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We're excited to announce that Kay Carpenter and Sophie Kane will be attending the UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum (UKREiiF). UKREiiF is one of the most significant events in the property, regeneration, and infrastructure calendar, bringing together...

STAT Planning recently launched its first Netwalking event—a refreshing take on professional networking that takes conversations off-screen and into the open air. Held in the heart of the legendary Sherwood Forest, this inaugural gathering brought together a diverse...

STAT Planning are thrilled to have secured an important Appeal win for our client, successfully obtaining permission for the extension and change of use of a garage into a beauty salon. The client came to us following the refusal and we reviewed the evidence,...

The RTPI Education Committee welcomed STAT Planning’s Managing Director, Kay Carpenter, to its ranks in 2025, marking a significant step in shaping the future of the planning profession. Kay attended her first committee meeting at the Royal Town Planning Institute...

In March, we celebrated the incredible women shaping the construction and planning industry! STAT Planning are proud to support and empower women in planning, development and the built environment. As a planning consultancy we are working on planning applications and...

An excellent appeal win for STAT Planning, testing emerging policy and the “presumption in favour of sustainable development”. It also underlines the need to put forward all benefits arising from the proposal, however small! The appeal in Leicestershire was for the...

The Greater Lincolnshire Construction & Property Awards, held on February 6, 2025, at the DoubleTree by Hilton in Lincoln, brought together industry leaders to celebrate outstanding achievements in the construction and property sectors. Organised by the Lincolnshire...

Increases in Planning Fees will apply from 1st April 2025, so if you have developments needing planning consent we recommend acting now to avoid the higher costs! In many cases fees will rise by 100% or more. Although one exception sees an increase of 750%, albeit for...

Our Principal Planner, Jessica Hird was flying the flag for women working in the built environment at Nottingham Trent University yesterday, alongside colleagues from Nottingham Women in Construction.  Female students and delegates across Nottinghamshire came together...

The revised NPPF continues the Government’s objective for growth and housing delivery. In the October 2024 budget the Government set out funding injections for affordable homes and Planning Authorities, following which the English Devolution White Paper proposed...