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Planning enforcement in the news: "Without planning permission, demolition of an unlisted building, formerly known as the Crooked House (“the Building”), located in the position outlined in blue on the Plan." This is how South Staffordshire Council describes the alleged breach of planning control in the widely-publicised planning enforcement notice it issued earlier this week. The building in question is a much-loved pub whose history goes back to the 18th century. It caught fire on 5 August and was demolished two days later. Following the demolition, thousands of people living in the area and beyond organised a campaign to have the pub rebuilt exactly as it was. The enforcement notice includes photos of the building as well as information about its history and significance as a non-designated heritage asset. It requires that the building should be reconstructed to be as similar as possible to the building that was demolished. The persons on whom the notice have been served have three years to comply, starting with the date when it comes into force. That date is 28 March 2024, unless there is an appeal to the Planning Inspector. #planninglaw #planningpermission #heritagebuildings

When the NYC parking structure inspection law launched on January 1, 2022, many wondered why these kinds of laws are created. Community safety and tenant well-being are the obvious answers, but there are also some surprising reasons these laws are a good idea. Read why governments and local municipalities create parking garage and structural inspection laws here: https://lnkd.in/eQAN9dbm #parking #parkingstructures #constructioncodes #parkingmanagers #Manhattan #Bronx #Brooklyn #Queens #StatenIsland #NYC #QPSI #NYCBuildings #NYCParking #NYCParkingstructure #NYCCRE #NYCCommercialRealEstate #FacilityManagement #PropertyManagement #CREInvestment #NYCConstruction #locallaw126

Dallas delays vote to increase building permitting fees to March Contact me to discuss the latest scoop in real estate! #realestatedevelopment #meetubhatnagar #commercialrealestate #apartments #evolutionfromrichtowealthy #passiveincome #realestatedevelopment #multifamily #realestate #realestateinvesting

Landlords! It's time to set the record straight! 🏘️ A property becomes an HMO when at least 3 tenants form 2 or more 'households' and share basic facilities, like a kitchen, bathroom, or toilet. 📄 The type of tenancy agreement signed is irrelevant to HMO classification. Landlords who believe a single tenancy agreement will spare them from HMO rules may end up facing legal consequences. Find out more about HMOs and the law relating to them: https://lnkd.in/e5UuFUZa https://bit.ly/3Oq4b6j #landlordlaw #landlord #uklandlord #propertymanagement #lettings #landlordlife #hmo

Dropped Curb Planning Appeal London Borough of Bromley The application was for a proposed development of a dropped curb over the pavement on a classified road next to a four way junction and pelican crossing. This application was refused by The London Borough of Bromley for the following reasons; Highway safety, the proposal by reason of its position would create a significant safety hazard in relation to highway and pedestrian safety, contry to policies 32 and 34 of the Bromley Local Plan. The appeal document for this case was in excess of 15 pages providing a robust and comprehensive argument detailing policies in favour and why the refusal was not justified. With this type of appeal it is imperative to also look submit an expert report, the highways report for this case was completed by our own highways expert who has had over 30 years experience working in senior highways positions within local authorities. Additionally research was completed and the findings included that detailed other similar appeals in the London Borough’s that were successful. This appeal followed our usual format providing an introduction to what the appeal is about, then the refusal reasons and our commentary on why they are wrong. Next we detailed the planning officers report and provided commentary as to why and how the London Borough of Bromley came to their decision and why it was wrong, we looked at Issues for the appeal, used the National Planning Policy Framework to support the appeal and showed how it relates to the appeal and where essentially the London Borough of Bromley Council were overlooking vitally important relevant information. https://lnkd.in/eN5FQBbA

First Floor Rear Extension Planning Appeal Brent Council This planning appeal was to overcome the refusal for a First Floor Rear Extension. That was refused Our client was initially booked in for a Free No Obligation Consultation to run through the refusal reasons that had been used by Brent Council and to evaluate if an appeal was viable or if an alternative option would be best suited. The Free No Obligation Consultation which took around 15 minutes found that this case was viable for appeal to the Planning Inspectorate, taking the decision process away from Brent Council. As an organisation we have been finding recently a large number of errors in local authority planning officers decisions, helping support the appeal cases. We do suspect this has been caused by cutbacks in planning officer numbers and unprecedented increased workloads. This goes hand in hand with clients repeatedly stating that they had little or no correspondence throughout the application process and the first thing they knew was receiving the refusal notice. Our Specialist Appeals Team who handle over 2.5% of all planning appeals in England and Wales that are currently produced and submitted, start by producing a comprehensive and robust appeal statement, that in this specific case covered 18 pages. It is important to detail in the appeal statement where the local authority failed in their assessment of the case, and how and where possible both local and national policy applies in favour of the appeal, additionally if possible brining in similar cases that the planning inspectorate found in favour of the appeal. To put in to context the detail required, this particular appeal was over 5000 words. Once an appeal statement is completed we send the document to our client asking them to check that they are happy for us to submit the case. If we need to add any additional information that the client may have forgotten previously to supply it is done at this point and the case is then submitted. For this appeal an independent planning inspector from the Planning Inspectorate visited the site on 13th February. And we are pleased to confirm that the appeal was upheld and the permission granted on 5th March in a 2 page appeal decision notice. https://lnkd.in/gG-JPMQB

A #redevelopment trend to watch! "No one knows how the thousands of #condo #owners and #HOAs will come up with the massive special #assessments the new law is about to require, and #developers have been taking full advantage of condo owners’ dilemma. In a process known as termination, many are #buying up all the #units in aging #waterfront #buildings so they can demolish them and build high-end #residential towers on the #property." Related Group #condosforsale #condominiums

Early morning at the PCA Urban Redevelopment of Strata Schemes event hosted by Gadens. Great in-depth analysis of the process to terminate a scheme under the incoming “Uneconomical Termination” provisions. There were 2 trains of thought: Whether it is better to follow the new process which could take anywhere from 1 to 5 years and with most of the legal, meeting, report costs shared or covered by the strata or a friendly developer. or Just revert back to the District Court option with the “threat” that any hold out party will most likely have to pay all of these costs for both parties if they lose. As always circumstances, strata advice and legal advice would dictate the best option for anyone planning to head down this path. #sskbstratadevelopmentconsultancy #sskbstratamanagement