Our government wants to make drastic changes to the way we live our lives. This will hopefully improve the UK’s air and water quality and protect our many threatened plants, trees and wildlife species. This environment plan sets out the goals for improving the environment within a generation and leaving it […]
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The planning system in England may be about to change as we know it, as the government’s 25 Year Environment Plan is looking to embed net gain for biodiversity within the system. This new consultation looks at whether the approach should be mandatory for developments that require planning permission under […]
We are delighted to announce that an appeal we worked on against the refusal of an outline planning application for new housing has been allowed by the Planning Inspectorate. The application was recommended for approval by officers but planning committee voted to refuse the application. We are delighted that the […]
Northumberland County Council are preparing their Local Plan, which will run to 2036. What does that mean? (And why would anyone be interested?) Every local council has a duty to create a strategy that takes into account things like how the area’s population and economy are likely to change, and to […]
We are pleased to announce that our application for a rural tourism development was approved unanimously at Durham County Council’s planning committee this afternoon. The scheme will deliver 10 holiday lodges located in a tranquil woodland setting, to the west of Wingate. Members of the committee welcomed the development and […]
“Planning decisions have an impact on people’s lives and their surroundings. The apparently ‘distant’ nature of the planning process is sometimes bemoaned by the public, but do communities have any real agency in these decisions?” So began our blog post from earlier this year, Do I Have a Voice? In […]
At Ethical Partnership, we pride ourselves in helping to make the ideas of our clients and the designs of our partners become a reality. We are delighted that the wonderful culture of Newcastle and Gateshead is to be celebrated in the Great Exhibition of the North.
You’ve built something without applying for planning permission – or something which differs from the plans which were approved by the council. What happens next? As professional planners, we will always recommend that you find out whether you need planning permission before you start any building works. Some building works […]
The window needs to be bigger, the door needs to be in a different place, the car park needs to be smaller – you now want to build something different from that which has already been given planning permission. As long as the planning permission is still valid (i.e. the […]
So you have been granted planning permission, but perhaps what you have built is not quite the same as what was shown on the submitted and approved plans. This article focuses on helping you understand how to deal with this situation, and whether it might be a problem or not […]