Thinking Buildings has submitted an outline planning application for up to nine new homes on land in Matlock, Derbyshire. The site sits adjacent to a Conservation Area and close to a number of listed buildings, making the project more sensitive than a typical residential scheme. A major part of the work has focused on understanding…

Building your own home is an exciting and rewarding process, offering the chance to create a space tailored to your needs and lifestyle. However, “self-build” doesn’t necessarily mean physically constructing the house yourself. Instead, it involves managing the process, making key decisions, and employing professionals and contractors to carry out the work. One of the…

Thinking Buildings have recently been commissioned to assist with developing a planning application for a residential site which is outside, but on the edge of, a village settlement boundary. Ordinarily, this would be sufficient to deter most from submitting an application, but with increasing pressure to build more houses, the balance is tilting in favour…

For many, the idea of building a new home in the countryside is a dream that seems out of reach. However, the little known Paragraph 84 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF) offers a possibility that few might have considered achievable. This provision allows for the construction of new isolated homes in the countryside under special circumstances, offering…