HMOs video guide – Part 1 – planning basics
In the first of our 6-page guide to planning permission and HMOs, our chief executive Martin Gaine explains the basics of the planning system as it applies to HMOs. In simple terms, a house in...
View ArticleHMOs video guide – Part 2 – article 4 directions
Welcome to Part 2 of our 6-part series about planning and HMOs. In this video, Martin Gaine explains what is meant by permitted development for HMOs, the C4 use class and, that enemy of HMO investors...
View ArticleHMOs video guide – Part 3 – planning permission
Welcome to Part 3 of our 6-part guide to the planning system and houses in multiple occupation (HMOs). In this video, we look at how you get planning permission for HMOs. Remember that a HMO with more...
View ArticleHMOs video guide – Part 4 – planning refusals
Welcome to Part 4 of our guide to planning and HMOs! In this video, we look at what you can do if you have applied for planning permission for a HMO and you have been refused. The key thing to...
View ArticleHMOs video guide – Part 5 – enforcement
Welcome to Part 5 of our 6-part video guide to planning and HMOs! In this video, we look at planning enforcement – the council’s power to require you to reverse a development or change of use that has...
View ArticleHMOs video guide – Part 6 – Planning Permission for HMOs
Welcome to the sixth and final part of our video guide to the Planning System and HMOs. Always remember these key concepts and top tips: • The current definition of a HMO comes from thee 2004 Housing...
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What is a chartered town planner?
Welcome to the very first proper post on martingaine.com! The website launched several months ago and I have lazily been postponing this moment for a long time but, fuelled with caffeine, am finally...
View ArticleHow to write a killer Appeal Statement
As a jobbing planning consultant, I would much prefer that you hired me to prepare, submit and manage your planning appeal. I have written thousands of appeal statements over the years and know...
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WHAT ARE PERMITTED DEVELOPMENT RIGHTS, AND HOW DO I MAKE THE MOST OF THEM?
Permitted development (PD) rights allow you to carry out certain types of development without the need to apply for planning permission. In England, they are set out in the General Permitted...
View ArticleWhy it is so hard to get permission for extensions to houses in Conservation...
If an area has special architectural or historic interest and its original character is well-preserved, the council can designate it as a conservation area. Every council area in England has at least...
View ArticleWhy is it so hard to extend a house in the Green Belt?
Green belts were created after the Second World War. The Town and Country Planning Act 1947 (the same piece of legislation that first introduced permitted development rights) allowed local authorities...
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