We’re absolutely thrilled to be able to announce that we have been shortlisted as finalists for the RTPI Awards for Planning Excellence 2022 in the Small Planning Consultancy of the Year category! The RTPI Awards […]
Will’s first week as a new Senior Planner at EP
We’ve recently taken on a new Senior Planner here at EP, and with our continuing growth and expansion they couldn’t have joined us at a better time! Will Laing joins us from the North Tyneside-Capita […]
FSB Awards – 2022 North East Finalists
We were all thrilled to be shortlisted as finalists for the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) North East Awards in the Environmental and Sustainability category. Whilst we didn’t win, we are honoured that our work continues […]
Car Free Day with the Shieldfield Community
World Car Free day was on the 22nd September and encourages motorists around the world to give up their vehicles for a day. The benefits of this include less traffic congestion, a greener environment and […]
2021 Local Elections and the Planning System
Councils play a pivotal role in shaping our towns, cities and villages. Council’s set out their vision through development and local plans and essentially set a framework for the area and how it should be […]
Permitted Development Rights – Planning Changes
The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development etc.) (England) (Amendment) Order 2021 (Order) came into force on Wednesday 21 April 2021, creating a new class of permitted development rights (Class MA) into the Town […]
Earth Day 2021: Planning and Sustainable Development
In advance of Earth Day, the UK Government has set an ambitious target to reduce emissions by 78 percent compared with 1990 levels as it looks forward to hosting COP26 in November. The previous target for […]
Allen Creedy, Director, Supports SMEs to Meet Net Zero Targets
A report from a coalition of top business groups, energy networks and expert bodies released today finds that small business want to play a key role in the UK’s journey to net zero, but often […]
Vacancy: Graduate Planner
We are a small, values-driven planning, environmental and sustainability consultancy with offices in Newcastle and Birmingham looking for a Graduate Planner to join our rapidly expanding business. On a day to day basis you will: Prepare reports summarising analysis […]
Planning Permission Deadlines to Be Extended
New measures to help the construction industry boost building and return to work safely will be introduced this week. This is to help kickstart the economy following restrictive measures introduced to limit the spread of […]
Second Emergency Fund Launched to Protect Heritage Sector
Historic England has launched a second emergency fund to support the heritage sector’s recovery from the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The £3 million Heritage at Risk Response Fund will provide grants to those who look after […]
RTPI Outlines Planning Reform Priorities
The RTPI (Royal Town Planning Institute) has outlined planning reform priorities in its new report, stating that planning in England should be refocused on 21st century issues, with technology harnessed to improve efficiency. The institute also […]