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CarneySweeney are proud to sponsor this fund raising event on 27th March organised by Women In The Built Environment to help celebrate International Women's Day and supporting Life Project 4 Youth. Come join us: https://lnkd.in/eH3hCRgq #WomenInTheBuiltEnvironment #Planning #TownPlanning #Design #Build #Architecture #Development #WomenInConstruction #InternationalWomensDay #DiversityInConstruction #WomenInBusiness #BuiltEnvironment #ConstructionIndustry #LifeProject4Youth

Delighted to announce Hannah Staples (Senior Planner) has joined us in our London office. Hannah has over 3 years professional experience in the private sector working on a range of planning and regeneration projects. Hannah brings particular experience in residential planning and is passionate about working collaboratively with consultant teams and clients to achieve positive outcomes. Hannah can be contacted on: Tel: 07562 946356 Email: Hannah.staples@carneysweeney.co.uk Welcome Hannah! Hannah joins us as part of CarneySweeney's ongoing expansion. For more information about opportunities please visit our website https://lnkd.in/eWAu2R-S and don't hesitate to get in touch.

Somerset Local Plan Call for Sites Somerset Council has launched a 6-week Call for Sites as preparations continue to produce the first Somerset Local Plan. Who can participate? Landowners, developers and site promoters are being invited to submit land they would like to be considered for development. The submissions will be a source of evidence to inform the Council’s decision to allocate sites for development in the Somerset Local Plan. Why now? Since Somerset became a unitary authority in April 2023, the preparation of the Somerset Local Plan has been long awaited. This signals a major step forward in emerging planning policy for Somerset. Following the revision to the National Planning Policy Framework in December 2024, the Call for Sites is launched at a time where national focus is on increasing housing delivery (read our article here: https://lnkd.in/eUTTtRMq). The Call for Sites comes at a perfect time to align with these national ambitions. Do not miss the opportunity The number of new homes that Somerset will require to plan for is higher than the current Development Plan delivery target; it presents a crucial opportunity to promote land for development. It is important that those with an interest in land across Somerset who would like to bring forward development, engage with this Call for Sites. Key Dates The deadline for submissions is 24th February 2025 with an Assessment Report likely to be published later in the year. Need Assistance? For assistance with promoting your land, do not hesitate to contact the CarneySweeney team. With a proven track record of successful strategic land promotion up to the grant of planning consent, including recent successes at Jurston Farm (https://lnkd.in/eJCkXtHs) and Longforth Farm in Wellington, Somerset (https://lnkd.in/ejjBEGkM), CarneySweeney is here to help you every step of the way. 

Happy New Year from CarneySweeney! New Year, New look, New opportunities! We’re excited to share with you our new look website. A refreshed look and feel that reflects who we are, with easy navigation to find what you need, providing the latest planning news and insights. Please visit us here: https://lnkd.in/e-hFRxpS Special thanks to the great team at www.stunn.co.uk for their web design expertise. In more news, CarneySweeney are hiring! For more details please see here and don’t hesitate to get in touch. https://lnkd.in/eWAu2R-S #carneysweeney #passionateaboutplanning

Happy New Year from CarneySweeney! New Year, New look, New opportunities! We’re excited to share with you our new look website. A refreshed look and feel that reflects who we are, with easy navigation to find what you need, providing the latest planning news and insights. Please visit us here: https://lnkd.in/e-hFRxpS Special thanks to the great team at www.stunn.co.uk for their web design expertise. In more news, CarneySweeney are hiring! For more details please see here and don’t hesitate to get in touch. https://lnkd.in/eWAu2R-S #carneysweeney #passionateaboutplanning

Great job opportunity in Birmingham and National, please apply or pass on to anyone you know who may be interested. We are always interested in chatting directly with great candidates of all levels.

Please read Richard Evans article on the new National Planning Policy Framework: https://lnkd.in/eUTTtRMq For further information, please don't hesitate to contact our team.

And they’re off! Somerset Call for Sites heading our way in the New Year. The CarneySweeney Exeter team would be pleased to help with any sites you want to promote so please get in touch Simon Coles Robin Upton - MRTPI Ollie Thorogood Jessica Parminter RTPI MPLAN Lucy Burton

I'm delighted to say that last week Dorset Council's Planning Committee resolved to grant permission for Lidl's application in Sandford, despite their officers' recommendation for refusal. The site lies adjacent to, but outside of, the settlement boundary and is within the Green Belt, and a pre-app submission back in July 2022 had elicited the response that any planning application was likely to be refused and that they could not encourage us to submit a planning application. Despite that we considered that 'very special circumstances' did exist to justify the development, and so proceeded with an application. It has taken a little over 2 years to get to committee, but Dorset Council's planning officers did an exemplary job, being happy to keep a dialogue going and allow us the opportunity to address any points of concern, which is in marked contrast to some authorities I know who rush to a determination! In demonstrating 'very special circumstances' our main point was the significant need for the proposed store, as evidenced by the fact that almost half of the locally generated convenience goods expenditure is currently leaking away to stores in Poole - Mayer Brown Ltd estimated that providing a store within the Wareham/Sandford catchment would reduce vehicle mileage by just over 1 million miles per year, and in turn reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 400 tonnes per year. In the final instance our case officer actually drafted a recommendation for approval, but he left the Council and his senior officer disagreed with the conclusion that the benefits outweighed the harm, and so changed the recommendation to one of refusal, which was a little vexing! As it happens, the planning committee were split 5 in favour and 5 against, and we secured approval on the Chair's casting vote. This is subject to completion of a s106 Agreement and referral to the Secretary of State. Securing this consent was very much a team effort and I would in particular like to thank Richard Broad of Mayer Brown; Jonathan Morley, Jo T. and Elizabeth White of RPS; Lee Cocksedge previously of One Design, and of course Lidl GB. #carneysweeney; #lidl; #retailplanning

CarneySweeney are delighted to be shortlisted for the RTPI National Planning Consultancy of the Year 2024 award. Looking forward to seeing you in November! More details below.