Carver Knowles News about Planning
Today (6th August 2026), several important changes to England’s mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirements come into force. The key changes impact smaller developments and those of a temporary nature. Developments with a red-line boundary of 0.2 hectares or less are now exempt from mandatory BNG requirements, provided they do not impact priority habitat. This […]
Posted on August 6th, 2026 by Alex Stafford-Clark
The new Local Plan will set out the location of future development for the District. As part of this process, the Council looks to identify as many sites as possible. This assessment provides an important source of evidence with the aim of gaining a clear understanding of land available. Forest of Dean District Council are […]
Posted on February 2nd, 2026 by Alex Stafford-Clark
On the 30th April the government introduced an update to the existing Permitted Development (PD) Rights. This included changes to the Class Q and Class R development rights, as well as those for new agricultural buildings. These new changes will apply from the 21st May 2024. Key changes to Class Q- Agricultural to Residential: […]
Posted on May 24th, 2024 by Matilde Spyvee