The new London Sustainable Drainage Proforma is designed to help smooth out the planning process across London boroughs, but what does it mean for developers…
July 2021 NPPF and Climate Change Updates
View PostFlood Zones – What you need to know
Some of the most frequently asked questions encountered by our consultancy team are ‘what flood zone is my house in?’, ‘what flood zone is my site in?’ and ‘how could…
Changes to the Kensington and Chelsea Consolidated Local Plan affect the requirements for FRAs and Drainage Calculations
A reviewed ‘consolidated local plan’ in the Kensington and Chelsea area is set to affect developers across the borough. The new plan replaces previous legislation that has been in place …
Kensington and Chelsea approve over 65% of basement extensions
Analysis of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea’s planning records show that between June 1999 and January 2014, there were 594 planning applications involving basement extensions. Of these applications, …
61% of failed planning applications are objected to due to an unsatisfactory FRA
Data provided by the Environment Agency shows that in 2012 to 2013, the majority of planning applications objected to on flood risk grounds were rejected specifically because of an unsatisfactory…
