“Planning for the Future” White Paper: key takeaways for developers and land owners
Yesterday the Government published its long awaited White Paper on proposed reforms of the planning system in England: ‘Planning for the Future’ is the subject of a 12 week consultation
Masterplanning Great Barford’s Roxton Road redevelopment
A former scrapyard with Outline Planning Permission for residential use was brought to Woods Hardwick with a rather compromised Masterplan. The client, JC Gill Developments, asked our Architecture team to
Reserved matters approval for first phase of Cambourne West, Cambridge
Our client Vistry Group has secured reserved matters planning approval to start on the first phase, comprising 200 new homes, at Cambourne West near Cambridge. Working with masterplanner, Randall Thorp, our
Highlights from Boris’ plan to “BUILD, BUILD BUILD!”
Yesterday Boris Johnson announced far reaching reforms to the planning system ahead of the publication of a planning Policy Paper in July, with the changes due to come into effect
Future development plans in Birmingham – a round-up of the BEN event
Our Birmingham Directors Matt Ford and Paul Woods attended the Built Environment Networking Webinar ‘Future development Plan – Birmingham’ yesterday. Three very informative presentations on some keys proposals helping to promote
Recovery planning and spatial frameworks in the Ox-Cam Arc
Yesterday our Planning Directors, Russell Gray and Richard Murdock, attended the Built Environment Networking webinar on the Oxford-Cambridge Arc. Originally planned as a one day event, the BEN team have
“The ‘go-to’ civil engineering team for Bellway’s eastern region”
Alex Szarawarski is a Senior Technical Manager at Bellway Homes (Eastern Counties). He regularly works with Woods Hardwick’s civil engineers on residential projects from 80 to 300+ units across the
Progressing the Huntingdon skyline
Woods Hardwick is delighted to be involved in shaping the skyline in Huntingdon. A high density scheme on a challenging linear site adjacent to Huntingdon railway station, we worked closely
The coming of age for retirement villages
The proportion of over 65s is set to rise to 21% of the UK population by 2027, up from 18% in 2017, according to the UK government. At the same time,
