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Warning to freeholders that airspace permitted development changes don’t equal a route to making a quick buck

|Date: 08 Jun 2021

Warning to freeholders that airspace permitted development changes don’t equal a route to making a quick buck

Last summer’s changes to Permitted Development Rights which made upward extensions of two storeys to exis ...

Last summer’s changes to Permitted Development Rights which made upward extensions of two storeys to existing blocks of flats easier to progress, have in many cases slowed progress on potential projec ...

08 Jun 2021
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75% of SME developers believe they can build more homes than they do

|Date: 26 Oct 2020

75% of SME developers believe they can build more homes than they do

More than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized professional property developers expect to make use of the ...

More than half of the UK’s small and mid-sized professional property developers expect to make use of the changes to Permitted Development Rights in the next two years, with 75 percent thinking they c ...

26 Oct 2020
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A developer’s perspective on new Permitted Development Rights

|Date: 19 May 2020

A developer’s perspective on new Permitted Development Rights

In March, the government announced it is widening Permitted Development Rights (PDR) so developers can de ...

In March, the government announced it is widening Permitted Development Rights (PDR) so developers can demolish empty buildings and replace them with good quality new build housing – without planning ...

19 May 2020
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Unlocking permitted development

|Date: 02 Jul 2018

Unlocking permitted development

Nathan Priestley, Chief Executive Officer of the Priestley Group, discusses the need for planning reform ...

Nathan Priestley, Chief Executive Officer of the Priestley Group, discusses the need for planning reform when it comes to change-of-use applications. When speaking about housing, Theresa May has place ...

02 Jul 2018
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Ultra Quiet Ecodan takes heat pumps to the next level

|Date: 21 May 2018

Ultra Quiet Ecodan takes heat pumps to the next level

Mitsubishi Electric has launched some of the quietest air source heat pumps ever available in the UK to o ...

Mitsubishi Electric has launched some of the quietest air source heat pumps ever available in the UK to offer complete flexibility on where units can be installed whilst meeting Permitted Development. ...

21 May 2018
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New study shows 71% of Brits support micro-apartments

|Date: 28 Nov 2017

New study shows 71% of Brits support micro-apartments

A YouGov poll by Inspired Homes revealed that 71% of British adults support the development of 31m2 plus ...

A YouGov poll by Inspired Homes revealed that 71% of British adults support the development of 31m2 plus micro-apartments. The poll found that those aged under 35 and over 55 were very supportive of m ...

28 Nov 2017
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