Horses – Do you need planning permission?

Many of our equestrian enquiries initially relate to whether planning permission is needed, what information is required to apply for permission and what will be/should be taken into account in…
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YOUR HORSE LIVE 2024

We are pleased to confirm that we have just rebooked a stand (M808) at Your Horse Live 2024 which will be held, this year, at Stoneleigh Park on 8th –…
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CHANGES TO ENFORCEMENT TIMESCALES THIS MONTH!

The Levelling Up and Regeneration Act 2023 (LURA) received Royal Assent in October 2023 with the various changes, which it sought to introduce, then pending secondary legislation (which would then…
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National Equine Show – Recap

A couple of weeks ago we had a stand at the National Equine Show at the NEC, Birmingham, where we got to talk to people about their potential developments and…
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Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Now Mandatory

From this week, the 12th February 2024 to be more specific, Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) became mandatory for major developments, with certain exemptions, and development of ‘small sites’ will be…
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What goes into a planning application?

Most things involving horses require planning permission – whether that is the use of land for equestrian purposes (excluding simple grazing) or building facilities such as stabling or arenas.  So,…
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CHRISTMAS 2024

CHRISTMAS 2023 As the song goes “it’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas!” Our office will be closed from 5pm on Friday 22nd December, re-opening on Wednesday 3rd January…
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Changes to Planning Fees from December 2023

The Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023 were made on 8th November 2023 and come into force on 6th…
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Your Horse Live 2023

We’re getting ready for Your Horse Live 2023 at Stoneleigh Park on 10-12 November. We’ve got giveaways, discounts and competitions. Tickets can be purchased here Why not come along and…
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WHY DO YOU NEED CERTAIN DOCUMENTS?

Planning applications have become significantly more complex, in terms of documentation required and matters considered during determination, over the last 30 years.  Within this time period it is estimated, by…
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Planning Enforcement

Have you ever wondered what would happen if you decided to not react to a Planning Enforcement Notice? In the attached article Horse owner fined more than £12,000 after building…
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National Equine Show 2024 – TICKET CODE

We have been allocated a free ticket code which we’d like to share with you. Tickets can be booked through the following link https://lnkd.in/e4qqd_2V with the relevant code being EQUESTRIANPLANNING. Please note…
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How do you Instruct us?

For some businesses it can be comparatively quick and easy to give a quotation for work such as those which are simply based upon building size, site area or number…
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Your Horse Live – See you there!

  We are pleased to confirm that we have just re-booked space at Your Horse Live (NAEC Stoneleigh Park – 10-12 November 2023) and will be located on Stand M808…
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NEWSLETTER APRIL 2023

It seems such a long time ago when we met at the National Equine Show back in March.  Since then, we’ve been very busy, so we thought it was time…
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NEW OFFICES IN STAFFORDSHIRE

As of the beginning of May we are up and running from our NEW Office in South Staffordshire at Pillaton Hall Farm. (By Appointment Only)
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Considering an appeal?

We, like all agents, sometimes get refusals to the applications we submit.  This can be for a variety of reasons including committee overturning an officer recommendation for approval, or simply…
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PLANNING CONSULTANCY IN STAFFORDSHIRE

A snapshot of Staffordshire and the planning system Staffordshire as a county covers some 1,000 + square miles, and given the size and the area it covers the county is…
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ALL ABOUT ARENAS

We often get asked about how to get started building an arena (manége) so we thought we’d set down our thoughts on how to go about it. Location is Key…
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New team member – Annette Francis

We are really pleased to be able to share that Annette Francis has joined us full time this week as our Administration and Marking Manager across both Eldnar Consultancy and the…
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