GP Planning Ltd are delighted to announce that it has received Planning Permission on behalf of Tamar Energy for a 3MW Anerobic Digestion Facility on the site of the former UK Coal Disposal Point, Wardley, South Tyneside. The Anerobic Digestion Facility will have the capacity to convert 70,000 tonnes per year of organic waste into…
For the second year running GPP played its part at the UK AD & Biogas 2014 Conference. After running a successful planning and environmental permitting advice clinic in 2013, GPP was involved in the ‘Doing AD well – avoiding problems in construction and operation’ seminar this time around. As a part of the seminar Kim,…
GPP has recently assisted Netteldale Ltd in gaining planning permission for a cover to be erected over an existing ménage at premises in Askham near Newark. The purpose of the cover is to allow for equine related activities to be carried out on the ménage in all weather conditions. The permission follows up another recent…
GPP has successfully discharged a range of planning conditions for a sand and gravel aggregates quarry planning permission which was gained in January 2013. The new quarry at Willow Hall Lane, Thorney, Peterborough will extract in the region of 2,250,000 tonnes of sand and gravel. Recent applications were submitted to discharge conditions relating to ecology,…
Having successfully obtained Planning Permission for several Anaerobic Digestion facilities in 2013, we are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted as the only Planning Consultancy in the “Best Supporting Service” category at the upcoming UK AD & Biogas Industry Awards 2014. In 2013, we worked for 7 operators across 16 sites which include…
GP Planning Ltd have recently submitted a planning application to Wiltshire Council for an extension to an existing agricultural grain storage facility at Shrewton on behalf of Wiltshire Grain Ltd. The location of this grain storage facility is unique, situated within the wider historic landscape that surrounds the Stone Henge World Heritage Site. We have…
The planning team have gained planning permission on behalf of Churchfield Stone Ltd to establish a building stone quarry to the west of Oundle, East Northamptonshire. The quarry will extract Blisworth Limestone blockstone, Oundle variety, to produce decorative quoins, lintels, fenestration and flooring. The material has been unavailable on the market for a significant period…
You might have read in our lastest newsletter about this topic, here Lucy Booth, Director at GP Planning Ltd, gives you the detail. The government has recently launched a new set of planning guidance to accompany the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), called the National Planning Policy Guidance (NPPG). This new guidance supercedes a whole…
As you are probably aware, over the past few months the town and rural planning team GP Planning Ltd have carried out a lot of work on AD facility planning applications. This was recognised by industry publication Organics Recycling and the Spring 2014 issue out this month, features an article on the subject by director…
The Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) Regulations 2010 have been amended [ Environmental Permitting (England & Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2014] to remove the requirement to secure a planning permission before an environmental permit can be issued. This amendment comes into force as of 5 March 2014 which means that both the planning and environmental permitting…
