Author: Phase2

Phase 2 are pleased to announce that we have successfully assisted our client in securing full planning permission to convert an existing outbuilding within Westcliff-on-Sea into a single residential dwelling. This included providing design input into the carefully designed scheme to respond to the site-specific...

Phase 2 are pleased to announce that they have successfully assisted their client in obtaining full planning permission for a change of use from a family dwelling to a children’s care home. Paramount to the success of this project was providing a robust submission with...

Phase 2 has recently been successful in securing detailed planning permission for a high-quality redevelopment of 7 no. new dwellings and associated development within Braintree town centre. The scheme, within the town’s Conservation Area and the setting of other designated and non-designated heritage assets, included...

Following a long planning history, Phase 2 were approached to assist with efforts in securing planning permission for residential development on a land parcel in a rural area of Chelmsford City. By adopting a new and carefully tailored planning strategy, alongside a robust and comprehensive...

We are pleased to announce that we have successfully assisted our client, Stonebond Estates Ltd, in securing planning permission (via a Section 73) to enlarge two previously approved replacement dwellings in the Green Belt, to provide an increased level of living space for their future...

Yesterday, the government unveiled a new social and affordable housing package aimed at giving councils, housing associations, and other providers greater financial support to ramp up construction of new homes and delivering on government plans to bring down record-high numbers of families and children stuck in temporary accommodation or on...

The Local Plan Inspector's report into the soundness of Uttlesford's new Local Plan has recently been published paving the way for the authority to adopt a new Local Plan for the first time in over 20 years and covering the period up to 2041.The Inspector's...

Phase 2 Planning are able to announce a real Christmas cracker from the Government with today's publication of a re-written draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).The proposed reforms including standardised inputs into viability assessments reforms to site thresholds runs precisely to 11:45pm on the 10th...

The Planning and Infrastructure Bill yesterday became law, ushering in key reforms to the planning system.Planning and Infrastructure Act 2025Among the measures introduced include a legal framework for spatial development strategies, the introduction of a new system for developers to offset environmental impacts and changes...

Phase 2 are pleased to announce that we have successfully assisted our client in securing full planning permission at appeal for the construction of a replacement dwelling within the Green Belt, following an initial refusal by Epping Forest District Council. Crucial to the success of...