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In many cases yes, however it is subject to several asterisks, caveats and disclaimers. There are lots of things to consider before going down this road, perhaps this article we wrote might help – Click Here
Potentially. It will depend on what you’re trying to do, attaching a small village to the side of your existing house is generally frowned upon so might not be that easy. Adding an extra room at ground level is probably a much easier pill for the local council to swallow. In any case, get in touch and we can point you in the right direction.
The National Planning Policy Framework is an overarching set of policies that deal with planning at scale on a national level. It’s not designed to provide specifics at a local level. The aim is to streamline the planning process in several ways. The hope is that by streamlining the process, it will increase the ease and speed at which houses are built. We’ve written an article on this as well so have a read – Click Here
Yes. It does come with some disclaimers though. If the land is viable for development, then if we don’t buy it ourselves, we will almost certainly know someone who will. Let us know what you have and we can come up with a solution for you.
Our primary areas of expertise are Bedfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire.
It can be for large scale developments. For smaller projects it might not have to be. The actual planning permission fees paid to the local council only make up a portion of the overall costs. There can be several third parties that need to be involved when creating a planning application, we can go through each of these and an estimated cost for each.
Yes. We are not housebuilders ourselves, however we work with several contracted builders across our areas of coverage who have built houses for us before. Send us an enquiry - Click Here
Most local councils have an online portal-based system where applications are lodged. Some are easier to use than others. However, the application isn’t everything you’ll need before applying. We can help you get what you need together and walk you through the process.
It can vary, massively. For smaller, simple projects it can be a matter of weeks. For large scale developments in can take much longer and require multiple surveys, reports and consultations with councils or government to get to a point of approval. We can give you a rough idea on how long your project might take to get approval before you get started.
It’s a grey area. Pun intended. In essence, it is a new definition of land for sites currently designated as green belt. It is designed to ask the question ‘What value does this site actually add to the green belt?’. The aim is to reduce the automatic refusal of planning based on green belt status alone. As it’s new in planning terms, it can be open to interpretation in many ways. We’ve written an article on this also so check that out – Click Here