Padel tennis is becoming an increasingly popular sport and leisure activity in the UK, since its rapid growth across the world over the last few decades in countries like Spain and Sweden. It is a hybrid racket sport combining elements of tennis and squash. Not...
The statutory requirements for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) have been with us now for the last few years. The development industry is still, however, trying to navigate its way through the process of assessing the baseline of a development site; inputting data into spreadsheets and...
Last year, Peter Biggs from PJB Planning was interviewed by Glampitect about the planning appeal process. Peter has worked both independently and alongside Glampitect on several planning appeals, and in the interview he share's valuable insights on when an appeal might be possible, and, how...
It has been a busy couple of years for PJB Planning working with existing clients, building on its client base, and having to deal with changes in local and national planning regulations. There have been many successes, such as the granting of planning permission for various...
For years the imposition of environmental protections around the country have created moratoriums preventing the grant of planning permissions and economic growth. In many circumstances, the outcome is purely a mathematically formulae that is then applied to developments to establish how much a developer should...
It is coming up to PJB Planning’s first anniversary next month and we are taking our first steps into office co-working at the Launchpad at Ware Priory. This is a chance to meet new people and create new opportunities, which the co-working community can offer...
The NPPF 2019 touches on the importance of delivering self-build and custom housing and requires local authorities to keep an up-to-date register of demand for this type of housing and planning permissions granted. This requirement on local authorities was originally brought about by the Self...
As we hopefully emerge from the Pandemic struggle over the next few months, optimism begins to grow like new shoots appearing in the spring. This could also be true in the world of planning and the opportunities that will present themselves over the next few years. ...
Health and wellbeing is at the forefront of everyone’s thinking and awareness, and has particularly been highlighted through the current worldwide pandemic. The impact on society will raise continual discussion and questions about how in the future we should be planning new communities. The opportunity...