HUGE congratulations to Devonshire Homes for achieving consent for 320 homes (30% affordable) in Heamoor near Penzance, Cornwall. Despite the site being allocated, it is technically challenging and has faced vocal local opposition – all of which saw this project test the client team’s resilience as well as its professional expertise. Common sense ultimately prevailed,…
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It has been a joy to work with the team at Dartington Trust to present plans for a genuinely innovative residential scheme on Dartington Estate. Long known for its experimentation of ideas, practice and design including architecture, the Trust’s newest proposals make a timely contribution to the conversation around how Local Planning Authorities can simultaneously…
We overcame lockdown challenges and a fake news campaign to achieve our client’s planning goal.
What makes us tick? It’s working with clients like Smiths plc, the pioneering FTSE 100 engineering group who today launched their Capital Markets Event. Congratulations on a fantastic set of materials! Capital Markets Event 2021 – Smiths Group plc
We’re thrilled with the news that North Somerset Council today voted 9:2 to consent the planning application for ‘Clevedon Central’. This is a multi-million pound scheme promoted by our clients Wessex Development & Investments and Fabrix London which will revitalise the tired retail centre of the town. The proposals comprise the re-design and extension of…
Dorset Council voted for a second time in favour of the planning application for Weymouth Gateway by LondonMetric Property plc and Avercet Property this morning – this time unanimously. Our first appearance in front of this committee for this application occurred in March, which saw Dorset Council vote in favour despite an objection by Weymouth…
The High Court today ruled that virtual meetings of Local Authorities will not be permitted beyond 7 May 2021, to the wide disbelief and dismay of many councillors across the country, especially those with small premises which can’t accommodate social distancing, and COVID-hit budgets that really don’t need to be stretched to funding larger facilities…
A mixed use development, comprising retail, restaurant and a plot for Class B uses, proposed by LondonMetric Property plc and Avercet Property for a decade-long brownfield site at Weymouth Gateway. Task Having been surprised by a formal objection from a seemingly supportive Weymouth Town Council, the applicants recruited Seaxburh to identify and mobilise influential supporters…
We’re absolutely thrilled with an 11:1 vote in favour of the planning application for Weymouth Gateway by LondonMetric Property plc and Avercet Property this morning. This ringing endorsement was by no means assured. The retail-led (A Class) scheme is proposed for a site allocated for B Class use, so we are really proud of the…
Having spent a very happy couple of decades in the IT PR sector, Niki still gets a buzz finding out about the latest developments in technology, engineering – and acronym soup! So she leapt at another chance to write for leading global connectivity solutions provider Smiths Interconnect, part of FTSE 100 company Smiths Group plc.…
