Planning to get involved with an ‘Asset Transfer’? Local councils are having to cut spending amidst tightening budgets. ‘Community Asset Transfer’ involves handing over responsibility for public buildings and land to local Voluntary and Community […]
Green Belts – we’re the experts!
Green belts are supposed to be the planners tool for stopping the sprawl of towns and cities – once established they are possibly the most difficult policy which developers have to overcome if they want […]
What you can do if you are refused planning permission
We’ve done our best to find a design for the roof extension which is commercially viable and acceptable to the local planning authority – but in the end what was demanded by the planning authority […]
Planning applications – expert advice for community and residents associations
Ethical Partnership are pleased to announce that we have been appointed to advise a residents association in Leeds. The community are concerned about proposals to build up to 140 new houses within the green belt […]
Application submitted for new HQ for Stobart Biomass
We’ve prepared and now submitted the application for the the new HQ for Stobart Biomass on the 3MG site at Widnes. Stobart is a major local landowner and employer and the application has been welcomed […]
New partnership with SLC Property
We are pleased to confirm our strategic partnership with SLC Rail and SLC Property. As sister companies they have a wealth of experience in the both the rail and property sector and are now growing […]
NPPF
The National Planning Policy Framework is a key part of Government reforms to make the planning system less complex and more accessible, to protect the environment and to promote sustainable growth. Planning practice guidance that is […]
Extending a listed building – go contemporary or copy?
There are two choices to extending a listed building: do something completely different or celebrate what is already there. Your choice will depend on your aspirations, what you want to achieve and what the local planning […]
Durham Plan – second chance to have your say
Durham County Council politicians were asked this week to agree the way forward for the County Durham Plan, currently in limbo. This followed the development plan’s withdrawal after a legal challenge to the planning inspector’s […]
New transport infrastructure – but not the north east!
Chancellor George Osborne this week committed £300m to kick-start work on major transport schemes in the capital and the North, specifically Crossrail 2 and rail and road links between Manchester and Leeds, which are expected […]
Planners welcome updated professional ‘Code of Practice’
Our professional team of planners at ethical partnership have all welcomed the news that the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) has recently published its updated Code of Professional Conduct (the Code). The RTPI’s five key principles […]
Lords call for government rethink on the built environment
The National Policy for the Built Environment Committee has recently asserted the importance of delivering a better built environment and is concerned about; the quality of new developments and the risk of housing delivery being […]