Mole Valley District Council (MVDC) has apologised and said "lessons have been learnt" after it became "confused" as to whether planning permission was required for the demolition of a pub in Leatherhead - which campaigners described...
Negotiations for a new JD Wetherspoon (JDW) site in Leeds have turned sour after council members deferred the pubco’s planning application for a third time in a year
Readers will be aware of the recent announcement to amend Class O (changing offices to dwellings) of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, which will come into effect on 6 April 2016.
Campaigners fighting to stop Sedgley’s Seven Stars from being turned into a Morrisons are facing bitter disappointment after the planning inspectorate overturned Dudley council’s original decision not to grant planning permission to the supermarket giant.
The Government has said it intends to introduce legislation meaning planning permission would be required to change the use of or demolish a pub listed as an asset of community value (ACV).
Pubs are by far the most common type of community assets registered by councils, making up more than a third of the total listed, according to new research.
Campaigners out to save the Old White Bear in Hampstead, north-west London, are celebrating after Camden Council refused to give permission to convert the pub, which is listed as an asset of community value (ACV), into a six-bedroom house.
The boss of the Ministry of Sound has welcomed a landmark agreement over noise in relation to a new property development, stating it will “set a precedent” for how new housing and existing businesses can live together.
A town planning consultant has put together a basic guide on the planning system for publicans, which includes a step-by-step guide to applying for planning permission.
Licensees looking to make changes to their premises that require planning permission will have to pay an extra 15% in application fees from this autumn, the Government has announced.
It's said that every picture tells a story. But the photos here of recently completed Shepherd Neame outdoor developments in Kent fail to reveal the...
Planning red tape means licensees could wave goodbye to their smoking regulars on July 1 as outdoor areas fail to materialise. Many pubs are expected...
