Black Box Planning

Black Box Planning are delighted to have secured a resolution to grant planning permission at East Devon District Council Planning Committee for Heritage Homes. The outline planning application is for up to 35 no. dwellings alongside community infrastructure including a new parish building with car parking to help alleviate existing problems in the village centre, as well as a community orchard and wildflower meadow. The scheme is testament to role that properly considered community engagement can play to assisting the planning process. The scheme will deliver real community benefits, with both the Parish Council and local ward members supporting our proposals following a period of constructive dialogue. The outcome is all the more rewarding given the site had a dismissed appeal history prior to our involvement, demonstrating how a fresh approach can help navigate a successful route to planning consent. We look forward to continuing our involvement with the reserved matters application to follow shortly.

Planning permission granted in 13 weeks. We are delighted to have obtained consent for for the new secondary school building at Mount Tamar SEN School. The new building promises to deliver an exciting new chapter for the school and a transformative learning environment for the pupils. Achieving the determination and consent with this timeframe was only possible with the dedication of the appointed team and diligent work by the planning officers and colleagues at Plymouth City Council. Thanks to all involved and we look forward to seeing the new school delivery get underway. Henry Clegg - Transforming Futures Trust - Quattro Design Architects Ltd - CPW - Dartforest Ltd. - South West Geotechnical Ltd - Simpson TWS - First Ecology

Time for some fun! For our footy fan followers, the 2024/25 Premier League kick off is approaching, so why don't you join our mini fantasy football league "BOX TO BOX"? Joining the league couldn't be easier. Simply use the link below and you'll be added automatically after you've entered the game. https://lnkd.in/dfemaMiz League Code: 4d42bt Who can wrestle the coveted 'Roy The Boy Hodgson Trophy' from last year's winner, our own Elisabeth Lucas?

The Black Box Planning crew enjoyed a fun night at the Michelmores Property Awards last night. Always nice to be at Sandy Park Exeter Chiefs and wonderful hosting by LUCY PORTER. Congratulations to Michelmores for a great evening and to the worthy winners. 3West Group Acorn Property Group ADD SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION LTD Alec French Architects Allison Homes Arcadis ARCO2 Architecture Limited Bailey Partnership Baker Estates BaySpace Blue Cedar Homes Ltd Bradleys Group Cavanna Homes Change Real Estate UK Chesters Harcourt Classic Builders Clifton Emery design Clinton Devon Estates Cofton Holidays Coln Signature Homes coombes:everitt architects Limited Cornerstone Housing Limited Exeter College Grainge Architects Ltd Greenslade Taylor Hunt Andrew Kitchener KTA Lovell Partnerships Ltd Mitchell Eley Gould OXFORD ARCHITECTS LLP Pivotal Homes Group Limited Stags Strongvox Limited Summerfield Developments University of Exeter Wain Homes

Congratulations to Black Box Planning team members David Marley MRTPI and Elizabeth Bisp MRTPI on becoming chartered members of Royal Town Planning Institute. David and Elizabeth's chartered membership is testament to their hard work and is much deserved.

We are pleased to have secured planning permission for new residential and commercial development in a rural Gloucestershire setting.   The consented scheme includes the conversion of a curtilage listed building to residential use, alongside the construction of a new Class E workshop to support our client’s long term needs for commercial workspace.   A pleasure to work alongside Helen Paull of Una Architectural to develop a scheme which responded appropriately to the sensitive heritage and landscape setting in the Forest of Dean. #planningpermission #ruraldevelopment #heritageplanning #conservationarchitecture

On behalf of Transforming Futures Trust we are delighted to have submitted a planning application for a new secondary school teaching block at Mount Tamar SEN School in Plymouth. Mount Tamar provides primary and secondary education for children with an Educational, Health and Care Plan describing Social, Emotional and Mental Health and/or Autism Spectrum Condition. Submission of the application is a major milestone for this hugely exciting and transformative proposal for the school's pupils and staff.

Last week we had the pleasure of hosting guests from 39 Essex Chambers and Watson Farley & Williams to our Bristol office for a round table discussion on some hot topics in planning. Loads of useful ground covered including BNG post approval and management, pushing the envelope of Section 73 applications, the speed of legislative and policy reform under changes of Government, the common mistakes of planning strategy post Hillside, and the impacts of all these topics on investment transactions in the marketplace. Thanks to James Strachan KC, Thomas Hill KC, Celina Colquhoun, Christiaan Zwart, Daniel Stedman Jones, Andy Poyser and Nick Walker for their time and insightfulness.

We are delighted to have secured planning permission for adaptation of a historic barn within a stunning landscape setting in Worcestershire. The original timber frame and stone barn was converted to residential in 1980s. The consented large extension is designed to be highly energy efficient for day-to-day living, and comprises two new bedrooms at lower ground level, with a large open plan kitchen-dining room and separate living room at ground level. The scheme enables low-carbon living alongside the long term protection and enhancement of a heritage building. Pleasure to work on the scheme alongside www.glazzards.com #planningpermission #ruraldevelopment #heritageplanning

We are pleased to have recently been successful with an appeal for rural development. In summary, our client had an isolated barn with a couple of extant permissions for conversion to a dwellinghouse, but the aspiration to deliver an energy efficient dwelling was ultimately taking the build project beyond the definition of ‘conversion’ under Class Q having regard to local plan policy (i.e. total external wall/roof replacement). The appeal Inspector found that despite conflict with local Plan and NPPF Para 84 due to the proposals representing a new build in the countryside, the fallback permission of conversion to a single dwelling was a material consideration that outweighed the conflict. Appeal case reference: APP/P1615/W/23/3320356 #ruraldevelopment #planningpermission