Tackling technical issues as early as possible can strengthen development proposals and maximise a scheme’s chances of a more straightforward journey through the planning process. In a recent application in Surrey, Motion was able to bring drainage, flood-risk and transport expertise to Earlswood Homes’ team of consultants, helping the housebuilder to gain approval for its
Are sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) becoming harder to adopt for new residential developments? What are the challenges of site-wide SuDS strategies? Technical Director, Jason Morgans, has worked in the field of highways, transportation engineering and drainage for more than 25 years. In the following article he reflects on changes in both design approaches and policy
A combination of transport planning and sustainable drainage expertise from Motion helped secure approval for Silverleaf Group, who plans to build up to 35 dwellings in East Sussex. The development will provide much-needed housing, including some affordable homes on land at Coopers Green, Uckfield.
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
