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 […]
Paragraph 80: An Introduction
What exactly is Paragraph 80? Ultimately, it enables you to create a Grand Design house – a house built in the open countryside, often with breath-taking views that is designed and built to the highest […]
Lawful Development Certificate Success! But what does this mean exactly?
At ethical partnership we have secured approval for a lawful development certificate earlier this month for a client in Selby. This application sought to regularise the intensification of uses on site. But what exactly is […]
Sophie’s First Week as a Graduate Planner
Sophie has recently joined our team here as a Graduate Planner, and we thought it would be a good idea to share with you how she has found her first week with us and what […]
Alannah Healey Attains RTPI Chartered Town Planner Status
We are proud of our dear colleague and friend Alannah Healey, who has become a Chartered Town Planner after being elected as a member of the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). Upon graduating from her […]
Supporting Renewable Energy in Wales
We were appointed by SSE to prepare and submit applications for Solar Car Ports at two sites in Monmouthshire, supporting renewable energy in Wales. The applications are part of the Monmouthshire County Council Re:fit programme. […]
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 […]