Michael Parkes and Berkeley Homes have exchanged on a new lease with Stables Daycare Ltd of Hildenborough to provide a crèche facility at Holborough Lakes nr Maidstone.

The deal for 3000sq.ft of nursery space will have capacity for 60 children, adding to the attraction of this lakeside family development. The new crèche will also create new jobs in the local economy.

The Planning Act 2008 (the Act) received Royal Assent on 26 November 2008.

The Act’s headline grabbing sections concern: the establishment of the Infrastructure Planning Commission; the preparation of National Policy Statements relating to the provision of nationally significant infrastructure; and the creation of a new consenting regime for nationally significant infrastructure projects.

However lurking towards the backend of the Act there are some “stings in the tail” for those involved with day to day developments rather than major infrastructure projects.