Track record
‘Land off Hollingworth Road, Littleborough’ Residential Led Development
Development Consultancy
New Homes
Strategic Land Advice
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Environmental Impact Assessments
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Bernard Greep
The project
We secured planning permission on behalf of Bloor Homes for a residential scheme of 309 homes (including 47 affordable properties), and an extension of the Hollingworth Lake visitor car park to provide an additional 140 spaces.
Our role initially involved advocating the site’s release from the Green Belt and securing its allocation in the Places for Everyone joint development plan. More recently, our involvement was instrumental in overcoming various technical issues.
Our solution
- Negotiated a financial contribution towards off-site highways improvements of £3,000 per residential dwelling, much lower than the highway officer’s opening figure of £10,000 per dwelling.
- Persuaded the Council’s design officers to support the scheme.
- Secured approval to remove several historic (but derelict and not listed) farmstead buildings, against substantial opposition from the Council’s heritage officer.
- Whilst the ‘main’ site has been removed from the Green Belt, part of our case was that the scheme would facilitate and fund a new car park within the Green Belt (adjacent to Hollingworth Lake Visitor Centre), which is within the Green Belt. Rather than having to demonstrate ‘very special circumstances’, we secured permission for the car park using NPPF para 154, part h) iii, successfully arguing that the car park is ‘local transport infrastructure which can demonstrate a requirement for a Green Belt location.
- Overcame substantial local opposition (the application attracted around 1,000 objections).
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1 James Street, London
Rapleys was appointed by Annington Property Limited to assist with their exit from office premises at 1 James Street, London and relocate to new premises.
Stadium Holdings Ltd
1 Olympic Way, Wembley
Neighbourly Matters advice for a 7-storey extension to provide student accommodation
100% stock condition survey for Stockport Homes
Provision of 100% stock condition survey of 12,000 home residential portfolio
104-106 East Street, Southampton
Delivery of commercial and market-led viability advice to support the successful completion of a stalled development.
Yorkshire Housing
12,000 Stock Condition Surveys – Yorkshire Housing
Appointed by Yorkshire Housing via the Fusion21 Framework to complete 12,000 stock condition surveys over a 3-year period
The Arch Company
210 Balham High Rd
Private Client
33 Beach Road West, Portishead, Bristol
Acting for the Building Owner to enable the redevelopment of a dilapidated residential site
37-42 Tenby Street and 30-31 Albion Street, Birmingham
Expert Party Wall advice to protect adjoining owners’ interests
40 Bruton Street, London
Rapleys was appointed by Magni Partners Limited to assist with their exit from office premises at 40 Bruton Street, London.
71 Park Street, Bristol
Expert advice to enable the redevelopment of an end of terrace property to deliver student accommodation