Iain Hill
Partner, Planning
Planning
Iain is a planning expert who uses his extensive master planning experience to contribute to the creation of award-winning developments.
Iain is a planning expert who uses his extensive master planning experience to contribute to the creation of award-winning developments.
From strategic planning promotion on sites of up to 2,000 homes, to providing expert planning advice on Broadland Housing’s award-winning affordable housing strategy in North Norfolk, he has played a key role in developments that make a positive contribution to their local environment.
Iain is more than a planning advisor and has been described as someone who ‘provides some of the best and most well-informed advice in the local market’. He thrives on making a difference and the impact that his projects have on people’s quality of life.
Iain is very much drawn to working with other disciplines on large complex projects such as Marriott’s Way, Norwich, which is the development of a 80ha site to provide a mix of residential, educational, commercial and community units, together with associated highway and environmental works.
His reputation as a planner has not gone unnoticed. His work with Broadland Housing on an affordable housing strategy in North Norfolk has been rewarded with an RTPI award for Planning Excellence. This is testament to the difference Iain is making in creating sustainable communities.
Iain is extremely approachable and willing to go the extra mile to achieve a successful outcome.
Iain knows the local market, is well connected and quick to respond.
Accreditations
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2023
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2023
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2023
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2023
Nutrient Neutrality – One year on
Twelve months ago, the words ‘Nutrient Neutrality’ didn’t mean a huge amount to many of us working in the East of England; it was a peripheral issue, affecting development elsewhere. But overnight on 16th March 2022, all that changed with the publication of Natural England’s letter advising 42 additional Local Planning Authorities, including all of the Norfolk Authorities, that projects and plans could only go ahead if they would not cause additional nutrient pollution.
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2022
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2022
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2022
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2022
Norfolk’s Nutrient Problem
On 16th March 2022, Natural England increased the list of habitat sites that are considered to be in an unfavourable condition due to excessive nutrient levels. The extended list includes both the River Wensum and large parts of the Broads, and the ‘National Map of Catchments’ provided by Natural England suggests that a significant area of Norfolk will be affected by the change.
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2021
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2021
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2021
While the Greater Norwich Local Plan captures strategic policies and site allocations across Norwich, Broadland and South Norfolk authority areas, a separate South Norfolk village clusters housing site allocations plan is being prepared to identify development sites to deliver a minimum of 1,200 homes in South Norfolk’s villages to 2038.
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2021
Since our autumn update, Suffolk Coastal has adopted their local plan to guide development until 2036, while Babergh and Mid Suffolk completed their pre-submission consultation in December 2020 and can expect examination of their joint local plan to progress this summer.
Bidwells’ planning team enter this year’s RTPI Planning Excellence Award with two knock-out nominations
With their innovative affordable housing strategy in North Norfolk and pioneering Campbell Wharf planning scheme in Milton Keynes, Bidwells has scored a double nomination in this year’s Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) national award shortlist for Planning Excellence.
Norfolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2020
The proposed new standard methodology for calculating housing need would see a significant increase in the housing requirement for Norfolk as a whole, with all districts apart from Norwich City Council, seeing an increase to varying degrees.
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Autumn 2020
The proposed new standard methodology for calculating housing need would see a significant increase in the housing requirement for Suffolk as a whole, with the majority of authorities seeing increases to varying degrees.
Suffolk Local Plan Watch - Spring 2020
Our Planning team constantly monitor the activities of local planning authorities in Suffolk to identify opportunities for clients. April's update provides an insight to latest local plans coming forward across the region.
Norfolk Local Plan Watch- Spring 2020
Our Planning team constantly monitor the activities of local planning authorities in Norfolk to identify opportunities for clients. March's update provides an insight to latest local plans coming forward across the region.
High-density, riverfront residential project located in the heart of Norwich
Award-winning, high-quality housing in Norfolk.
