Buildings that are ‘listed’ can often be found for sale at what seems to be a discount price. Listed buildings can be a great investment, but make sure you know what you are buying! What […]
Say no to the tax on solar pv
More than 160 leading green businesses including Sainsbury’s, Ikea and Kingfisher have called upon Chancellor Philip Hammond to scrap scheduled tax increases on solar PV. A letter penned by the Solar Trade Association (STA) and […]
Planning permission granted – wood processing
North Yorkshire County Council Planning committee have today agreed to support the construction of a new wood processing facility for Stobart Biomass. The committee agreed to the application for a new wood processing building, new […]
Durham Plan on hold – Northumberland next?
The communities secretary has revealed that the White Paper which will set out the government’s future housing strategy will be delayed until next year… The timing for the publication of the government’s Housing White Paper […]
Planning for new rail stations
Leeds City Council has unveiled proposals for three new rail stations and an airport rail link as part of a planned £270m investment in transport for the city… Proposals for three new rail stations in […]
Listed Building Success in Middlesbrough
We have been successful in securing listed building consent and planning permission for Commerce House, one of Middlesbrough’s most historic buildings. Built for the North-Eastern Banking Company, it was purchased by the Chamber of Commerce […]
BREXIT and the environment – what’s in prospect?
Chemicals, greenhouse gases (GHGs) and pesticides are the most complex areas of legislation for Defra to prepare for the process of leaving the EU, Defra minister Thérèse Coffey has told peers. Giving evidence to the […]
Planning conditions – changes in prospect
On 10th October the Neighbourhood Planning Bill received an unopposed Second Reading in the House of Commons. It includes two changes with respect to planning conditions in a new section 100ZA of the Town and […]
An update on governments proposals for compulsory purchase and compensation
On 10th October the Neighbourhood Planning Bill received an unopposed Second Reading in the House of Commons, proposing a modest series of changes to planning, compulsory purchase and compensation. Various of the proposals in the […]
How Green was the Autumn Statement?
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Philip Hammond, delivered his first Autumn Statement on Wednesday which was characterised more by the absence of any meaningful announcements on energy and the environment than anything else. There were some […]
£145M Super Fund For The North East
We’re working to help our clients get access to the £145m super fund to support the growth of hundreds of North East businesses – the Fund will go live early next year after an agreement […]
Join us for a Christmas networking breakfast – 14th December
Come along for a free bacon sarnie, an early morning coffee – meet and mingle, share what you sell with us an other local businesses. The event is unstructured with no presentations. It’s the perfect […]