CDN Planning

28/02/2021

CDN is looking for part time work from home admin support. 12 hours per week approx. You must have experience of working with Sage, preparing invoices etc. Please message me if you are interested.
Graham Carlisle

05/05/2020

Some of you will know about my battle with the Swansea planners over the allotment shed in Horton. Well I’m pleased to report that we have finally been granted planning permission. This came after 2 years, four applications and one appeal. We even made the Evening Post! This was certainly one of my more bizarre cases. Stuck at home now in the middle of the pandemic I’m seriously considering writing the novel.

27/03/2020

Good recent appeal decision in the ongoing HMO battle with Swansea. Conversion of a rather crumby 2flat house on
Mansel Street close to the City centre into a 6 bed HMO refused by Swansea simply because the politicians insist on refusing all applications regardless of the circumstances. The Inspector quite rightly looked at all the details and reached the decision that they were sufficient in this case to set aside policy. I wonder if the Council will try taking this one to judicial review?

15/01/2020

I posted last year that we had obtained a blow for common sense when winning an appeal for a change of use of a large terraced property in Swansea to a HMO. Upset by the decision, Swansea Council made an application for judicial review of the decision on the basis that the Inspector had misinterpreted the relevant planning policy. I am pleased to report, however, that the judge refused the request for the review. He reasoned that in the circumstances of the case the Inspector could not have reached a different conclusion, regardless of the policy. I understand the wish of the Council to limit the number of new HMOs going forward but it is never right to dogmatically apply policy in every case regardless of the particular circumstances of that case.

12/10/2019

We are looking to recruit a newly qualified planning graduate. Anyone interested please send your cv to [email protected]

20/09/2019

A good appeal decision this week. We applied to change a large terrace house in Swansea into a 7 person HMO. The Council refused the application under pressure from Members who are very keen to implement their new policy designed to limit the numbers of HMOs in the City. The Inspector accepted our arguments, however, that the property had previously been converted to flats and was in a bad state of repair and that the previous owner had failed to find a buyer because a renovation for single family purposes was simply unviable. A victory for common sense, therefore. Hopefully when the neighbours see the high quality conversion that I know my client will produce then they will not be so concerned.

10/05/2017

CDN have recently had great success appealling 4 refusals from The City and County of Swansea regarding the change of use of dwellings (Class C3) to HMO (Class C4). These successful results form part of an ongoing trend for Swansea Council to refuse almost every HMO proposal. If you require assistance with any application or appeal please contact 01792 830238 for a free initial discussion regarding how CDN can help.

16/09/2016

19/10/2015

http://www.cdnplanning.com/appeal-allowed-in-swansea-for-development-in-llewitha/

Appeal Allowed in Swansea for Development in Llewitha Posted on 19 Oct, 2015 CDN secured a planning permission via appeal for the development of a pair of semi-detached traditional style houses on land off Swansea Road in Llewitha. The City and County of Swansea refused the application because of th…

18/08/2015

Christian Rohman and Graham Carlisle from CDN attended a Community Meeting at Mynyddygarreg Welfare Hall yesterday to provide the local residents with information about a proposed solar farm at Broadford Farm

25/02/2015

http://www.cdnplanning.com/another-appeal-allowed-in-swansea/

Another Appeal Allowed in Swansea Posted on 25 Feb, 2015 CDN Planning received good news for their client today. An Inspector has allowed an appeal that gives planning permission for the first floor of a commercial property to be used as a studio flat. The proposal had originally been refused planni…