- Client
- Private landowner
- Sector
- Planning & Development
- Location
- Warboys, Cambridgeshire
- How we helped
- Planning Consultancy
Matt is an Associate based in Cambridge and is a Chartered Town Planner with more than 10 years’ planning experience in both the public and private sector. Matt’s main area of expertise lies in development management and he has prepared and secured planning permission for all types and size of development proposals ranging from householder extensions to strategic residential and commercial schemes. Accordingly Matt’s Project Management skills are highly developed with respect to the preparation and submission of planning applications. Matt’s past experience in the public sector has meant that he has acted as an Expert Witness at Planning Inquiry and is well experienced with the wider appeals process in general. Matt also has experience working in the field of conservation and thus is able to advise clients in respect of development proposals affecting listed buildings and heritage assets.
Our professionals secured a resolution to grant outline planning consent for up to 24 dwellings and public open space in Warboys, Cambridgeshire on behalf of the landowners. Full planning permission was also approved subject to s106 for the demolition of the existing dwelling and outbuildings within the conservation area.
We had initially promoted the site through the Huntingdonshire Local Plan to 2036 resulting in the site being allocated for housing. The representations and submitted evidence ensured that vehicular access could be achieved within the applicant’s land and that the principle of the demolition and development within the conservation area was established. The representations made on the specific wording of the allocation policy proved to be critical to the success of the planning applications.
Upon submitting the outline application, our planning, development and masterplanning teams worked closely with the council to achieve a high-quality indicative layout. Part of the site was located within the conservation area and in the setting of listed buildings.
To address an objection from the conservation officer, we prepared illustrations and a written rebuttal relying on the specific wording of the allocation policy. This resulted in a recommendation of approval from the planning officer. Our planning consultants presented the proposals to the planning committee, culminating in a unanimous approval from Huntingdonshire District Council.