Salmon Planning Company
Planning Consultants & Architects

On 21 May 2025, important regulatory changes to Class Q Permitted Development Rights came into effect.  What are the new Class Q regulations? These reforms provide fresh opportunities – but also new considerations – for landowners and farmers looking to convert agricultural buildings into residential use without full planning permission.

When it comes to preparing a planning application with the best chance of achieving a successful outcome, one of the most underrated and crucial steps is canvassing neighbours and your local community before submitting the application.

The Government's revisions to the Planning Policy Framework open up significant new opportunities for farmers and rural landowners.

Planning appeal win for development on an edge of village greenfield site in East Somerset

Planning Application Fees are set to rise dramatically from 1st April 2025 - some by as much as 105%.

Mandatory house building targets are the headline announcement in the long-awaited revised National Planning Policy Framework.

Barely a week in office, and the Labour government has issued a raft of new policy announcements.