Housing & Planning Applications in the UK

HOUSING & PLANNING APPLICATIONS Planning applications in the UK have been on a downward trend for a decade NUMBER OF PLANNING APPLICATIONS IN THE UK 800 700 600 500 400 300 200 100 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 Planning Applications 167,900 applications granted in the first 6 months of 2013 The decline in planning applications has impacted the housing market, and caused a fall in the number of new houses being built The number of new houses 200 being built dropped sharply during the credit crunch. 180 160 140 120 100 80 60 40 20 2003 2005 2007 2009 Years Rather than moving house and putting yourself into a volatile property market, applying for planning permission and extending your existing property may open up a number of options: Planning Permission for Self Build Support for the Self Build Scheme could mean an additional 20,000 homes every year Alter Regulations around Empty Properties Getting Planning Permission, extending and renovating old empty properties will mean more houses available Obtain Planning Permission on Green Belt Land Controversial with some, but building on areas of green belt land around the UK's towns and cities would provide extra space Creative Housing Solutions on Land you Own Obtaining planning permission on your land for creative housing is a new but relatively popular idea. Shipping containers, flat- pack homes and temporary shelters are appearing up and down the country on available spots of land Intelligent, Well Organised Housing Developments There have been schemes in Europe in place for many years - building new housing in a creative and organised way to maximise the potential of the space. With so much uncertainty surrounding the market, applying for planning permission on existing assets may be an intelligent decision At Kingsley Smith Solicitors, our local knowledge and experience in planning laws could make a real difference to the outcome when applying for planning permission |KingsleySmith SOLICITORS LLP Sources T: 01634 811118 E: [email protected] f e www.zoopla.co.uk www.shelter.org.uk www.gov.uk No. of Applications (Thousands) New House Builds