Case studies
A selection of project experience covering residential, commercial, rural, mixed-use, retail and appeal-related planning work across a range of sites and planning issues.
Leisure
Merseyside
External alterations to an established town centre leisure venue, including the replacement and enlargement and associated works. Our advice addressed design, heritage, highways and the continued investment in a Bootle town centre business.
Residential
Great Yarmouth, Norfolk
A large-scale mixed-use neighbourhood providing 442 new homes, a 70-bed care facility, and flexible local commercial space. The development supports the sustainable southern expansion of Gorleston, combining housing growth with new community amenities.
Rural
Warwickshire
Sensitive conversion of three historic agricultural buildings, including a Grade II listed barn, alongside a Class Q conversion from agricultural to residential use as well as a new dwelling permitted within the Green Belt. The project safeguards local heritage while delivering a high-quality rural home and bringing underused buildings back into beneficial use.
Commercial
Greater Manchester
Proposed drive-through retail unit at Robin Leisure Park. The work considered the operational requirements of a drive-through use, accessibility, parking, format and the relationship with the wider Robin Retail Park area.
Rural
Cheshire
Conversion of a redundant agricultural building into a new Cambers Country Stores outlet offering rural lifestyle and agricultural goods. The project revitalises a farmstead setting, supporting rural enterprise and providing local employment opportunities.
Commercial
Greater Manchester
Support for the proposed change of use from commercial vehicle sales to a restaurant and drive-through takeaway collection facility. The assessment considered Stockport, Brinnington and Woodley centres, together with site layout, access, parking and visibility requirements.
Leisure
Lancashire
Proposed wedding and events venue, including a high-quality marquee, associated parking, landscaping and ancillary facilities. Our work considered the proposal as a main town centre use and examined whether suitable sequentially preferable sites were available within the relevant catchment.
Leisure
Lancashire
Proposed change of use of an existing commercial unit to an indoor golf simulator. The work considered the leisure nature of the proposal, floorspace requirements, site layout, parking, accessibility and alternative locations within the identified catchment area.
Mixed-use
West Midlands
Redevelopment of a prominent brownfield site to deliver 56 high-quality rental apartments above a series of active ground-floor commercial frontages. The mixed-use scheme contributes to local regeneration and creates a lively streetscape linking residential and commercial areas.
Mixed-use
West Midlands
Redevelopment of a cleared church site to deliver a three-storey building with seven ground-floor shops and twelve upper-floor flats. The scheme reinstates a long-vacant corner plot, providing new homes and active street-level uses in the heart of Bordesley Green.
Mixed-use
Norfolk
Retail planning support for a 17-hectare mixed-use regeneration scheme including over 1,800 homes and 26,000 sqm of commercial floorspace.
Householder
Wales
Successful planning appeal for a two-storey side extension following refusal by Cardiff Council.
Retail
Norfolk
A new purpose-built M&S Foodhall forming part of the wider Broadland Gate mixed-use expansion area. The store provides high-quality convenience retailing for nearby communities and supports the area’s role as a strategic growth corridor.
Commercial
Suffolk
Development of a new Aldi supermarket and Wendy’s drive-thru restaurant on a prominent site by the A14. The scheme enhances local shopping choice and food offer for residents while creating significant new jobs and investment for Bury St Edmunds.
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