Daniel Farrand

The future's green for developers

United Kingdom - September 30 2013 Town and village greens are seen as valuable assets for the community but registration of a green has frequently been used as a potent weapon against…

Have your cake and eat it too

United Kingdom - June 27 2013 The High Court has recently quashed a planning decision of a council which - being in two minds about the environmental effects of a development -…

One step forward, one step back

United Kingdom - June 3 2013 Several new permitted development rights came into force on 30 May to allow certain works or changes of use without the need for planning permission…

Wesley Fongenie.

Homing in on offices

United Kingdom - May 30 2013 The Government recently announced a scheme to allow for the conversion of office space to residential use as permitted development, bypassing the…

Ashes to ashes

United Kingdom - December 20 2012 With ash dieback disease being headline news tree management is once again a real issue. Some commentators predict landscape impacts far greater than for…