Salmon Planning Company
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A review of the most recently published figures from each local authority in Devon shows that all areas are falling short of meeting their five-year housing land supply requirements.

The recently published statement on land supply in Bath and North East Somerset will present new opportunities for applicants and landowners seeking planning permission for housing in locations which are or can be made sustainable.

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.

Securing planning permission is an increasingly complex and daunting process - especially when it involves navigating ever-changing local policies, planning law and design expectations. One of the most common questions we are asked at Salmon Planning is: “Should I employ a planning consultant or an architect to get planning permission?”

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

Salmon Planning wins appeal in Somerset challenging a raft of unjustified conditions and for Council to pay the clients' costs.

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

Salmon Planning secures approval for farmhouse for Wiltshire alpaca farmer after fifteen years of thwarted planning appeals

Salmon Planning Company were pleased to achieve outline planning permission for a housing scheme on the edge of a Somerset village.

Salmon Planning wins planning appeal at property and grounds with historic significance.

Dean Titchener joins Salmon Planning.

In the run up to the General Election we assess Labour's plan for planning legislation and reforms.

In the field of sustainable residential architecture, The Passivhaus Standard is recognised as a beacon for energy efficiency and...

If you own a site in the former Mendip area which is potentially suitable and available for housing development before 2029, then get in con