Collaborate & Communicate: Meaningful Engagement is Crucial
The planning system can feel adversarial and even like a bit of a lottery at times, with seemingly arbitrary decisions being made on some planning applications.… More >>
National Town Planning Consultancy based in the North East
The planning system can feel adversarial and even like a bit of a lottery at times, with seemingly arbitrary decisions being made on some planning applications.… More >>
Chris Pipe, Founder and Director at Planning House was asked to explain how flexible working benefits her team of town planning consultants, growing the business and how this approach should be adopted more widely by the North East Chamber of Commerce.… More >>
Planning House are delighted to announce that they have secured planning approval for change of use of a residential property in a conservation area to a House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for up to 7 individuals.… More >>
Red tape. Jargon. Welcome to the world of Town Planning! And although there’s plenty of advice out there, it can be hard to find something that cuts through the confusion and tells you what you actually need to know.… More >>
Every planning application in the UK receives on average 2.2 objections, with 1.9 million complaints logged since the start of 2017.… More >>

The National Planning Policy Framework makes clear that creating high quality buildings and places is fundamental to what the planning and development process should achieve.… More >>
There’s a lot of advice available regarding Town Planning and how to find your way through it all, thousands of pages dedicated to what can be perceived as red tape but with a lot of jargon and confusing details.… More >>
If you have received a planning approval it’s essential you know what conditions are attached, what they cover and how they can be complied with.… More >>
We were delighted to have our article “What is Town Planning” published in Northern Insight magazine back in October 2018.… More >>
Knowing your options should you find yourself in a situation where your planning application has been refused, or there are conditions attached to your planning approval which you don’t think are reasonable will allow you to make informed decisions on how to proceed.… More >>