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Planning to Extend? Gillian Crump, Planning Lawyer discusses changes to the rules governing home extensions
Wednesday, May 15th, 2013
The planning system has recently been altered for a limited period, to make it easier to build an extension to a house without the need for a full planning permission. Read More
‘Planning for Prosperity’ Cullimore Dutton Seminar at Chester Racecourse
Friday, October 26th, 2012
Cullimore Dutton hosted another successful seminar at Chester Racecourse on 11th October. The ‘Planning for Prosperity’ Seminar hosted by Tim Parker, Residential Property Partner at Cullimore Dutton discussed topical issues around ‘planning’ in the wider sense.
Our Planning Lawyer Gillian Crump discusses proposed changes to the Heritage Rule
Wednesday, July 25th, 2012
The Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill 2012/13 proposes a number of changes to streamline the planning, listed building, and conservation area regimes. The proposals include:-
Property & Planning Solicitors Chester – The need to understand contractual obligations when purchasing land
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
In a recent case, unusual circumstances meant that a standard clause used in many thousands of property contracts was suddenly held to be ‘unreasonable’, resulting in the contract being rescinded initially in a lower court and subsequently also in the Court of Appeal. Read More
Chester Property Solicitor – The real cost of insuring a rented property?
Wednesday, February 29th, 2012
A recent Which? Report suggests that people renting properties across the UK are collectively paying some £700 million more than is necessary on costs such as insurance premiums that are arranged and passed on to them by their landlords. This is of particular concern to households whose dependents include students and other young people living away from the family home for the first time, but who still rely on parental support to remain financially afloat. Read More
Chester Solicitor Gillian Crump discusses planning permission for outdoor buildings.
Friday, September 2nd, 2011
Do I need planning permission for a pool house or other building in my garden, or for storage of oil etc for my central heating system? Read More