Consultancy Services to Council Planning Departments – Including School/Educational Development Services
Heaton Planning has provided a consultancy service to a number of Council Planning Departments. We provide consultancy services in Development Control casework (including Council’s own Reg. 3 developments), planning appeals and expert witness services and the preparation of Development Plan Documents/Frameworks.
Recent projects include:
Appeal Work
Reach Lane Quarry, Leighton Buzzard
Client: Central Bedfordshire Council
Project management and preparation of evidence for an appeal hearing into the refusal of an extension of time at a silica sand quarry. Heaton Planning acted on behalf of the Council and provided evidence at the appeal hearing.
Twinwoods Business Park, Bedford
Client: Bedford Borough Council
Project management and preparation of evidence for an appeal into the refusal of a 120,000 tonnes per annum Energy from Waste facility. Heaton Planning acted on behalf of the Council and provided evidence at the public inquiry.
Wavedon Golf Course, Milton Keynes
Client: Milton Keynes Council
Preparation of evidence in respect of an appeal for the refusal of a thirty bay driving range with flood lighting at Wavedon Golf Course.
Planning Policy Work
Waste Development Framework, Telford and Wrekin
Client: Telford and Wrekin Council
Heaton Planning prepared a first draft of the Waste Core Strategy including Strategic Site Allocations on behalf of Telford and Wrekin Council.
Waste Local Plan, Leicestershire
Client: Leicestershire County Council
Heaton Planning prepared a schedule of formal revisions to the County’s Waste Local Plan in response to the Local Plan Inquiry Inspector’s Report.
Development Control Casework
Clients: Derbyshire, Lincolnshire, Milton Keynes, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire.
Heaton Planning has assisted County Council Planning Departments in the East Midlands with proposals for the County Council’s own schools development, including new school complexes, building extensions and annexes, temporary classrooms, fencing and sports areas. Heaton Planning also offer a service direct to schools and educational facilities in preparing Planning Applications for their on-campus developments. Some of the projects that we have been involved with include:
Gainsborough Educational Village
Client: Lincolnshire County Council
The development of a major new Educational Village (involving the merger of three local schools) plus associated sports fields, community facilities and car parking.
Halam Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Single storey extension
Bowbridge Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Large two storey extension to accommodate 10 classrooms and redevelopment/refurbishment of existing sports facilities
North Wheatley Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Single storey front extension and internal alterations to accommodate a new entrance lobby, head teachers office, school office and enlarged staff room
North Leverton Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Re-cladding of external walls following flood damage
Mapperley Plains Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
New ball catching fencing
Colonel Frank Seeley
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
New perimeter fencing
Westfield Folkhouse
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Redevelopment of listed building to accommodate improved youth centre facilities including external sports facilities
St Wilfrids Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Single storey extension and alterations to school building
Arnold Hill School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
Extension and alterations and new car parking facilities
Bleasby Primary School
Client: Nottinghamshire County Council
New single storey extension to school building