Facing challenges after a planning application is refused? We’ve successfully appealed and secured approvals for diverse projects, from forestry use to pub expansions. As noted in our previous article, the Town and Country Planning (Fees […]
The Updated NPPF and Paragraph 84 ‘Grand Designs’ Houses
The long-awaited updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) was published shortly before Christmas. The changes prompt a series of questions: What are the changes? When do the changes take effect? What does this mean for […]
Will changes to national planning policy encourage onshore wind development?
Last week, the Government announced amendments to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) to ease planning restrictions. The hope is that it will make it easier for onshore wind farms to be built, and end […]
Implications for Multiple Planning Permissions Following Hillside Supreme Court Decision
The Supreme Court has recently rejected the appeal made by Hillside Parks Ltd against the previous Court of Appeal ruling, which found against allowing further development under its original planning permission on its site in […]
Should Councillors Be Stripped of Planning Powers?
A recent report by the think tank Policy Exchange suggests radical reforms are needed to make the planning system fit for purpose in the 21st Century, including the reduction of specific planning powers. The report […]
Appeal win for new housing development
We are delighted to announce that an appeal we worked on against the refusal of an outline planning application for new housing has been allowed by the Planning Inspectorate. The application was recommended for approval […]
Expert planning advice for community groups and residents associations
Over the last 18 months, we’ve been working with a community group in Leeds – advising and representing them in objecting to a planning application for up to 140 new houses to be built on […]
Have your say on the future of Gateshead
Gateshead Council are consulting on Part 3 of their Local Plan, ‘Making Spaces for Growing Places (MSGP)’. MSGP is the next stage of Gateshead’s Local Plan, following on from adoption of the Core Strategy and […]
Inspiring future collaboration between planners and architects
Ethical Partnership’s Allen Creedy and Alannah Healey were pleased to host a workshop yesterday afternoon, for students of Sheffield Hallam University, whom are studying a Masters degree in Architecture (MArch). Here, Alannah Healey, a Trainee […]
Ethical Partnership agree collaborative ‘ethical partnership’
As a planning consultancy, our work is governed by “the three Ps” of planning: People, Planet and Profit. This means that we are committed to: People – ensuring staff and associates are competent to undertake […]
Expert advice for community groups and residents associations – an update
Way back in March 2017, we published an article announcing that we had been appointed to advise a residents association in Leeds – we’ve been so busy recently, we haven’t had an opportunity to provide […]