MJD Planning Ltd. has successfully secured planning permission for a 15-storey student accommodation and light industrial building at 301-303 Ilderton Road in Southwark. The approval, granted on September 10, 2025, includes a £7.7 million payment-in-lieu for affordable housing, a solution reached after conventional on-site provision proved unfeasible. The project is designed to a high standard, with a focus on sustainability and transport improvements, and is a key part of the Old Kent Road Opportunity Area's regeneration.

MJD Planning successfully secures prior approval for the conversion of an office building at 30 Clarence Street, Southend, into four residential flats. The project, which falls under Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) Order 2015, will create much-needed housing in a sustainable location. As the agent for the application, MJD Planning demonstrated that the proposal met all the necessary criteria, including space standards, and addressed potential impacts on transport and the surrounding area.

There have been recent updates to the Basildon, Brentwood and Castle Point Local Plans - read more here.

A lawful development certificate has been secured for a loft conversion and dormer extension, proposed under permitted development rights, to a semi-detached property in Southend-on-Sea, Essex.