by Charlie Martin | Mar 10, 2015 | News
European Union court case with UK over Green Deal tax breaks The European Union has decided to take the UK government to court over it’s decision to offer a reduced VAT rate of 5% on the purchase of all energy saving building materials such as insulation. This was a...
by Charlie Martin | Mar 10, 2015 | News
Unwanted Development could plague Councils Councils who have no adopted local plans after the 1st April 2013 will be at risk of the planning inspectorate giving little weight to emerging strategies, thus exposing councils to a “presumption in favour of sustainable...
by Charlie Martin | Mar 10, 2015 | News
Highly Energy Efficiency Homes still leaves UK cold A report, issued by the trade body the National House Builders Confederation (NHBC), highlights a number of major issues which the UK development industry needs to overcome before it is able to start building very...
by Charlie Martin | Mar 10, 2015 | News
Office to Residential – Government Change of Use plans announced The government has announced it’s radical new plan to give permitted development rights for conversions of office space into flats without the need for planning permission. The government move, as...
by Charlie Martin | Mar 10, 2015 | News
Free schools gain relaxation of planning rules Plans have been unveiled by the government to relax current planning rules which should enable free schools to convert existing buildings into school sites more quickly. Under permitted development rights,...
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