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We have a new office in Bristol! Hosted within the iconic Gilbert House on Corn Street, the new office adds to our current locations of London, Birmingham and Bournemouth. Sophia Goodhead will be our office lead and will be very happy to meet you there! With thanks to Charlie Creagh-Barry at Office Co. Group for finding us such a fantastic space 😊 #Bristol #NewLocation #Office #SouthWest

Join tor&co at the RTPI Young Planners Conference 2024 in Cambridge this Friday and Saturday.   Emily Comber, Jack Higson, Gemma Kjaer, Imogen Wall, Zarina Ali, Harvey Wingfield MRTPI, and Nia Powys MRTPI are excited to be attending.    See you there!   #YPConf2024  #YoungPlanners  #Cambridge

Exciting day at The Built Environment careers fair at Oxford Brookes University 🏗️ We are enjoying the conversations with the future professionals eager to make their mark in the industry, so come and see Freddy Hedberg and Harvey Wingfield to say hello! If you missed us or would like to know more about careers at tor&co please feel free to reach out and visit our website www.torandco.com and follow us on LinkedIn. #careersfair #viability #masterplanning #planning #engagement #landscapeture #environmentalplanning #heritage #architecture #oxfordbrookes

We are delighted to introduce you to Natalie Aldrich, Rebecca Tinley and Jonathon Alpitsis, who have all joined us to support our historic environment services. Find out all about them here: https://lnkd.in/ey5f-VHm

If the government’s plan to release green belt land for development is to come to fruition, a delicate relationship between good planning and exemplar design, and a gentle co-dependence between people and native biodiversity must be in place across communities. Working with USS Ltd and Grosvenor, tor&co found a way to transform an intensely-farmed agricultural site south-west of Cambridge into a vibrant place where land could be developed into 1200 homes alongside species-rich, native wildlife corridors for residents and native fauna to appreciate. This project is award-winning and has been used in several case studies, showcasing the way that land can be successfully released from green belt and can improve biodiversity within a region, but still provide the homes so desperately needed. On today’s Farming Today programme on Radio 4, Trumpington Meadows is again held up as an exemplar project that holds the key to the successful development that the government is seeking for the UK. Listen here from about 6m 20s: https://lnkd.in/e8BZNGRq #greenbelt #housing #development #design #biodiversity #wildlife #labourconference24

We are delighted with the Secretary of State’s decision to grant planning permission for Powerfuel Portland Limited’s (PPL) Portland Energy Recovery Facility (ERF). The practice first started promoting this major project in 2019 culminating in submission of a planning application to Dorset Council in September 2020, providing input across the planning, environmental, architectural design, environment, heritage, and landscape disciplines. Despite Dorset Council’s refusal in 2023 we assisted the client and project team present a robust and compelling case to a Planning Inspector at a Public Inquiry held in December 2023, culminating in this positive decision.   The Portland ERF will be capable of meeting Dorset’s need for treatment of residual waste, after recycling, in Dorset, avoiding export to other areas, with the additional sustainability benefits of combined heat and power (CHP) providing shore power to cruise liners and other vessels at Portland Port, and potential to supply HM prisons with heat via a local heat network. #Energy #ERF #planning #CHP

Thanks to Scottish Renewables and RenewableUK for an excellent Onshore Wind conference in beautiful Edinburgh. Plenty of optimism, momentum and clarity on priorities. Lots learned and really enjoyed starting so many new relationships. For those who may not be familiar with tor&co, we bring extensive experience in the renewables sector, achieving planning consents for onshore wind and solar projects across the UK since 1992. Please get in touch to discuss how we can help. Amar Benkreira Dr James Weir Neil Trollope

With 30 years' experience overcoming challenges in the #renewables sector throughout the UK, and with renewed optimism and possibilities for #onshorewind, we are delighted to be attending the Scottish Renewables and RenewableUK conference in #edinburgh. Our Dr James Weir and Amar Benkreira will be on hand to meet clients and collaborators old and new. #windpower #cleanenergy

NPPF: Positive interventions for renewables Proposed changes to planning policy are likely to have a significant impact on development in the UK. tor&co's Amar Benkreira highlights these changes in our latest journal update. https://lnkd.in/eXhU4UZA #renewables #NPPF #cleanenergy #UK #development #planning

We're so pleased to have you with us, Natalie! https://lnkd.in/eKZQqVjr