For this case we assisted our client with securing permission for 6 houses (a mix of larger detached and smaller terraced homes, including one affordable property) on a long term vacant site in the centre of the village of Gaerwen on Anglesey. This land had been vacant for a considerable period after the demolition of the Little Chef building and was clearly in need of development.

As ever with brownfield sites a number of issues had to be tackled and we worked successfully with WM Design, Egniol Consulting, and Cambrian Ecology to put together a detailed and persuasive case to support the scheme. We also tackled issues raised by the Local Authority during the application and advised our client on how these matters should be addressed. This included input into the drafting of a Section 106 Planning Obligation.

Consent has now been secured for an attractive and well-designed development on the site which will allow it once again to offer something to the local community.

Our clients’ Architect recommended that they speak to us after having difficulty securing consent for conversion of their existing guest house into apartments in Llandudno. This was due to the Holiday Accommodation Zone policy within the Conwy Local Development Plan which prevented change of use away from a guesthouse unless it was conclusively demonstrated that the existing business was no longer viable.

We advised our clients that a robust argument needed to be made, and we put together a detailed case setting out the marketing efforts to date to sell the property and also drew upon a detailed business analysis provided for us by Landsker Business Solutions. This resulted in a swift acceptance of this aspect of the case by the Planning Authority.

We also successfully demonstrated that it was not viable to provide an affordable housing contribution due to the economics of the scheme, and addressed other more minor issues that arose during the case.

The end result was a speedy approval for our clients that allows them the freedom to develop the permission themselves or sell their property to a wide market of potential purchasers.

We were engaged to act as Planning Consultants on behalf of a young, local couple who wished to build a house in order to return to live in their home village, Penmachno. Their family owned a piece of land which was located within the village.

Following an initial site visit to advise on whether an application could be pursued and next steps we helped the client assemble a team and press ahead with an application.

During the application we had to tackle concerns from the highways department about the access, despite providing speed survey data, and we engaged a transport engineer in order to address these concerns which resulted in reasonable conditions on the approval to tackle the Officers concerns.

Our clients are now looking forward to building a new home for themselves, allowing them to achieve their dream of building a house of their in their home village.

In depth discussions were carried out early on within this project with Outline Building Solutions Cyf who designed an excellent scheme in order to extend the Applicant's existing dwelling to provide an annexe for a family member. It was essential that this Annexe was designed carefully not only in order to ensure that it complemented the existing dwelling but also to ensure that it catered fully for the future occupier and, importantly, complied with all relevant national and local policies.

A team of consultants were brought on-board and all of whose invaluable input brought the project to a successful conclusion.

We have been delighted to support an existing client with expanding their family assessment centre to another site in Rhyl after securing consent for a change of use of a former guesthouse for their use. Building upon our previous success securing their original property at appeal we tackled issues around flood risk, control of the use, and suitability to secure the permission and the much-needed facility. We wish them all the best with providing a vital service for the region.

Our clients for this project wished to diversify their hill farm by adding two glamping pods on land set next to the farm. As the site was set in an AONB, and very close to Castell Dinas Brân (a Scheduled Ancient Monument) as well as being close to several ecological designations, we advised that the scheme would require a robust submission to receive support.

After bringing together a project team we sought pre-application advice which included a supporting argument for the case as farm diversification. The Local Planning authority advised that they would support the scheme subject to a detailed submission being made to address several factors.

The resulting submission tackled the range of planning, heritage, ecological, landscape, and drainage matters, and after responding to comments from statutory consultees we were able to secure a full planning permission with only very minor matters related to lighting left to address under condition.

Our clients can now strengthen their farming business and the local area will have a great addition to range of tourist accommodation on offer.

Great as ever to work with LandStudio, Marches Ecology, Weetwood, and Jeff StPaul, all of whose invaluable input brought the project to a successful conclusion.

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Proposed Site Plan