Acland Bracewell

22/12/2025

Happy Christmas from Acland Bracewell.

Please note our office will close from 12 noon on Wednesday 24th December 2025 and re-open on Monday 5th January 2026.

23/09/2025

Grey Belt: Momentum, data and cautionary voices.

Acland Bracewell

16/09/2025

Permitted development rights can be a useful tool in diversifying agricultural buildings to alternative uses.

Acland Bracewell

11/09/2025

Read about our success in obtaining Full Planning Permission for a Commercial Processing Facility in the Green Belt:

At the date of instruction, the site extended to 3.4 acres (1.39ha), all located within the Green Belt, as defined within the West Lancashire Local Plan 2012-2027 (2013). The development is commercial and is inappropriate development in the Green Belt. Len Wright Salads is one of the three main sala...

08/09/2025

Full Planning Permission for Mixed Use development (Use Class B8/E(g)(i), restaurant with drive thru (E(b)/Sui Generis).

Read the details on our website: https://www.absurveyors.co.uk/case_post_item/planning-application-for-mixed-use-development/

03/09/2025

Full planning permission for Cafe (Use Class E(b)) and additional canopy at The Plant Place Garden Centre in Green Belt/Flood Zone 3.

Find out more: https://www.absurveyors.co.uk/case_post_item/the-plant-place-thornton-cleveleys/

01/09/2025

Unanimous approval for the er****on of two industrial buildings in Oldham. Read the full story here:

Founded in Walkden in 1976, P.P. Group began life in the basement of a cotton mill and has grown in to one of the UK’s leading independent profiling and processing companies. P.P Group primarily operate from their 6.5-acre Site in Oldham and provides diverse, high-quality profiling and processing ...

29/08/2025

Prior Approval for agricultural development in Kirkby. Find out more at the link below:

https://www.absurveyors.co.uk/case_post_item/agricultural-building-kirkby/

27/08/2025

Appeal allowed for two dwellings in the countryside. Click the link below to learn more.

We are thrilled to have received a Decision Letter from the Planning Inspectorate confirming our Appeal against refusal of an Outline Application by Fylde Borough Council has been allowed. On behalf of our client, we executed a careful planning strategy to seek to obtain planning permission for resi...

24/12/2024

Last Monday, our amazing work team wrapped up a fantastic year with a festive Christmas celebration at The Cube in Manchester after brunch at the Cozy Club 🎉
It was a day filled with laughter, great food, and lots of memories made. A perfect way to round off the year and look forward to new adventures in 2025. Thanks to everyone who made it an incredible day! 🎅🎁

Our office will be closed from midday 24th December and will re-open on Thursday 2nd January with the usual operating hours.
We hope everyone has a lovely Christmas and a Happy New Year! 🎆

12/12/2024

As reported yesterday the revised NPPF 2024 has now been published, with immediate effect, and includes changes to Green Belt policy and calculating housing need. Accompanying the revised NPPF is a Press Release published earlier today, which can be read here: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/planning-overhaul-to-reach-15-million-new-homes

02/04/2024

Today marks the introduction of the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements for minor developments, which follows the introduction of the new rules for major developments back in February. Under Local Plan policy, local authorities will be permitted to set the BNG obligation higher than the national minimum 10% gain and it seems some local authorities have already set their minimum BNG requirements as high as 30%!

If you want to know more, take a look at the article on our website👀https://www.absurveyors.co.uk/are-you-ready-for-new-biodiversity-net-gain-planning-requirements/👀, or get in touch with our team to find out how BNG obligations could affect your project.