
What Are Planning Conditions?
What Are Planning Conditions? (And Why Should You Care?) If you’re dreaming of converting a barn, building an ecohome, or designing your perfect countryside home,

I couldn’t afford not to use an architect
“I couldn’t afford not to use an architect” I know architects seem expensive. Sometimes our fees are compared with new kitchen fittings. Obviously, the kitchen

Change of Planning Use
The most common change of planning use, that we work on, is a barn conversion to a dwelling. Often, this is just called ‘change of

Barn Conversion into a Dwelling, a Guide following changes to permitted development rights
2025 update! Changes to permitted development rights. Permitted development rights changed in 2024 for an agricultural barn conversion into a dwelling. Other use classes (eg

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) – what is it and what does it mean to me?
What is BNG? Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) for small sites came into force in April 2024 (previously it only applied to larger developments). With all

Important Changes to Class Q Permitted Development: May 2025 Update
Don’t forget that Class Q planning has changed! Starting from May 2025, we’ll see the end of the transition period between the old and