Planning

Sympathetic Development Matters!

At Fear Group we have specialised in obtaining planning approval for nearly 50 years. For us it has always been about working with landowners, planning officers and, most importantly, the local community, to achieve a result which works for everyone. As an example, in 2007 we started the process of…

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Why are we not building more homes in the UK?

Original article written by Leon Fear for the Business Leader Magazine – Issue 17: January – March 2017, also featured on Business Leader Magazine Website on 27th March 2017 (please click here). To view an online version of the article within the full magazine (see pages 24/25) please click here.…

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The Importance of Planning Officers

Property is such an important part of everything we do that good robust planning regulation is vital in keeping urban sprawl in check. The Green Belt was first mooted in 1935 and then introduced in 1947 as part of The Town & Country Planning Act, so that our Cities, Towns,…

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Planning Policy – Needs To Get On The Right Tracks

The United Kingdom is, geographically, quite a small country, however what might surprise many people is that over 90% of it has no buildings on it whatsoever. This includes roads, railways, houses, offices, factories and everything else you can think of! Less than 10% is actually built on! There is…

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