A resolution to grant planning permission has been received, subject to a Section 106 agreement, for an application to build five new homes adjacent to the Lodge Hill Centre in Watersfield, West Sussex. The site falls within the South Downs National Park local authority area, where all new and reserved matter planning applications need to
A new residential development in St Albans will soon offer contemporary homes in the town, providing much-needed accommodation for local people. Planning consent has been granted for 37 dwellings to be built on the site of a former builders’ merchant. The scheme in Cape Road will reuse the brownfield site to deliver high-quality, sustainable and
Defining sustainability for a rural location can lead to conflicting interpretations. In such debates, test cases can help shine a light to steer a proposal towards consensus. In the following project, Motion gave prominence to previous sustainable travel measures and drew attention to appeal outcomes for similar schemes, allaying concerns that a development would be
A solid understanding of traffic planning, highways and drainage issues, combined with a dogged determination to address concerns, resulted in a successful appeal outcome for Reside Developments, who plan to build 125 homes on land in Hampshire. Sustainable travel measures will help to promote non-vehicular trips to and from the site. A comprehensive range of
