Emma Hipkiss

Looking at buying a property in the countryside? What if your dream property comes with an agricultural occupancy condition? Agricultural Ties or Agricultural Occupancy Conditions are planning conditions imposed...

Permitted Development Rights are rights to make certain changes to a building without the need to apply for planning permission. They derive from a general planning permission granted by Parliament rather than from permission granted by the Local...

Thinking about developing a site for residential purposes? Do you know about permission in principle (PiP)? PiP came into force on 1 st June 2018 and is an alternative way of obtaining planning consent for a housing-led development which is arguably...