For over 100 years, membership of the Royal Town Planning Institute has been the hallmark of professional expertise and integrity. We are delighted that Matthew Creedy has now been elected as a full member of […]
Designing a home with natural light, planned shadows and colour control
We shared our concepts for a unique sensory stimulated home today at a ‘design review’ – the enthusiastic panel supported our innovative integration of texture, shadows, light and colour elements in this new home. Its very […]
For he’s a jolly good Fellow…
…and so say all of us. Allen’s recent election as a Fellow of the Institute of Environmental Management and Assessment is both a recognition of his many years’ worth of commitment to sustainability; and a […]
When she WINS, who wins?
The murmur of voices. The chink of glasses. The warmth of a friendly welcome after a walk in the cold of a Thursday evening in November. “Hello, I’m Jenny! So nice to meet you – do […]
Team work makes the dream work… but how?!
“Teamwork makes the dream work,” so the saying goes. Undoubtedly we all have anecdotes that support this idea, and quite rightly so. But the best teams, surely, are those that know themselves well, that can […]
Meeting preparation: Coffee, lots of paper and …Sellotape!
As professionals, trying to explain complex ideas and technical aspects to non-specialists can prove difficult. However, using a physical and visual tool helped us to better explain the issues relating to party walls, floor levels, roof design and drainage – all using the model created by our client.
What are ‘material’ planning considerations?
We are often asked to advise on what can and can’t be considered in the assessment of a planning application. A ‘material consideration’ is a matter that should be taken into account in deciding a […]
What does BREXIT mean for planning?
With Allen recently being elected a fellow to the IEMA, he has been invited to join the panel debating BREXIT in Lomdon on the 7th of December – uncertainty as to whether we will have […]
Want to live in the woods?
Many of us would love to have a house in the woods – we’ve had a number of successes in the last few months for our clients who are now living in Sustainable low impact […]
Plots available for Scandinavian lodges
We’ve been involved in designing and building Scandinavian log homes for more than 15 years and are really pleased to announce the latest permission for a new village of lodges in County Durham – plots […]
A ‘welcome boost’ to County Durham’s tourism economy
We are pleased to announce that our application for a rural tourism development was approved unanimously at Durham County Council’s planning committee this afternoon. The scheme will deliver 10 holiday lodges located in a tranquil […]
Projects galore!
Jo has been working for us for 27 weeks (that’s about 6 months). In that time we have started 64 new projects. (That is in addition to working on those that were still ongoing – and […]