
A New Era for Town Planning....
...or just press-grabbing headlines? The Government are proposing a new planning system which is easier for the public to access, transforms the way communities are shaped and builds new homes the country needs. The intention is to allow homes to be built faster and delver buildings that are more beautiful. Taking the debate away from both whether the ‘principal’ of a new use is acceptable or not, through ‘zoning’ and taking the debate away from architects and other practitio

Salford Apartments
Bramhall Town Planning has submitted a planning application for a new build, free standing apartment scheme in the heart of Salford, to deliver 24 much needed new flats and studios. The application has been submitted on behalf of GCS Support Services Ltd. A decision is expected later in 2020.

Commercial Conversions Training Day
Carol Clarke, of Bramhall Town Planning, will be giving a commercial conversion training day talk to Sourced franchisee Directors on Friday 25th September 2020. The day will present the wealth of commercial conversion opportunities now available following the recent planning legislation changes. Carol Clarke will cut through the red tape and clearly identity how small and medium developers can take advantage of these development opportunities available within the planning sys

Cutting The Red Tape - Permitted Development Rights Update
In the spirit of seeking to help the high street and to allow the ease of reuse of vacant commercial units and buildings, the Government has brought in a number of changes to the Permitted Development regime. The intention to allow greater ease of change of use between uses within the same use class. There are still some occasions though when prior approval on technical matters must still be sought. Three new broad use classes - class E, class F1 and class F2 - will be introd

Property Investor Presentation
Carol Clarke has been invited to speak at The Property Mentor, Wigan and Worlsey meeting. Carol will be sharing key insights for small, medium and large property investors and developers on the recent changes to the planning system. One not to be missed! This is an online free event and tickets can be booked via meetup https://www.meetup.com/meetup-group-WtVEBjlt/

An Oasis in Chester
Bramhall Town Planning has submitted an amendment to a residential planning permission, in the heart of Chester, for Stamacher Estates Ltd. The permission, which was inherited by Stamacher Estates Ltd, allows the delivery of nine new 3-storey mews properties. It was identified that the current planning permission, following a detailed cost analysis, was simply not deliverable. A detailed appraisal by Bramhall Town Planning identified a revised scheme option, providing alterna