• Peter Baker
  • Partner
  • Synergy London

Important Planning Law Developments will be good news for many

There are very important planning law developments effecting farm / agricultural buildings, residential property developers, shop owners and state funded schools in rural areas or with agricultural land and buildings. Further changes to permitted development rights were published last week and come into force on 6th April 2014. That is things you can do to… Read More

Posted in: Synergy London on 19/3/2014

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  • Peter Baker
  • Partner
  • Synergy London

Update to Building Regulations and transitional arrangements

Act now to submit project building regulations applications under transitional arrangements. The Building Regulations relating to conservation of fuel and power are changing on the 6th April 2014 with an update to ‘Approved Document L’. If you apply for building regulations consent before then and start the work before April 2015, then the current 2010… Read More

Posted in: Synergy London on 14/1/2014

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  • Peter Baker
  • Partner
  • Synergy London

An update on recent and proposed reforms to planning legislation

The government is consulting over relaxations to permitted development to allow shops and existing agricultural buildings up to 150sq.m to change to residential, which could equate to a five bedroom house or three small flats. This window of opportunity could start as soon as next year. There is some easing of red tape e.g. demolition… Read More

Posted in: Synergy London on 12/11/2013

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