Brighton Planning Blog
To own or not to own: what’s the question?
The political conference silly season has drawn to an end. Yet again the Chancellor has announced the speeding up of the planning process without really thinking about what that means.
Planet saving planning
From November 2023 major applications “ten houses or more” will be required to provide a minimum of 10% biodiversity enhancement.
Financing your project
If times weren’t hard enough, we now face the biggest recession on record, which will make the costs of moving house a factor to consider.
Don’t go out, go up!
If you don’t have the luxury of building additional space around your house, you can now think about adding storeys without having to get formal planning consent.