The devastating impact which hurricane Harvey has had in Houston, Texas is a wakeup call to everyone involved in property development. Motion’s Richard Bettridge argues it is now more than ever of strategic importance for flooding and flood risk to be considered and incorporated into development plans as early as possible. The urban sprawl, which
Outline planning permission has been granted for 51 new homes three miles to the east of Haywards Heath in Sussex. Resolving the scheme’s access challenges was key to Greenplan Designer Homes (Hassocks) Limited gaining consent for the development. Motion helped the developer to address access, transport and traffic-related issues, and provided additional technical input to
Planning permission has been granted for a £19 million scheme on a Hove hilltop site. The new development, in the area known locally as Snakey Hill, will deliver 69 apartments on the edge of the South Downs National Park. Traffic safety concerns were dealt with to the satisfaction of the planning authority, paving the way
More than 900 new houses are being built by Bellway Homes on three sites in Oxfordshire and Northamptonshire. The developments, at Brackley and Raunds in Northamptonshire, and Banbury in Oxfordshire, all required travel plans as a condition of planning. Motion was appointed to produce and coordinate implementation of the plans. Wider use of sustainable modes
