We are delighted to have submitted a planning application, on behalf of NewRiver REIT UK Ltd (‘NewRiver’), for the change of use of underused floorspace at Priory Meadow Shopping Centre, Hastings, to enable occupation by The Gym Group.
The submission represents an important milestone in introducing complementary non-retail uses to a key area in Hastings town centre, within one of the larger town centre units.
Blog written by Nick Pleasant, Associate Director
In early 2017 I – optimistically perhaps – suggested 2017 could be the year of meaningful Local Plan progress (see Housing White Paper requirements and MHCLG intervention(s)). But have we seen real or sufficient progress?
High Court has quashed a planning permission granted by the Forest of Dean District Council to Aldi for a discount food store Coleford, Gloucestershire (see Midcounties Co-operative Limited v Forest of Dean District Council [2017] EWHC 2056 (Admin)).
The judgement provides a useful reminder of the need for clear, robust and reasoned planning judgement, in particular where a decision is finely balanced.
Will Government requirements for 2017 change the approach to adopting Local Plans?
The proposed Housing White Paper may eventually give the necessary detail, but if the Department for Communities & Local Government (DCLG) remains insistent that Local Planning Authorities (LPAs) should ‘produce’ a Local Plan by early 2017, then we may see a stream of LPAs belatedly pressing ahead.
The Government has revised National Planning Practice Guidance (PPG) to confirm that mezzanine floorspace, inserted into an existing building, is not liable for CIL unless the mezzanine forms part of a wider planning permission that seeks to provide other works as well.
PPG previously included a 200sqm threshold, whereby only mezzanines over 200sqm (gross) were liable for CIL, unless the mezzanine was linked to wider works.
This week the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) published amendments to permitted development (PD) rights, primarily designed to deliver new housing. The new legislation can be viewed here
The amendments are largely positive, but some of the legislative tinkering may add confusion to the already complex system.
Approval of the NYX Hotel application at Birmingham Planning Committee
28th May 2019
The Changing Office Landscape - Brook House
23rd April 2019
NYX Hotel – Full Planning Application submission at Broad Street, Birmingham
15th April 2019
Priory Meadow, Hastings – NJL Consulting supports the ongoing asset management
19th March 2019