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Were you born in a barn?

Were you born in a barn?

The Permitted Development Order allows a range of development processes to be undertaken without going through the formal planning permission channels. Part Q of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development Order) 2015 allows owners of agricultural...
Planning and the AI revolution

Planning and the AI revolution

AI is definitely with us, from ordering online to hearing about how things are deep faked; it seems a world away from my childhood computers Spectrum and Commodore 64 where you waited hours for a cassette to load. I’ve been thinking a lot this week about how AI...
Planning Biodiversity 2024

Planning Biodiversity 2024

With the planning world becoming more environmentally savvy, new legislation for planning development has come into force. As from April 2024 the biodiversity net gain calculations for small sites will be required for all minor applications except householders. This...
To own or not to own: what’s the question?

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. We at Brighton Planning aren’t sure if we’re any wiser about any party...
Planet saving planning

Planet saving planning

There are lots of things happening in the world of planning and development, but one of the biggest changes is the move towards greening developments, by seeking that each new proposal will achieve a “net biodiversity gain”. From November 2023 major applications “ten...
Financing your project

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 greater factor in whether we stay and change what we have, or whether the changes are too great and a new property is the only way forward. The...