“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?” […]
Art, Culture and Innovation set to be celebrated in the North!
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.
Do I need retrospective planning permission?
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 […]
What on earth is a ‘non-material’ amendment?
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 […]
Building something which is not in accordance with the ‘approved plans’?
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 […]
Pendower: planning permission, project potential, and personal proficiency
For some time, we have been working on a complex scheme together with our friends at Ainsworth Spark Architects. The exciting potential of the development was matched with some significant obstacles along the journey from […]
Do I need planning permission for a change of use?
The planning use class system along with permitted development rights allow the change of use of buildings without the need for planning permission. This paper sets out some recent and proposed Government changes to the […]
#PlanningPermission – what do I need to know?
Obtaining planning permission can be be both frustrating and rewarding – and at the same time! This is one of our occasional articles designed to help you navigate through getting that essential planning consent! The […]
Try walking to work – surprising what you see!
Newcastle upon Tyne is a great city both for living and working. It’s small enough that I can walk from my home in a northern suburb of Newcastle to my office, just east of the […]
Simplifying local plans – have your say
Proposals to speed up and simplify the process of making Local Plans open to the public for representations until 27 April 2016 In September 2015 ministers launched a panel of experts – the Local Plans […]
Recent changes to permitted development rights
The Department for Communities and Local Government has laid before Parliament the regulations which make office to residential conversions a permanent feature of permitted development (PD) rights from 6 April. The rights were first introduced […]
The next privatisation – flood defences!
Hard on the heels of opening up the processing of planning applications to the private sector comes the ‘opportunity’ for private water companies to now deliver and be responsible for flood defences. Water minister Rory […]