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A great day out for some of the team last week at Hillhead 2022! There was plenty to see with 600 exhibitors and live demonstrations throughout the day. An impressive setting for the exhibition within Hillhead Quarry – we are looking forward to the next time.

The midlands team are looking forward to an evening out watching Falcons VS Lightning at Derbyshire County Cricket Club in tonight’s T20 fixture. Joined by some of our clients – it’s shaping up to be a good evening. Heatons to sponsor Lancashire Lightning fixture

Job Summary Heatons are seeking an Associate Director of Ecology to join our busy team in Derby. Working closely with our planning and landscape architecture teams, the successful candidate will take a lead role in managing the day-to-day activities of the ecology team, technical delivery and developing relationships with our existing and prospective clients.  We provide…

Job Summary Heatons are seeking an experienced, professional landscape architect to join our busy team in Derby. Working closely with our planning and ecology teams, the successful candidate will take a lead role in managing and delivering projects and developing relationships with our existing and prospective clients.  We provide our clients with the full range of…

Heatons have secured planning permission at Appeal for the change of use of a dwellinghouse to a children’s care home. Our client had seen permission for the change of use initially refused in March 2021 as the Local Planning Authority had concluded that the use of the building to a children’s care home would have…

Heatons were pleased to host the British Aggregates Association Planning and AWP’s Co-ordination Meeting at our head office in Derby yesterday. It was a good turnout with old and new faces. The Environment Bill was high on the agenda and it was great to gain some insight from industry experts.

Heatons has secured two planning permissions at Fauld Mine on behalf of British Gypsum.  Firstly, we worked proactively with the client and Staffordshire County Council to facilitate the refurbishment of a building proposed to house the Mine’s gym, laboratory/office, and medical room. Upon confirmation with the County Council that the refurbishment of the building did not…

Heatons have secured planning permission for the creation of a 800m² manège and erection of a 50m² hay storage building in the East Staffordshire countryside. We successfully argued that the proposals were in accordance with the Development Plan and that the benefits of the proposal outweighed any harm to the site’s countryside setting and it’s…

Heatons are pleased to have secured planning permission, on behalf of Aggregate Industries for the extraction of 6.3 million tonnes of crushed rock and restoration of the existing and proposed quarry extension with 14 million m3 of imported inert waste at Croft Quarry, Leicestershire. In terms of the importation of inert waste, a waste needs…

Heatons have successfully secured the approval for a change of use from a residential dwelling to a small-scale home for children through the granting of a Certificate Of Lawfulness of Proposed Use Or Development. We carried out a careful assessment of Government advice and case law. This led us to conclude that, by virtue of…