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English Riviera RevampTetlow King Planning has assisted developers Havard Tisdale in securing planning consent for the redevelopment of the derelict Palm Court hotel - a historic landmark building at the gateway to Torquay’s seafront - to create an exciting leisure, tourism and residential development.
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Jamie Sullivan in Village Green TV FeatureJamie Sullivan, Principal Planner, featured prominently in a BBC1 West regional programme, Inside Out, on 16th January.
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Rosie Rogers Achieves MRTPISenior Planner Rosie Rogers has qualified as a chartered town planner. [More]
TKP Speakers in DemandJamie Sullivan, Principal Planner, has been invited to speak at two national conferences organised by the National Housing Federation.
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Light Shines in BickingtonProposals for a domestic solar photovoltaic on a modern agricultural barn adjacent to a Grade II Listed farmhouse at Bickington, near Newton Abbot, Devon, have been approved by Teignbridge District Council following an application by Tetlow King Planning (TKP). [More]
Yorkshire Monastery Plans ApprovedTetlow King Planning (TKP) has successfully guided a planning application for an extension to the Community for the Resurrection Grade II Listed Monastery in Mirfield, Yorkshire to full permission.
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TKP Hits the National Headlines AgainThe continued prominence of Tetlow King Planning (TKP) in the current national planning and housing policy debates has been underlined by our featuring further in the national headlines following the publication of the Government’s Housing Strategy for England on 21st November 2011.
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Use Classes Paper Highlights TKP ExpertiseAn overview discussion paper entitled Planning Use Classes and Extra Care Housing produced for the Housing Learning and Improvement Network (LIN) by Nigel King of the Housing and Support Partnership, has highlighted the specialist expertise of Tetlow King Planning (TKP).
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Further Bristol Office PromotionsHaving just completed 26 years in business we are pleased to announce two further promotions at the Bristol office. [More]
TKP Receives National Care Sector AwardTetlow King Planning (TKP) received the award of the Most Outstanding Planning Consultant in the UK Over 50s Housing Sector in 2011 at the Awards Ceremony of the UK Over 50s Housing Weekly News held at Central Hall, Westminster on 24th November 2011.
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TKP Scores Well in National Planning SurveyTetlow King Planning (TKP) has consolidated its position within the top 50 planning consultants in the UK in the 2011 edition of the annual planning survey carried out by Planning Magazine.
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Lime Tree Village CCRC ExtensionTetlow King Planning (TKP) have recently gained permission in Rugby Borough for a 30 bed care home, 47 extra care cottages, 12 extra care apartments and associated communal facilities at the existing Lime Tree Village at Rugby for our clients Retirement Villages Ltd.
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Town Council Objections Overcome at Devon Care VillageTetlow King Planning (TKP) has recently secured planning permission for an improved access for the Gittisham Care Village, owned by Retirement Villages Ltd, near Honiton, Devon. [More]
TKP Tips the Balance for Affordable Housing at WestonTetlow King Planning (TKP) has assisted Knightstone Housing Association in securing planning approval for 34 affordable housing dwellings at Weston-super-Mare.
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Assistance to B&NES on Travellers’ DPDTetlow King Planning (TKP) is assisting Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) with the preparation of its Development Plan Document (DPD) on Gypsies, Travellers and Travelling Showpeople.
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Care Development Appeal Success in SomersetTetlow King Planning (TKP) has succeeded with a planning appeal, heard by way of a Public Inquiry, for clients Retirement Villages Limited. The development proposal involves the redevelopment of an existing town centre site in Somerton and is a mixed use scheme that includes a 45 bed care home with associated facilities, 8 extra care apartments, 12 assisted living apartments and the refurbishment of 4 existing retail units.
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Social Housing Relief Secured in Kingston SPDTetlow King Planning (TKP) has recently secured a significant success on behalf of Paragon Community Housing Group in relation to the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames Revised Planning Obligations Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).
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TKP Involved in DCLG Extra Care Housing ToolkitTetlow King Planning (TKP) has become involved in an important national initiative to develop planning guidance on how to assess and cater for the future needs of older people – the production of an Extra Care Housing Toolkit.
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Extra Care Units Approved in Bristol for CharityTetlow King Planning. with Architects the EPT Partnership of Cardiff, have obtained planning permission and conservation area consent for two extra care units for the elderly in the grounds of the Grade II* listed Cote House and the modern Katherine House Residential Home in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, for clients the Cote House Charity.
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TKP Discussion Paper on Cross-Subsidy within Rural Exception SchemesTetlow King Planning has released a discussion paper on the use of cross-subsidy funding from general market housing within rural exception affordable housing schemes. The paper has been put together independent of any client instructions, in order to stimulate further debate on what is a very contentious issue during the consultation period on the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) which runs to 17 October 2011. [More]
Landmark Appeal Success for 67 dwellings at PadstowTetlow King Planning has obtained planning permission for 67 dwellings on the edge of Padstow in Cornwall on behalf of Poltair Homes Ltd in a landmark appeal decision of regional and national significance.
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Retirement / Care Community Secured at Great Dunmow, EssexTetlow King Planning (TKP) has achieved planning permission in Uttlesford District for 26 extra care flats, at the Moat House on the edge of the village of Great Easton near to Great Dunmow, Essex, for Retirement Villages Ltd.
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Bristol Office PromotionsThere have been several promotions in the Bristol office, reflecting the continued growth and success of the company beyond its 25th Anniversary last year.
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Care Home Approved beside Cricketer’s Birthplace at Downend, BristolTetlow King Planning has obtained planning permission for a 49 bedroom care home for older persons in North Street, Downend, Bristol within the South Gloucestershire Council area on behalf of Earlplace Limited. The Architects on the project were Robothams of Warwick.
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Replacement Dwelling Approved in North Somerset Green BeltTetlow King Planning has collaborated with DZ Architecture to obtain planning permission for a family who wished to demolish and replace a dwelling with a larger one in the open countryside and Green Belt close to Abbots Leigh, to the south west of Bristol.
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Perseverance Prevails: Permanent Pitch PermittedTetlow King Planning has succeeded in winning planning permission for a permanent residential pitch for a traveller family in Mendip District when faced with significant local opposition.
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National CCRC Conference SuccessTetlow King Planning hosted a highly successful fourth annual Extra Care and Continuing Care Retirement Communities conference at the Novotel Hotel in Bristol on 14 April. This was the first time the conference had been held outside of London.
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Planners Get Pickled at TKP ExpenseTetlow King Planning were proud to jointly sponsor (with Barton Willmore) the first Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) South West Young Planners event of 2011, held at the University of West of England (UWE) in Bristol on 18 May 2011. [More]
Green Leeds Scheme Wins National AwardAn innovative mixed use scheme in Leeds which Tetlow King Planning helped to obtain planning permission for back in 2006 has received a Highly Commended Runners Up Award in the Housing Project of the Year category of the national Building Awards 2011.
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Planning System Still Missing Our Ageing PopulationThe UK’s population is ageing at a rapid rate. In 2007 we passed a demographic tipping point in the UK’s history, with the number of people over 65 surpassing the number of children under 16. These changes are placing increasing pressure on the UK’s housing, health and social care systems. [More]
Last Minute Refusal Averted for 27 Homes in CornwallTetlow King Planning has been successful in avoiding a last minute refusal of 27 homes in Cornwall due to the lack of an up to date ecological survey. [More]
Enforcement Notice Appeal Overcome in AONBFollowing the dismissal of an Enforcement Notice Appeal, seeking retention of a 2m high boundary wall within an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty in Somerset, Tetlow King Planning has been successful in negotiating a full planning permission for the partial retention of the unauthorised works. The Inspector had deemed the wall to be unacceptable due to its adverse impact on the character of the AONB. [More]
Enforcement Action Avoided in North SomersetTetlow King Planning has been successful in retaining an unauthorised stable building in the Green Belt to the south of Bristol in by negotiating with North Somerset Council that an extant planning permission existed on the site, which subject to a number of actions could be lawfully implemented to allow for the retention of the building. [More]
Kate Kerrigan Promoted to Senior PlannerKate Kerrigan has been promoted to Senior Planner based at the south east office in West Malling.
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James Stacey Promoted to DirectorJames Stacey has been promoted to Director of Tetlow King Planning. James joined the company as Associate Director based at the Bristol office in 2009.
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TKP Research Hits the HeadlinesResearch Tetlow King Planning has undertaken for the National Housing Federation has hit the headlines in both the general and professional media.
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CCRC Approved for Listed Priory in East SussexTetlow King Planning has helped gain permission to redevelop Holy Cross Priory in East Sussex to a Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC).
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Affordable Housing Changes Secured in Greater NorwichTetlow King Planning has played an instrumental part in recommended changes to the affordable housing targets in policy 4 of the Greater Norwich Development Partnership Joint Core Strategy (JCS).
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100% Affordable Housing Scheme in Bracknell Passes Flooding TestTetlow King Planning has been successful in obtaining planning permission for a 100% affordable housing scheme in Bracknell on behalf of Thames Valley Housing Association.
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125 Homes Approved Near Stratford-upon-AvonTetlow King Planning has been successful in obtaining outline planning permission for a residential development of 125 dwellings on the edge of Bidford-on-Avon on behalf of developers Cranbrook Homes Ltd.
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Cedars Retirement Village Appeal SuccessTetlow King Planning have been successful with an appeal to the Secretary of State against the refusal of planning permission by the Three Rivers Council at the Cedars Village, Chorleywood, Hertfordshire (close to junction 18 of the M25) for clients Retirement Villages Ltd. Tetlow King Planning submitted the appeal and were involved in the original planning application, which was submitted by the Rush Davis Design Partnership of Birmingham.
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Major Elderly Care Development Approved in WiltshireTetlow King Planning have been successful in obtaining planning permission for a substantial and significant care development for the elderly in Wiltshire for clients MF Freeman of Gloucestershire. The site is located on the northern edge of Chippenham at Langley Burrell to the west of the A350. The site forms part of the Chippenham Golf Club where the existing clubhouse is located.
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Great Dunmow Care Home FoundationWork is underway on a new state of the art care home in the grounds of the Moat House, Great Easton, Essex. Tetlow King Planning secured planning permission on behalf of Retirement Villages Ltd, in conjunction with KWL Architects, for the new build 60 bed care home on the existing Retirement Villages site. It is anticipated to open in Summer 2011.
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Redevelopment of Infill Sites ApprovedTetlow King Planning has been successful in gaining planning permission for 10 affordable units across three sites in Hounslow on behalf of Registered Provider, Thames Valley Housing Association.
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Record Gold Standard AchievedTetlow King Planning along with Tetlow King Architects and Urban Designers have achieved a Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) Building for Life Gold Award for a major housing scheme at Fairfield Park, Stotfold, Bedfordshire. [More]
Isle of Wight Strategies Pan OutStrategic planning and housing consultancy advice by Tetlow King Planning in the 1990s is now coming into fruition in the form of the Pan urban extension to the south of Newport. [More]
Innovative Affordable Homes AllowedTetlow King planning has been successful in achieving permission for 11 affordable homes on appeal in Cornwall. The Inspector considered the scheme represented an innovative model of grant free affordable housing, which complied with both national and local planning policies. [More]
Truro HMO Approved with Full Award of CostsAn appeal seeking to amalgamate a separate structure at the rear of the main house in Truro, an established and licensed House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), was allowed on 16 September 2010 following a two and a half year battle with Carrick District Council and Cornwall Council. [More]
Housing Association Appeal Success in BristolTetlow King Planning have been successful in achieving planning permission at appeal for the King’s Barton Housing Association for development involving the demolition of an existing garage and the erection of 5 self contained flats with parking, cycle storage and landscaping. [More]
Care Complex Approved for Listed Building in WiltshireTetlow King Planning have been successful in assisting KWL Architects of Newport and the Andrew Wilson Partnership in obtaining planning permission and listed building consent from Wiltshire Council for a C2 care development involving the conversion and regeneration of the listed Longbridge Deverill House in Wiltshire for Equality Care. [More]
Prodigious Padstow PermissionTetlow King Planning has successfully helped achieve permission for 42 affordable homes in Padstow, North Cornwall. [More]
Cornish Affordable Homes Allowed with CostsAn appeal undertaken by Tetlow King Planning on behalf of Devon & Cornwall Housing Association has been allowed with a full award of costs against Cornwall Council. [More]
LDC Trumps Potential RefusalTKP has successfully secured a Lawful Development Certificate (LDC) for a large single storey extension to a residential property in Ealing, West London, which was initially recommended for refusal as a simple planning application, due to officers considering its size was excessive and detrimental to the character of the detached house. [More]
Trumpington Meadows Urban Extension Moves to FruitionAn exemplar housing scheme of 1200 homes at Trumpington Meadows to the south of Cambridge in which Tetlow King Planning has been involved will shortly come to fruition after more than five years planning. [More]
Musselburgh CCRC ApprovedTetlow King Planning has helped to achieve the approval of the first Continuing Care Retirement Community (CCRC) in Scotland, at Musselburgh, to the east of Edinburgh, on behalf of Aisling Developments Ltd. [More]
Successful Affordable Housing SeminarA joint seminar organised by Tetlow King Planning and St John’s Chambers, at the Grand by Thistle Hotel, Bristol, on 29th June 2010 proved to be a great success. [More]
Affordable Housing Evidence Aids Devon Appeal WinExpert affordable housing evidence provided by Elizabeth Boyd of Tetlow King Planning was instrumental in the approval of an appeal for up to 160 dwellings and recreational facilities on the former showground at Holsworthy, Devon on behalf of the Catesby Property group. [More]
Expert Witness in Court CaseRobin Tetlow recently appeared as an expert witness in the court case Paul Joyce v Bowman Law Ltd (HC 08C01373), heard before Mr Justice Vos in the High Court of Justice Chancery Division in London on 18th February 2010. [More]
Twyford CCRC Moves ForwardWokingham District Council has resolved to approve a Continuing are Retirement Community (CCRC) on the edge of Twyford, Berkshire, subject to referral to the Secretary of State as a departure and finalisation of a section 106 legal undertaking. [More]
Ka-Pow! Bat Concerns OvercomeTetlow King Planning helped to secure planning permission for a 23 dwelling affordable housing scheme in Midsomer Norton. Crucially, we helped persuade Bath and North East Somerset Council that there were exceptional circumstances which outweighed the need to follow the usual procedure for European Protected Species whilst still providing compensatory habitat. [More]
Community Infrastructure Levy – TKP Facilitate Affordable Housing ExemptionThe government released the final draft Regulations for the new Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) this month; with a view to implementation commencing in April 2010. The final draft (subject to final parliamentary approval) includes a full exemption from CIL for most forms of affordable housing development as advocated by Tetlow King Planning on behalf of registered social landlords (RSLs).
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Design and Amenity Concerns met in RichmondTetlow King Planning has successfully obtained planning permission at appeal for the demolition of existing building and development of 7 affordable 2-bedroomed units and one 4-bedroomed house, against London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. [More]
Affordable Housing Outweighs Ecological ConcernsTetlow King Planning has achieved a major success in persuading Cornwall Council to grant planning permission for 22 affordable homes at St. Stephen for Registered Social Landlord, Devon & Cornwall Housing Association (DCHA). Members overturned Officers’ recommendations to refuse the application. [More]
Setting of Listed Building not affected by New DevelopmentTetlow King Planning has been successful in appealing a refusal for a single dwelling on land adjacent to a Listed Building in the village of Offham, near West Malling, in Kent, on behalf of private clients. [More]
Exceptional Cheddar SuccessTetlow King Planning played an important role in helping to secure the approval in principle of an exceptions scheme for 67 affordable dwellings on the south west edge of Cheddar. [More]
Inspector Sees the LightTetlow King Planning obtained the final support of the Council on an appeal for 34 affordable homes to be provided by private sector affordable housing provider THF Limited at St. Stephen, Cornwall, following extensive negotiations with officers particularly over the terms of the Planning Obligation. [More]
North Somerset CCRC Extension ApprovedTetlow King Planning has assisted the Andrew Wilson Partnership and KWL Architects in obtaining a resolution of approval from the relevant North Somerset planning committee to build a 25 bedroom general needs care home for the St. Monica Trust at their continuing care retirement community (CCRC) in Sandford. [More]
Flooding Issues Overcome at AvonmouthTetlow King Planning has been successful in obtaining approval from Bristol City Council for a planning application for 5 three-bedroom dwellings located in Portview Road, Avonmouth for their clients Helm Limited. This followed on from a previous refusal of planning permission on flood and design issues which was the subject of a pending planning appeal. The planning appeal was withdrawn following the approval of a new application. [More]
Significant Weight to 100% Affordable Housing in Elmbridge Appeal WinElmbridge Borough Council refused planning permission for 48 affordable flats proposed by Elmbridge Housing Trust at Weybridge, Surrey for reasons relating to the effect on the living conditions of the prospective occupiers, with particular regard to noise, odours, outlook, sunlight and daylight. Following a public inquiry the Inspector rejected the Council’s arguments on all counts. [More]
Family Affordable Housing Allowed in Kingston AppealFollowing a public inquiry, planning permission has been granted for 21no. family dwellings at Leatherhead Road, Chessington in the London Borough of Kingston upon Thames. The site, with a history of refusals, is owned by Richmond Churches Housing Trust, an established Registered Social Landlord. [More]
Green Roof in Green Belt Considered ‘Very Special Circumstances’Tetlow King Planning have been advising Harvey Shopfitters over a new green roof for their office premises in Hanham, Bristol, which would increase the size of the building by 16%. [More]
Affordable Homes Swap Secures ConsentTetlow King Planning recently advised MacDonald Egan Developments on the affordable housing provision relative to two planning applications in the London Borough of Greenwich. [More]
Persistence Pays at TeignmouthFollowing instructions dating back more than ten years, Tetlow King Planning has succeeded in gaining planning permission on behalf of Midas Homes and Devon and Cornwall Housing Association for a development of 54 dwellings on the edge of Teignmouth in Devon. 27 (50%) of the dwellings are to be affordable. [More]
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