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Fingal County Council has identified a low impact and appropriate use for the buildings as revived boathouses for Fingal Rowing Club and Balbriggan Scouts. In this video we hear from both Balbriggan groups how this conservation project will enhance their activities into the future. The Boathouse and Bath House at King Strand, Bath Road, Balbriggan are heritage landmarks, with significant social and architectural histories stretching back to the late 19th century. The buildings have suffered badly from the combined effects of vandalism and weather, and have been largely roofless for a number of years. They are currently in the ownership and care of Fingal County Council. Enabling Works commissioned by the council are nearing completion in May 2024 which will inform further permanent works, and a possible re-use. The recent clearing of vegetation and debris from inside and outside the two structures has allowed access to be re-established and surveys of the buildings and ground to be undertaken. Stabilisation of the gable walls as well as consolidation and some re-building of the tops of the walls, has made the building safer and less prone to further decay and collapse in the medium-term. From what has been revealed, it should be possible to salvage these structures for a new purpose, appropriate to its coastal location. The next stage for this unique set of maritime buildings and their slipway, is the preparation of a design proposal for submission to the planning authorities, with associated flood risk, environmental and archaeological assessments and mitigations. Funded by the Our Balbriggan Rejuvenation Project, supported by the Urban Regeneration Development Fund and Fingal County Council’s Capital Programme. #balbriggan #Rejuvenation #conservation #construction #building #rowing #scouts Our Balbriggan Local Government Management Agency (LGMA) AnnMarie Farrelly Brian Murray Breffni O'Rourke

𝟯𝟬 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗮𝘀 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗦𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗸𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 (𝗚𝗦𝗣) 𝗼𝗯𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀 𝗺𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗳𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 In a bumper week of housing permissions, GSP has successfully used a variety of strategies on sites, each subject to a vast number of constraints, to contribute to a much-needed boost to housing supply. In Groombridge, Tunbridge Wells Borough Council granted permission for the conversion of an office building into 3 dwellings. Despite some challenging constraints such as being in the High Weald National Landscape, the Green Belt, the countryside, 7km from a Habitat Regulations Assessment zone and the fact that the building is Grade II listed, GSP (along with co-consultants BUILDING DESIGN STUDIO LTD, Crosby Transport Planning and Silva Arboriculture) collectively managed to persuade officers that a modest extension and re-use for residential purposes was acceptable. In Paddock Wood’s countryside, the client approached GSP following the commencement of enforcement investigations relating to the siting of 5 additional caravans within an otherwise lawful caravan park. GSP liaised with the enforcement officer from Tunbridge Wells Borough Council and encouraged the client to add a further 4 caravan plots to deliver a more efficient use of the previously developed land. Thanks to our co-consultants for their assistance: Bourne Project Services (drainage and flood risk), Hook (topographical) and Native Ecology | Certified B Corp. In Meopham’s countryside and Green Belt, Gravesham Borough Council has granted permission to convert an existing stables building into 3 self-build dwellings. Officers considered that the development would conserve the character and spatial layout of the existing stable block, as well as providing suitable living accommodation without any harm to neighbouring amenity or highway safety. Thanks to our co-consultants for their assistance: KB ECOLOGY LTD and TSC Designs Ltd (structural survey). Finally, in the West Malling Conservation Area, Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council has granted a prior notification under Class MA for the change of use of a commercial building and land within its curtilage to 15 residential dwellings. For more information on any of the above permissions or to discuss a potential future project, please email office@gsplanning.uk or telephone 01474 703705 #residential #planningpermission #townplanning #planning #architecture #development #design #housing #windfall #housebuilding #newhome

Who will look after the concrete cows? For me that is one of the key issues emerging from the push to build 1.5million new homes articulated in the King's Speech. If the intention is to create homes and not just houses, new development on the scales indicated, needs to be made attractive and appealing by including public spaces, parks, active travel routes, community centres and art venues. Such provision is not only about creating such facilities but establishing viable ways to manage them in the long-term. The MILTON KEYNES PARKS TRUST LIMITED is a great example of an organisation set-up to look after concrete cows amongst key community assets and infrastructure. It's one of the case studies cited in comprehensive guidance on creating New Town and Garden Cities provided by the Town and Country Planning Association (TCPA). The Milton Keynes Park Trust is a legacy of the City's Development Corporation that was given 1,850 hectares of high-quality parkland and greenspace to look after. Returns from its £20million property endowment help the Trust employ 100 staff to undertake essential maintenance, organise 500 outdoor events each year and run an environmental education programme. All of which adds greatly to the appeal and attractiveness of Milton Keynes as a place to live. Another example is the Letchworth Garden City Heritage Foundation that People & Places have been working with as part of planning for recovery and revitalisation in Letchworth.  Their assets include 185,567 sq ft of offices; 181 industrial units; more than 100 shops; a 20km ‘Greenway’ and over 900ha of farmland. Read more about good practice in the finacially viable stewardship of community assets using the link to The People & Places Partnership Ltd. blog in the comments below. #kingsspeech #newtowns #gardencities #communityenterprise #miltonkeynes #communityassets #infrastructure #housing

A planning application has been submitted for our #BirnbeckPier project The application outlines proposals for the first phase of our work. If approved, work’s due to start later this year on the landside buildings so they could reopen to the public next year! It would also mean the next phases of the project could take place, including restoring the pier itself and re-establishing the RNLI lifeboat station on Birnbeck Island. Haverstock, our appointed architect practice, is seeking permission for plans to: 🍽 restore Pier Master’s Cottage and reinstating the bell tower, extending the building to the north to create space for a café intended to open to the public all year round 🚾 create other visitor facilities, including toilets 🔨 make essential repairs to weatherproof the other landside buildings known as Pier View, the old shell shop, and the South Toll House 🏗 stabilise buildings on the island including The Pavilion, 1888 Boathouse and the Clocktower 💡 provide essential services and infrastructure to the whole site – the landside buildings, the island and the pier itself – including work underground on water and sewage pumps, and installation of a new fit-for-purpose electricity substation This element of restoration and renovation work is being funded from an allocation of £4.47m from the UK government’s Levelling Up Fund. We purchased Birnbeck Pier and Island in July last year, thanks to £400,000 in funding from the RNLI. We’re working jointly on the restoration which has been made possible thanks to funding from the UK government’s #LevellingUp Fund Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, the #NationalHeritageMemorialFund, The National Lottery Heritage Fund and Historic England and, of course, the continued help and support of The Birnbeck Regeneration Trust. You can view the planning application on our website at https://lnkd.in/enTRR8AH. The planning application reference is 24/P/0679/R3. The current anticipated Birnbeck Pier project timeline is: 📅 Autumn/winter 2024 to summer/autumn 2025 – repair and renovation work to the landside buildings, repair the island sea wall, stabilise the pavilion. 📅  Spring/summer 2025 to spring/summer 2026 – pier deck construction and repair work to strengthen the pier. 📅 Spring/summer 2026 to summer/autumn 2027 – building work to create a new RNLI lifeboat station and visitor centre. Find out more about the Birnbeck Pier Project at https://lnkd.in/ezt7S4Ur #SuperWeston #WestonsuperMare #Placemaking #OpenFairGreen

Plans move forward for Hazeley Enterprise Park near Winchester 🏢👀 Winchester City Council has agreed to grant consent for the final phase of an ongoing redevelopment at Northfields Farm on the northeastern edge of Twyford, Hampshire. Headed up by Hazeley Developments Ltd Group (formerly Humphrey Farms), the four-year project will see the existing site evolve into a modern business destination, with a mix of office and light industrial/commercial buildings alongside a central hub with café and meeting spaces. A key feature of the approved redevelopment plan is the removal of a feed mill, the largest of its kind in southern England. Hazeley Group has been aware for many years of local concern over the environmental and visual impact of the mill. It’s worked with neighbours and local authorities to enable its removal, with demolition expected by 2026. Continue reading... https://lnkd.in/dtSp3Cea #property #development #construction #planning #enterprise #businessnews #businessintelligence

One of our long term timelapse projects taking shape!

Building plans in Cape Town

We help Galliford Try get planning success for Brentwood Special Needs School in Manchester With a critical deadline looming, Galliford Try required 8.48 habitat units to meet planning conditions set by Trafford Council, ensuring the timely start of construction. Galliford Try is one of the UK’s leading building constructors. They turned to us for a fast, effective solution. Working in partnership with the Iford Estate, one of only seven projects officially registered on the government’s DEFRA platform at the time, we sourced the necessary BNG units and swiftly completed all required legal paperwork. This enabled Galliford Try to discharge the planning conditions and proceed with construction in time for the school holidays. Michael Cook, Senior Design Manager at Galliford Try, commented: "𝘞𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘉𝘕𝘎 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘪𝘵 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴. 𝘛𝘩𝘦𝘺 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘉𝘕𝘎 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘤𝘩 𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵’𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴.” Ian Hambleton, Founder of Biodiversity Units UK commented: “𝘞𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘎𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘥 𝘛𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵, 𝘦𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘣𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘪𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘭𝘺 𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘥𝘥𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘴 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘈𝘵 𝘉𝘪𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘜𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘴 𝘜𝘒, 𝘸𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥-𝘪𝘯-𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘥" For more information about our approach, and mission to give developers more BNG certainty, visit biodiversity-units.uk #BNG #insight #biodiversityunits #biodiversity #uk #property #biodiversitynetgain #propertydevelopment