A resolution to grant planning permission has been agreed for 160 new homes in Frimley Green, Surrey. The Berkeley Homes Limited development will make a significant contribution to Surrey Heath Borough Council’s Five Year Housing Land Supply. The scheme also gives new life to 3.4 hectares of brownfield land, making efficient use of an underutilised
Principal Transport Planner, Richard Allman, reviews the challenges faced when unprecedented highway contribution requests coupled with time constraints threaten a development programme. He emphasises the importance of early engagement and a robust, evidence-based approach to negotiation.
Redevelopment of the block known as K1 in Knightsbridge is nearing completion, after plans were approved to transform one of the world’s most prestigious shopping locations.
Development on constrained, inner-city sites can accentuate the need to balance competing requirements. The priorities of the property developer, planning authority, Transport for London (TfL), future users and the local community all need to be satisfied, for successful execution of the project to deliver value to its myriad stakeholders. In a recent commission, the added
