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Small housing developments now exempt from need to provide affordable housing

Recent changes to the government’s on-line planning guidance (NPPG) have clarified the circumstances in which local planning authorities should no…

Ton-up for growth-hungry PWA Planning

Lancashire-based planning consultancy PWA Planning is targeting further growth after completing more than 100 projects in its first full year…

Go ahead for new homes at Spout Farm in Longridge

Following what seemed to be an unusually straightforward planning application process, with fewer than five separate letters of objection to…

Planning approval for equestrian lifestyle centre in Cheshire

Planning approval has been granted by Cheshire West and Chester Council for equestrian facilities at Fosshey Stud and Stables in…
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PWA welcomes Chartered Town Planner Daniel Hughes to team

PWA Planning has welcomed Chartered Town Planner Daniel Hughes to the team as a senior planner. Daniel graduated from The…

PWA Planning secures permission for £5m housing development in Preston

Plans for a £5m housing development that will revitalise the site of a former mill in Preston have been approved…

Pub to homes plan given green light

Preston based planning consultancy PWA Planning, on behalf of Pembroke Homes, has secured detailed planning permission for eight new homes…

Permission granted for Mill Farm Sports Village

Plans to develop the Mill Farm Sports Village to the north of Kirkham have been given the go ahead by…

New site could be answer to Longridge’s housing challenge

Two Longridge businesses are putting together plans to develop a site on the southern outskirts of the town which planning…

Permitted development rights for barn conversions

The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment and Consequential Provisions) (England) Order 2014 came into force on 6…

National Planning Practice Guidance published

The government’s on-line “planning guidance” (NPPG) went live on 6 March 2014 as an additional level of support for the…

Build your own home – the government will offer you the land and pay your CIL contribution

Could you build your own home and make your mark on the architecture of Britain? If so, then all you…

Is your authority at risk of being designated?

The government’s drive to ensure that local authorities perform their duties as a planning authority in a timely and effective…

New permitted development rights

As has been trumpeted in the popular press, the coalition government’s efforts to relax the planning system have taken another…