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IPS is pleased to announce the success of securing appeal and costs success for our clients Abbey Developments Ltd for a reserved matters approval for 47 homes at Sutton, East Cambridgeshire. The appeal followed the Council’s refusal of an application for reserved matters approval for appearance, landscaping, scale and layout subsequent to outline planning permission […]
by Robert Gillespie BA(hons) MRTPI | Managing Director | Tuesday 9th July 2024 It was well trailed before the election. Rachel Reeves (the Chancellor of the Exchequer) has now however formally announced the intended reform of the English planning system. For too long seen as being one of the more detrimental obstacles to growth, we […]
What? Another One? If you think that the long-awaited revised version of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) wasn’t enough, we may well be faced with yet another version after the forthcoming General Election! by Robert Gillespie, Managing Director | 22 March 2024 Planning practitioners have to be braced for what could well be yet […]
The UK has an ageing population and it is widely acknowledged that problems with housing this population need to be addressed. Concerns are made regarding the ageing population in relation to public health, social welfare costs and loneliness. The UK has been failing to adapt to the far-reaching changes, which will result in a changing […]
IPS were pleased to submit an application for full planning permission on behalf of our clients; Knightwood Developments Ltd, for the redevelopment of a redundant farm complex in Oxted, Surrey. The proposals comprised a comprehensive redevelopment to deliver 29 dwellings, including the conversion of locally listed buildings and rationalisation of the existing modern farm buildings […]
IPS are pleased to welcome two new members of staff to our practice in Swindon. Jemma Clark joins the team as a Planning Assistant following the completion of her studies at Queen’s University Belfast. She studied BSc Planning, Environment and development at undergraduate level, graduating in 2022 and continuing her studies in Belfast to […]
Following months of speculation, on the 5th September, in a statement released by Levelling Up Secretary; Michael Gove, immediate changes were confirmed to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF). Of note are changes associated with onshore wind. Essentially, the government has lifted strict rules regarding new onshore wind projects (which were imposed in 2015 by […]
Wiltshire Council are currently preparing a new local plan to guide development across the borough until 2038. Once adopted, the plan will form part of the Development Plan for the district and will act as a critical tool in guiding decisions about individual development proposals, acting as the starting-point for considering whether applications can be […]
IPS recently reported on success at appeal for our clients Abbey Developments Ltd for a s.73 application to vary the point of connection for a foul sewerage network. The application was refused by the South Cambridgeshire District Council’s (SCDC) Planning Committee, against the recommendation of the Joint Director for Planning and Economic Development, and notwithstanding […]
IPS were pleased to secure success for our clients Abbey Developments Ltd for a section 73 appeal to secure a preferred foul drainage route and connection at a site in Linton, Cambridgeshire. IPS have reported on previous appeals at this site in Linton. The construction of the site commenced in November 2021, and is nearing […]