
Planning application submission rates drop in October 2021
This year continues to surprise us as October saw a drop in the volume of planning application submissions.
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Basic DBS Checks - Your Complete Guide
If you're applying for a job that requires a basic DBS check, it is important to know what will be included in your certificate.
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Annual patterns for October application numbers change for the first time since 2016
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Site Plans – 6 Common Questions Answered
Site plans, also known as block plans, show the proposed development in relation to the property boundary. They are usually submitted at a scale of either 1:200 or 1:500.
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Residential proposals submitted using the Full Planning and Outline application forms
With nine months of 2021 passed, we thought it would be interesting to take look at residential proposals submitted during this time using the Full Planning and Outline forms.
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Part 2: When is the right time to undertake Land Referencing activities?
Infrastructure projects cannot happen without land or rights to use land, so a project’s stakeholders will be keen to understand the extent, cost and challenges associated with the acquisition of these as early in the project’s life cycle as possible.
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Local Planning Authorities: planning applications in the North East of England
In our last Planning Market Insight Report, we took a closer look at application submissions in the North East of England.
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