The client submitted an application for the change of use of paddock to create an extended garden at a rural property. Following problems getting the scheme validated by the Council, we were appointed to get it registered and to ensure that it was supported by the necessary drawings and a Planning Statement. Following negotiation and amendment, the scheme was approved by Malvern Hills District Council in February 2020
Couper Planning Services is based in Worcester and provides town and country planning advice throughout Worcestershire, Herefordshire, Gloucestershire, Warwickshire and beyond.
Chris Couper (BA Hons, DipTP, MRTPI) is a Chartered Town Planner with over 20 years’ experience working for planning consultancies, and local planning authorities.
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