Strategic local plan promotion for a significant residential-led, urban extension

Upon instruction, we introduced our client to the local planning authority (LPA) and assisted with liaison with the local parish councils and a wide range of technical consultants.

We guided the client and identified strategic allocation of the plan from the submission stages through to the protracted examination in public (EiP). This culminated in the site being accepted by the inspector and following negotiated main modifications, the plan was adopted by the council.

The allocation secures an approximate 2,000 home, mixed-use development, a strategic relief road, local centres, community facilities, schools and a substantial country park with green and blue infrastructure to deliver biodiversity net gain.

We navigated through various challenges presented to us and worked above and beyond to assist the client and the LPA through the EiP process. This involved making key decisions on how to present the site and any proposed changes to satisfy the examining inspector to enable the allocation to be found sound and retained as part of a successfully adopted plan.