It’s been a busy start to 2015 at GPP with some new projects and some of our existing projects building up a head of steam after the Christmas break. We’ve had a couple of early successes with planning permission being granted at a Inert Recycling Facility in Northampton and an End of Life Vehicle Recycling…
Festive Greetings from all at GP Planning! It’s been a busy 12 months; so sit down, pick up a glass of mulled wine and catch up on the GPP Christmas newsletter. Click here to find out about our latest news, industry updates and our highlights from 2014! (published 15/12/14)
GP Planning Ltd is delighted to have successfully gained planning permission for two renewable energy facilities at Pebble Hall near Theddingworth in Northamptonshire. Combined, the two facilities will produce 14MW of electricity and will represent a £47 million capital investment. The developments are a successful form of farm diversification at Pebble Hall, which has its…
GP Planning are delighted to have recently obtained planning permission for an extension to an existing agricultural grain store adjacent to the Stone Henge World Heritage Site. This scheme reflects the continued work that GP Planning do to support our rural based clients and our expertise in delivering development in sensitive heritage locations. The grain…
Our two young planners Paul and Sian attended Friday’s RTPI Young Planners’ Conference in Bristol. This year, the Conference considered the challenges facing our future with key discussions on housing and population, infrastructure challenges and environmental resilience. Hot topics for discussion at the Young Planners Conference included the radical solutions such as Garden Cities and…
A new waste management planning policy, published yesterday, means councils can no longer give special consideration to ‘locational needs, or wider economic benefits’ as justification for building waste facilities on green belt land, the government has said. For more information please click on the following link: Green Belt Update 2014
GP Planning have submitted a Planning Application and Environmental Statement to Derbyshire County Council for a Surface Coal Mining Scheme near Clay Cross. The scheme will be worked over a 3.5 year period and restored to agriculture and nature conservation benefits. The coal will make an important contribution to help keep the ‘lights on’ in…
For the attention of all material recycling facility (MRF) operators. You may be aware of the amendment to the Environmental Permitting Regulations earlier this year that requires measurement and reporting requirements for materials facilities that accept a minimum of 1,000 tonnes of mixed waste material (glass, paper, metal plastic) per year. As a result you…
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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…
