A successful week for MAZE Planning Solutions in the north east, assisting two established, growing businsses in their efforts to deliver sustainable services to the region:
Prior Approval granted on 27 March for a forestry road extension in Rowlands Gill, Gateshead, which builds on earlier forestry related approvals secured for WoodFuelBarn.com to help the business provide sustainable timber fuel to its growing customer base.
Planning permission granted for a bus depot on 29 March to enable Weardale Travel to establish a base in Consett, County Durham, for provision of bus and coach services, giving sustainable transport a boost in the region.
Friday, 30 March 2012
National Planning Policy Framework Published
The Government's overhaul of national planning policy was published on Tuesday. A significant planning event.
The National Planning Policy Framework is effective immediately and a material consideration for planning decision makers. Local authorities with approved Local Plans have 12 months from 27 March to ensure strategies and polices are consistent with the new national guidance.
Essential reading, click below to view:
The NPPF document
The Government's press release
The Ministerial Statement to Parliament
The National Planning Policy Framework is effective immediately and a material consideration for planning decision makers. Local authorities with approved Local Plans have 12 months from 27 March to ensure strategies and polices are consistent with the new national guidance.
Essential reading, click below to view:
The NPPF document
The Government's press release
The Ministerial Statement to Parliament
Thursday, 22 March 2012
It's at the Printers!
It's almost time to sit down and digest the new National Planning Policy Framework - the much hailed and abridged successor to the current, familiar clutch of Planning Policy Guidance notes (PPG) and Planning Policy Statements (PPS) that provide national guidance on a broad range of issues from noise, to economic development, enforcement and green belt.
George Osborne MP says the document's good to go on Tuesday, 27 March. It will be published and become immediately effective from that day. A quick look at the consultation draft Framework published in July 2011 promises a document that will say:
Not long to wait now for a document that Mr Osborne described in his Budget speech as "...the biggest reduction in business red tape ever undertaken....". That's quite a bold promise. It will certainly be interesting reading.
George Osborne MP says the document's good to go on Tuesday, 27 March. It will be published and become immediately effective from that day. A quick look at the consultation draft Framework published in July 2011 promises a document that will say:
- planning authorities should plan positively for new development, and approve all individual proposals wherever possible. In particular they should approve proposals that accord with statutory plans without delay
- planning permission should be granted where the development plan is “absent, silent, indeterminate, or where relevant policies are out of date
- the primary objective of development management is to “foster the delivery of sustainable development, not to hinder or prevent development
- local planning authorities should approach development management decisions positively, attach significant weight to the benefits of economic and housing growth, influence development proposals to achieve quality outcomes, and enable the delivery of sustainable development proposals
Not long to wait now for a document that Mr Osborne described in his Budget speech as "...the biggest reduction in business red tape ever undertaken....". That's quite a bold promise. It will certainly be interesting reading.
Thursday, 23 February 2012
Rossendale United - Public Consultation
MAZE has launched a public consultation exercise to help shape development proposed at the former home of Rossendale United Football Club in the Newchurch area of Rossendale Borough.
Rossendale United ceased to be an active football club at the end of the 2009/10 season. Significant debts had amassed and the consequent inability to pay the day-to-day bills led to expulsion from the Vodkat League.
The Club's pitch and associated facilities at Dark Lane have become a target for vandalism and anti-social behaviour. On 15 January this year the main stand was devastated in an arson attack.
It has become increasingly urgent and important to identify a positive future for the ground to prevent it becoming a serious blight on the local community, and to remove the risks and dangers of a repeat of the recent fire.
The consultation exercise seeks to do that by encouraging the local community and other interest groups to get involved. The consultation was launched on 14 February and runs until the 7th March 2012. It asks for feedback on a proposed family housing development of about 50 units, together with ideas for an associated 'sporting legacy'.
Further details: www.darklanedevelopments.co.uk
Rossendale United ceased to be an active football club at the end of the 2009/10 season. Significant debts had amassed and the consequent inability to pay the day-to-day bills led to expulsion from the Vodkat League.
The Club's pitch and associated facilities at Dark Lane have become a target for vandalism and anti-social behaviour. On 15 January this year the main stand was devastated in an arson attack.
It has become increasingly urgent and important to identify a positive future for the ground to prevent it becoming a serious blight on the local community, and to remove the risks and dangers of a repeat of the recent fire.
The consultation exercise seeks to do that by encouraging the local community and other interest groups to get involved. The consultation was launched on 14 February and runs until the 7th March 2012. It asks for feedback on a proposed family housing development of about 50 units, together with ideas for an associated 'sporting legacy'.
Further details: www.darklanedevelopments.co.uk
Wednesday, 7 September 2011
Planning Myth? You Decide
Planning's a pretty topical media subject at the moment, with the reform of national planning guidance being hailed as a developers charter and the planning system declared as an overweight ball of red tape that ties its users in knots and generally gets in the way of all that's good about development for our economy.
Clearly miffed at some of some of the negative press its Members have been getting, The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has instigated a campaign to dispel some of the more prevalent planning myths:
- The default response to a planning application is a resounding 'no';
- Planning is slow
- Planning is costly;
- The planning system is a drag on economic growth
- It forces house prices up
If any of this sounds familiar or touches a nerve, you might want to take a minute to check out the RTPI's website for the full story. Planning myth? You decide:
http://www.rtpi.org.uk/download/12742/Planning-Myths.pdf
Clearly miffed at some of some of the negative press its Members have been getting, The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has instigated a campaign to dispel some of the more prevalent planning myths:
- The default response to a planning application is a resounding 'no';
- Planning is slow
- Planning is costly;
- The planning system is a drag on economic growth
- It forces house prices up
If any of this sounds familiar or touches a nerve, you might want to take a minute to check out the RTPI's website for the full story. Planning myth? You decide:
http://www.rtpi.org.uk/download/12742/Planning-Myths.pdf
Tuesday, 6 September 2011
Morecambe FC 'On Song'
MAZE Planning Solutions is working with its established client, Morecambe Football Club, to bring an exciting new music event to the town, which would be hosted at the club's Globe Arena stadium. Proposals are being worked up for a 2 or 3 day music festival which it is hoped could become an annual event in July each year, starting in 2012.
MAZE has submitted a planning application to Lancaster City Council to vary an existing planning condition which currently restricts use of the stadium to sporting events only. Understandably it's a cause of concern to some local residents worried about noise and crowds, but the Football Club is well used to managing events and will be working with specialist concert promoters and managers to ensure the process runs smoothly.
The planning application is supported by Noise Assessment work undertaken by specialist adviser, Hepworth Acoustics, and it's proposed that events will comply with the Noise Council's Code of Practice for noise control at concerts, a nationally recognised standard of good practice.
Development of the visitor economy in Morecambe, including festivals and other such special events, is a key corporate priority for Lancaster City Council. Events at Globe Arena would raise the town's profile as a leisure destination, encourage more visitors to the District and bring with it expenditure on overnight stays, eating out, shopping and related activities to boost local businesses.
It's hoped that planning permission will be granted shortly so that preparations for the inaugural 2012 event can be put in motion.
MAZE has submitted a planning application to Lancaster City Council to vary an existing planning condition which currently restricts use of the stadium to sporting events only. Understandably it's a cause of concern to some local residents worried about noise and crowds, but the Football Club is well used to managing events and will be working with specialist concert promoters and managers to ensure the process runs smoothly.
The planning application is supported by Noise Assessment work undertaken by specialist adviser, Hepworth Acoustics, and it's proposed that events will comply with the Noise Council's Code of Practice for noise control at concerts, a nationally recognised standard of good practice.
Development of the visitor economy in Morecambe, including festivals and other such special events, is a key corporate priority for Lancaster City Council. Events at Globe Arena would raise the town's profile as a leisure destination, encourage more visitors to the District and bring with it expenditure on overnight stays, eating out, shopping and related activities to boost local businesses.
It's hoped that planning permission will be granted shortly so that preparations for the inaugural 2012 event can be put in motion.
Leo Group - Website Launch
The Leo Group is one of the UK's leading environmental companies, playing a major role in waste management, recycling and renewable energy. MAZE Planning Solutions is proud to have worked alongside Leo Group since 2007 on various projects, including Bronte Business Park (Bradford), and the company's rendering plants at Kintore (Aberdeenshire) and Penrith.
During that relatively short period of time we've watched the company grow and mature as it continues to invest in innovative technology to recover, reuse and recycle almost anything, and create valuable products, commodities and clean energy in the process.
Leo Group has recently launched a new website profiling the company's activities throughout the UK and Europe. Its property portfolio is diverse, comprising over 1,500 acres of land and 600,000sqft of buildings.
The company is seeking new opportunities throughout the UK and Europe to add to its portfolio.
To learn more about our client go to http://www.leogroupltd.co.uk/ or click on the link below to view a Special Supplement recently published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers profiling the company.
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=Me206B1ip14D&EID=2d8ff77a-6594-4ee2-a744-dace686e210f&skip
During that relatively short period of time we've watched the company grow and mature as it continues to invest in innovative technology to recover, reuse and recycle almost anything, and create valuable products, commodities and clean energy in the process.
Leo Group has recently launched a new website profiling the company's activities throughout the UK and Europe. Its property portfolio is diverse, comprising over 1,500 acres of land and 600,000sqft of buildings.
The company is seeking new opportunities throughout the UK and Europe to add to its portfolio.
To learn more about our client go to http://www.leogroupltd.co.uk/ or click on the link below to view a Special Supplement recently published by Yorkshire Post Newspapers profiling the company.
http://edition.pagesuite-professional.co.uk/launch.aspx?referral=other&pnum=&refresh=Me206B1ip14D&EID=2d8ff77a-6594-4ee2-a744-dace686e210f&skip
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