties from his land. Some ...
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\"Bridge<\/a>\n

Big trouble at Hamlets Towers as the Chinese do not come to town!<\/a><\/h4>\n
In December 2022, Tower Hamlets councillors rejected a planning application for a new Chinese Embassy. The Chinese government decided not to appeal this decision, which ...
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Housebuilder told to remove building with no planning permission<\/a><\/h4>\n
House builder Taylor Wimpey has been told to remove a property built without planning permission. The property in Cranbrook is located on the high street ...
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\"Newly<\/a>\n

What is the New Homes Ombudsman do and how does it affect you?<\/a><\/h4>\n
The government has made it compulsory for all housebuilders to join and comply with the New Homes Ombudsman Service. This is in an attempt to ...
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Snail Farm in Liverpool claims exemption from business rates \u2026 in an office block (and it’s not the only one)<\/a><\/h4>\n
Associates of Snai1 Primary Products 2023 Ltd state on their website that its team \"has a proven track record of minimising the liability for empty ...
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Council builds \u00a325 million temporary development under PDR<\/a><\/h4>\n
A temporary development of short term housing has been built on the site of a former primary school in Llantwit Major, South Wales. The buildings ...
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\"Dawn<\/a>\n

New PDR regulations on conversion of farm buildings in England<\/a><\/h4>\n
Existing Permitted Development Rights (PDR) for agricultural buildings have been extended from 21st May 2024. The change allows farm owners to convert farm buildings into ...
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Listed property to be replaced by two new houses<\/a><\/h4>\n
A modernist home at 71 Whitney Drive in Stevenage, Hertfordshire, attracted the attention of English Heritage due to its \"classic modernist vision of large windows ...
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Woke decision allows traveller site after self build rejected<\/a><\/h4>\n
Shropshire Council has been forced to refute allegations that a planning report showed \"due regard\" for the \"equality of opportunity\" between travellers and non-travellers. Mr ...
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Property with extension condemned by planners can be holiday let<\/a><\/h4>\n
The new owner of a property in Cinderford, Gloucestershire, has been granted permission for the house to become a holiday let - despite ten years ...
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Self build couple face \u00a383,000 bill for failure to ask first<\/a><\/h4>\n
A couple's failure to obtain planning permission prior to starting work on a self build project has attracted an unexpected \u00a382,994.88 bill. Habib and Jade ...
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\"ridiculous<\/a>\n

Planning officer submits “ridiculous” planning application<\/a><\/h4>\n
The chairman of a planning authority has withdrawn his own planning application after being informed it would not be approved. Councillor Arshad Hussain is head ...
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\"Sandbanks<\/a>\n

World’s most expensive problem property … probably<\/a><\/h4>\n
Despite being supported in his application by his neighbours, the owner of a \u00a313.5 million property has not been given permission to rebuild the existing ...
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\"Detailed<\/a>\n

Newt-counting planners grant Boris permission to build<\/a><\/h4>\n
Brightwell Manor is a three storey, Grade II Listed house in the picturesque village of Brightwell-cum-Sotwell, Oxfordshire. The original building dates back to the 17th ...
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Drama Unleashed: Titchfield’s Unauthorised Theatre – A Tale of Parking Plots and Pantomime Protests<\/a><\/h4>\n
In the sleepy village of Titchfield, where the drama usually revolves around tea choices and garden gnome placements, a theatrical scandal has unfolded. A 450-seat ...
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\"East<\/a>\n

The ins and outs of hedgerows<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Hedgerow Regulations came into force on 1 June 1997 and are still current. The regulations were created with the intent of protecting important countryside ...
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Condemned property now lawful<\/a><\/h4>\n
A local authority has taken so long to enforce a demolition order that it has been left with no choice but to regard the existence ...
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\"fire<\/a>\n

New fire safety rules for all holiday let property<\/a><\/h4>\n
New rules for fire safety compliance in holiday let property come into effect from 1st October 2023, which include home owners and landlords letting out ...
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\"house<\/a>\n

What happens if I fail to seek planning permission?<\/a><\/h4>\n
You will usually need to apply for planning permission when developing land or a building (including changing its use). Development that is carried out without ...
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\"sheringham<\/a>\n

Arcady to be demolished<\/a><\/h4>\n
A West End theatre producer, Adam Spiegel, has been instructed to dismantle his coastal residence dubbed \"Arcady\" (an ideal rustic paradise) by North Norfolk District ...
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\"Party<\/a>\n

Homeowners told to tear down house built without planning<\/a><\/h4>\n
A partly completed four bedroomed house in\u00a0 Walsall, West Midlands has again been deemed unacceptable by the local authority. The house at 117 Sandringham Avenue, ...
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\"brick<\/a>\n

England’s newest new town branded failure<\/a><\/h4>\n
A new town being constructed ten miles from Cambridge has been described as the largest of its kind since the development of Milton Keynes, back ...
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Unhappy about a planning application?<\/a><\/h4>\n
Planning control is in place to help protect the general public interest. This does not necessarily equate to the private interest of individuals, who can ...
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\"house<\/a>\n

POA property adverts banned<\/a><\/h4>\n
National Trading Standards has deemed the use of the term \"price on application\" (POA) in relation to the sale of houses misleading, as it hides ...
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Bungalow extensions contributing to retirement property shortage<\/a><\/h4>\n
The bungalow has long been the choice property for people of retirement age or planning for the future, and an aging UK population means the ...
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\"planning<\/a>\n

Call for planning policy to reflect home working<\/a><\/h4>\n
A major house builder has called for planning policy to be amended, to reflect the increasing demand in working from home. Barratt Developments commissioned the ...
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\"housing<\/a>\n

Gove reviews housing targets<\/a><\/h4>\n
As Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations, Michael Gove is reviewing the issues he has inherited, including ...
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\"photo<\/a>\n

Green belt accused of causing more building in rural areas<\/a><\/h4>\n
Green belt policy was written into law after the introduction of the New Towns Acts of 1946 and 1981, which helped reduce the population of ...
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\"rental<\/a>\n

Hope Cove bit of a misnomer as residents give up hope<\/a><\/h4>\n
South Hams District Council has come under fire from a parish council and residents of seaside village for its planning policies, as Hope Cove gets ...
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\"High<\/a>\n

Permitted development expanded for high street property<\/a><\/h4>\n
Property developers in England are now able to convert a range of high street business properties into flats without the need for planning permission. The ...
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National Planning Policy updates advice on rural building<\/a><\/h4>\n
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) has been updated and makes changes to advice on building within rural areas. The document previously required a home ...
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\"figures<\/a>\n

Fire safety proposals for public buildings still allow combustible cladding<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Department of Education's (DoE) new fire safety proposals for school buildings still allow for combustible cladding to be installed on buildings less than 18 ...
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\"new<\/a>\n

Home Builders Federation blames councils for ‘housing shortage’<\/a><\/h4>\n
In a retort to local authorities, who have accused house builders of 'land banking' in order to suppress supply and drive demand, the Home Builders ...
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\"Brickwork<\/a>\n

Planning laws should protect ‘growth, heritage and environment’<\/a><\/h4>\n
The government's plans to reform planning should be used as an opportunity to improve communities and ensure any changes are good for 'growth, heritage and ...
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\"fire<\/a>\n

Home fuel burning restrictions come into force<\/a><\/h4>\n
On 1st May 2021, the Air Quality (Domestic Solid Fuel Standards) (England) Regulations 2020 came into force as part of the government\u2019s Clean Air Strategy ...
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\"Newly<\/a>\n

House building needs in north addressed by revised fairer formula<\/a><\/h4>\n
The government is devising a \u2018fairer formula\u2019 to its target of house building in England. The plans should result in more new homes being built ...
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\"Newbury<\/a>\n

Calls for urgent action on leasehold reform<\/a><\/h4>\n
The housing minister, Luke Hall, has caused frustration amongst MPs, after saying that Covid 19 was to blame for the government's three year failure to ...
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\"Permitted<\/a>\n

Permitted development rule changes throw caution to the wind<\/a><\/h4>\n
In a surprising announcement that included restrictions on the ability of local councils to prevent unwanted or unsightly development, the government has made changes to ...
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\"More<\/a>\n

Overhaul of planning system to ‘build, build, build’ out of crisis<\/a><\/h4>\n
The government announced an overhaul of the planning system, in an effort to build homes more quickly and encourage building on brownfield sites. Under new ...
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‘Bold action’ to come from planned housing bills<\/a><\/h4>\n
The housing minister, Robert Jenrick, has announced a series of new UK housing bills that will soon be introduced to the Commons. Building Safety Bill ...
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Report damns 75% of new housing development<\/a><\/h4>\n
A national report for the Place Alliance and countryside charity, the Campaign to Protect Rural England (CPRE), has been published by UCL, in response to ...
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Idiots still building and buying houses in flood zones<\/a><\/h4>\n
Don't buy a house in a flood plain - or you may find many of your dreams washed away! The definition of a high risk ...
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Housing – good growth for cities report<\/a><\/h4>\n
Declining unemployment, better skills and the establishment of new businesses have been the main driving factors behind improvements to living standards in the UK's cities ...
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Connectivity a key driver of house prices<\/a><\/h4>\n
It has emerged that one of the most significant impacts on property prices is the ability to get to work easily. The University of Leeds ...
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Permitted development lining the pockets of property developers<\/a><\/h4>\n
Tiny homes are starting to spring up across the UK as developers exploit a change in planning rules where offices can now be converted into ...
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Why are we still building homes on Britain’s flood plains? Just say ‘NO’!<\/a><\/h4>\n
A Welsh village that is home to 850 people could soon need to be entirely relocated due to the threat of climate change, although refugee ...
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Planning permission laws relaxed<\/a><\/h4>\n
The temporary rules introduced in 2014 that allowed homeowners in England to carry out certain extensions to their properties without planning permission have been made ...
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Wrexham developer ‘blackmails’ Planning Committee<\/a><\/h4>\n
Wrexham Council has rejected a planned development that promised to deliver badly needed affordable housing to the town. Councillors accused the developer, Mandale Group, of ...
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New housing not reflecting income or demand<\/a><\/h4>\n
The term 'affordable housing' describes lower rent property that is available to eligible households that are unable to afford the full market value. The term ...
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Victory for postal workers brings EU letterbox regulations<\/a><\/h4>\n
The Communication Workers Union (CWU) is celebrating a landmark victory for postal workers across the UK after the government agreed to alter building regulations on ...
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Building infrastructure isn’t building homes<\/a><\/h4>\n
In 2012, we reported on the government's proposal to increase the level of construction of large scale infrastructure (speeding up the planning and other processes ...
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Understaffed and underskilled planning departments<\/a><\/h4>\n
A new report by the National Audit Office (NAO) has delivered a dismal picture of local authority planning departments which are struggling under current house ...
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Game of Thrones star Charles Dance joins fight to save his local boozer, in local council battle<\/a><\/h4>\n
Charles Dance is fighting to save his local pub in Kentish Town, north London, from being turned into a branch of the supermarket chain, Nisa ...
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\u00c2\u00a31.2 million house freed from its agricultural tie<\/a><\/h4>\n
A \u00c2\u00a31.2 million Florida-style mansion in rural Northam in North Devon, with beautiful views over the River Torridge, was originally granted planning permission as an ...
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HM Land Registry registers its first digitally signed mortgage deed<\/a><\/h4>\n
The 5th April 2018 marked a landmark occasion for HM Land Registry - on this day the first digitally signed mortgage deed was used to ...
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House not built to planning permission specification at risk of demolition<\/a><\/h4>\n
Two retrospective planning applications for a house in Lightwood, Staffordshire, have been rejected by Stoke-on-Trent Council, after the property was found to have been built ...
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Planning precedent set as High Court judge ruins thousands of perfect days<\/a><\/h4>\n
Thornton Holdings Ltd, owner of the 120-acre estate 19th century listed Thornton Manor, near the pretty village of Thornton Hough on the Wirral,\u00c2\u00a0 was granted ...
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Stamp Duty Land Tax still stifling the market<\/a><\/h4>\n
Late in 2017, the Chancellor\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision to let first time buyers be exempt from stamp duty was welcomed by many.\u00c2\u00a0 Reducing the tax burden on ...
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Common sense prevails as controversial Staircase Tax abolished<\/a><\/h4>\n
Small businesses across the land will be celebrating as the Chancellor confirmed the abolition of the Staircase Tax. In August 2017, business owners were shocked ...
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What is ‘staircase tax’ and will it affect me?<\/a><\/h4>\n
In Woolway v Mazars the Supreme Court concluded that a 'hereditament' is \u00e2\u20ac\u0153a self-contained piece of property, namely all parts of which are physically accessible ...
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Permitted Development Rights for change of use or demolition of ‘drinking establishments’ is amended<\/a><\/h4>\n
Parliament has approved the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) (Amendment) (No.2) Order 2017, which amends the permitted development rights that allowed the ...
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Do I need permission to convert my loft to living space?<\/a><\/h4>\n
It not normally necessary to apply for planning permission to convert a loft space into living accommodation, unless the roof space is extended, altered, or ...
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