Cotswold District Council Call for Sites
Cotswold District Council is currently seeking the submission of land through a ‘call-for-sites’ programme. This ‘call for sites’ is part of a process being undertaken by the District Council to…
Read More New Householder Permitted Development Rights
Eric Pickles has secured the agreement of the House of Lords for a temporary adjustment to the General Permitted Development Order to allow householders to build larger single storey rear…
Read More Commercial to Residential as Permitted Development
The Government has recently announced that it will be changing permitted development rights in Spring 2013 to allow a change of use from commercial uses to dwellings without the need…
Read More Change to Pre-application Fees at Cheltenham Borough Council
A quick update to all existing and future clients – Cheltenham Borough Council recently changed their pre-application process through a revision of what might be required to provide an opinion.…
Read More Planning Application Fee Increase of 15%
Following our update on this matter in July it is looking like the planning application fees will be going up w/c commencing 19 November 2012. Update (14/11/12) – the date…
Read More News for 2013 – Becky Brown
SF Planning is pleased to announce that in January 2013 Becky Brown (nee Foulds) will be joining us from DLP Planning where she is currently an Associate Director. Becky has…
Read More Extension of Time Provisions Extended
UPDATE November 2013 – Please note that the ‘extension of time’ provisions were not extended this year which means that if you have a planning permission that is due to…
Read More Planning Application Fee Increase of 15%
The Government has announced that from Autumn 2012 there will be a 15% increase in planning application fees. This means the fee for a single dwelling will increase by £50…
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Success for Student Scheme in Worcester
SF Planning Limited in conjunction with eatarchitecture is proud to announce that it has secured planning permission for a 56 bed student accommodation block in Worcester City Centre Conservation Area.…
Read More National Planning Policy Framework
The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published on 27 March 2012 and came into effect immediately. Annex 3 of the NPPF specifies all the documents replaced also with immediate…
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