New self build dwelling for a Cotswolds Village
15 October 2024
The MEP team is delighted to have secured planning permission for a new dwelling in Didmarton on behalf of a private client. Our client approached the team with the ambition to downsize into an accessible lifetime home to meet their changing needs. The site is the subject of considerable heritage and landscape constraints being located […]
Permission obtained for solar panels at Twigworth Court
2 September 2024
On behalf of a private client, MEP has secured planning permission and Listed Building Consent for the installation of 100 solar panels at Twigworth Business Centre, Gloucestershire. The site was the subject of considerable constraints including a Grade II listed building. Permission has been granted for the solar panels to be installed on the roofs […]
Government’s consultation on the planning reform package is released.
31 July 2024
The Government has yesterday (30th September 2024) released a new draft NPPF on proposed reforms to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and other changes to the planning system. This consultation, which closes on 24th September 2024, is seeking views on the Government’s proposed approach to revising the NPPF. It also seeks views on a […]
New dwellings for a Cotswold Village secured under Class MA
23 July 2024
On behalf of the Royal Agricultural College, MEP is delighted to have secured permission under Class MA for the change of use of a building formerly used for training and educational purposes to 5 residential dwellings. The site is located on the outskirts of the village of Driffield, adjacent to, but not within, the Conservation […]
Consultation on new NPPF expected by the end of the month.
8 July 2024
It is quite clear that the new Labour Government is moving quickly, with the new Chancellor setting out in a speech today (8th July) what planning reforms will be imminent. As with previous ministers, this Chancellor has identified the planning system as being antiquated which leaves too many important projects getting tied up in bureaucracy […]
We have a new Government!
5 July 2024
In what is being seen as the most dramatic landslide victory in recent years, Britain has woken up to a Labour Government for the first time in nearly a decade and a half. Central to what was evidently the party’s election-winning platform are its proposals to overhaul the planning system, the Labour manifesto promised change […]
A new starter to the team
12 June 2024
We are delighted to announce a new appointment to our practice. Daniel Jones, who has worked with private planning consultancies for a number of years, has joined us as a Senior Planner and brings valuable experience to the MEP planning team. In welcoming the new starter, Paul Fong, Managing Director, commented ‘we are seeing MEP growing […]
MEP conquer the Coast to Coast challenge
20 May 2024
Undaunted by the promise of ‘the highest and hardest climbs in the country – often several of them in one day’ the MEP team took on the epic C2C challenge this May to raise money for our chosen charity of 2024, Dementia UK. The C2C bike ride is a long-distance cycle path which links the […]
More Government updates in relation to permitted development for conversions of agricultural buildings.
1 May 2024
Class Q was updated on 30th April 2024, with the changes taking effect from 21st May 2024. Any applications on or after this date, will be subject to the new limits. The main differences, as a consequence of the updates, are the number of dwellings, sizes of dwellings and extensions. In relation to number, whereas […]
Permission secured for two new houses in the Forest of Dean in countryside location.
15 April 2024
MEP is delighted to have secured planning permission for two new houses on the edge of the village of Tibberton which falls within the jurisdiction of the Forest of Dean District Council (FODDC). The approved scheme involved the demolition of the existing modern barn and the erection of two detached dwellinghouses. One of those dwellinghouses […]
Planning permission and Listed Building Consent obtained for conversion of rural building to offices.
5 March 2024
The site, which is located in small village, forms part of a larger rural estate in the Cotswolds AONB. The site comprises three buildings including a former beer store, an archway, and a smaller building to the rear. The site is located centrally within the village and is currently vacant. Dating back from 1862, the […]
Biodiversity net gain regulations come into force today.
12 February 2024
The government’s long-awaited biodiversity net gain (BNG) regulations have finally come into force today, meaning developers will be required to demonstrate at least a ten per cent benefit for nature on all major schemes in order to obtain planning permission. The requirement for small sites (between one and nine dwellings) will commence on 2 April […]