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Modifying or Discharging Restrictive Covenants: A hundred years of balancing private rights vs the public interest  

By Sue Long

Restrictive covenants are long-standing features of English property law, often imposed to preserve the character or use of land. However, as land use evolves, many of these covenants become outdated or obstructive to modern development. Fortunately, there are legal mechanisms available to discharge or modify such covenants, the most common being under Section 84 of…

Coventry ‘City Centre South’ Regeneration Scheme

By Jacque Kenny

Shearer Property Regen in partnership with Coventry City Council are bringing forward a significant regeneration scheme to Coventry City Centre. The scheme is to bring forward over 18,000m2 of new high quality public realm together with the construction of up to 1,500 residential dwellings, of which 20% will be provided as affordable housing. The City…

Roger Hannah have sold Maple Court, Sale, Greater Manchester

By jbc_admin

Acting on behalf of Trafford Housing Trust, Roger Hannah Chartered Surveyors have sold Maple Court, Cross Street in Sale, South Manchester in an off-market transaction to a private investor. The property is a prominent retail led investment underpinned by a long term lease to the Co-op and Vetcare Limited, and one vacant unit. The property…

SUPPORTING TEAM BEE INSPIRED – RACE OF REMEMBRANCE 11/11/18

By jbc_admin

Marking 100 years of the Armistice and then end of World War 1, Roger Hannah sponsor team ‘Bee Inspired’ to a 12 hour endurance race for a great cause known as Mission Motorsport! Mission (as it’s fondly referred) has a sole aim, supporting the service men and women of this country who have sacrificed their…

Bamber Bridge Mill Sold by Gorrie Limited

By jbc_admin

Roger Hannah, acting on behalf of Gorrie Ltd, is delighted to have completed the sale of a residential development site, comprising the former Bamber Bridge Mill, located just three miles from Preston Town Centre, the derelict site, which was demolished in 2015, has been granted planning consent for 196 new high quality homes and is…

Affordable Housing Reduced to Zero at West Lancashire Scheme

By jbc_admin

Roger Hannah, working in conjunction with Seddon Homes and Hourigan Connolly, have been successful in negotiating a reduction of affordable housing contribution to zero on a housing scheme in Banks, West Lancashire. The scheme will provide 128 new homes and 10,000 sqft of B1 space at the former Greaves Hall hospital site. Outline consent for…

16 Acre Brownfield Site in Leek for Mixed Use Development

By jbc_admin

The Casey Group Limited and Land Owner Barnfield Hughes have signed a development agreement to bring forward a 16-acre brownfield site in Leek for mixed use development. A former concrete batching plant which is no longer operational, the site on Sunnyhills Road already benefits from an outline planning consent. This includes significant redevelopment for 175…

The Supreme Court’s decision and ruling of Paragraphs 14 and 49 of the NPPF

By jbc_admin

The Decisions The Supreme Court recently dismissed two appeals made by two local planning authorities after the decisions of two planning applications; Hopkins Homes v Suffolk Coastal District Council and Richborough Estates v Cheshire East Borough Council. One of which had been refused and the other approved respectively. The Cheshire East application was submitted in…

Royal Tunbridge Wells Site Sale

By jbc_admin

Roger Hannah have sold a 0.44 acre development plot in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells with the potential for the construction of 6 large residential units. Tunbridge Wells is an extremely affluent commuter town in the heart of Kent. The site itself is located on St John’s Road close to the centre of town…

Renewed Changes to s106 Planning Obligations

By jbc_admin

Changes to Section 106 (s106) obligations, implemented in a ministerial statement by Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis in November 2014, regarding changes to s106 thresholds saw a change to a 10 unit threshold and 1,000 sqm gross floor space threshold for affordable housing contributions through s106 planning contributions. These changes have subsequently been challenged…