Sites adopting a broadly sequential approach to flood risk may no longer need to apply the sequential test as a result of the latest changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Yet while the strengthening of the wording around this aspect of policy has been well received, there remain some unanswered questions. In the
A new mains drainage system will deliver a positive impact on a leisure park’s finances and environmental footprint. Swanley Park in Kent has decommissioned a large cesspit, following culmination of a seven-year plan to secure permission from several neighbouring landowners to lay mains drainage.
The first phase of work is due to begin this summer for enhanced sixth form facilities, a bespoke music block, loft conversion and courtyard infill to meet growing classroom demand at a high-achieving secondary school in Surrey. Planning permission was granted to Guildford County School at the end of 2023 for further development of the
