As part of our ongoing sponsorship of the Central London Property Network, James prepared this article for their 16th anniversary meeting that took place on Wednesday, 25th March. In the article, James gives his thoughts on the forthcoming changes to the written reps appeal system, which comes into force for applications submitted after 01 April 2026 (April fools day!). 🥸 With the number of planning permissions granted for new housing dwindling over successive years, whilst

As part of our ongoing engagement providing planning consultancy services to Powdermills Hotel operated by Crafted, we were asked to secure a Certificate of Lawfulness for off-grid cabins in a remote and quiet field north of the lake. Utilising a little known or used part of the deepest, darkest depths of the General Permitted Development Order (Class A, Part 5, Schedule 2), and through a collaboration between the hotel and Wilded Club (who benefit from a Certificate of Exemp

As part of Corbil Planning's sponsorship of the Surrey Property Exchange, James gave a timely update on the consultation version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). The consultation ran from 16th December 2025 and all responses were due to be submitted to MHCLG by 11:45 today, 10 March 2026. The consultation sets out wide ranging changes to the government's planning policy from the introduction of Spatial Development Strategies (responsible for setting out spati

Following the introduction of annual inflation indexation in November 2023, following an amendment to the 2012 Town and Country Planning Regulations, planning fees are due to increase as of 1st April 2026 by 3.8%. This pushes the planning application fee per new dwelling house up from £588 to £610. A difference of £22 - around the same as a standard bottle of Jack Daniels. We know which we would prefer, and it's results are far more reliable!