Armed with our existing understanding of the site and its context, and robust pre-application consultation, we prepared a planning application that was approved unanimously at planning committee.

We advised Salboy on how to achieve a comprehensive planning permission for a city centre site, after planning permission had already been granted for half the site (Copper Works) by a previous developer.

We are pleased to advise that the Decision Notice for the redevelopment of the former Adelphi Lads Club has been issued today.

We secured Planning Permission on behalf of Homes for Trafford at Trafford Planning Committee on 13 February 2025 for a residential scheme consisting of 147 new homes.

This month we’re asking Ellie to tackle the not-insignificant question: how can we solve the housing crisis.

Easy, right?

Associate director, James, joined the team in May 2023 after 14 years in the public sector. Following eight years at Trafford Council, James worked at Salford City Council, first as a case officer with a focus on large city centre schemes and then as a team leader.

As we consider the value of development frameworks in spatial planning we’ve asked him share with us his reflections on this point in his career.

We prepared and submitted and secured permission for a credible and robust planning application in double quick time, in order for Step Places to meet an immovable deadline.

Cheshire Smokehouse is a local business success story. We helped the Smokehouse secured planning permission for a much-needed new facility in the Green Belt, ensuring its success for years to come.

Louisa Street is a 100% affordable housing scheme that directly supported Manchester City Council’s Housing Strategy.

We wrap up this current series of Meet the Team pieces by taking time out for a good old catch up with our Company Director, Kelly.

So get yourself a brew and come on in as we ask Kelly what it’s like to work with her husband and what fires her up about work and life in Greater Manchester.

We’re always proud to say that Greater Manchester is in our DNA and, having worked on more than 100 schemes across the county, it’s easy to see why.

Obsidian is the first major development to get planning permission within the Chapel Wharf Development Framework, delivering 250 new apartments.

We won! We’ve been named as the North West’s best ‘Small Planning Consultancy’ by the Royal Town Planning Institute.

We advised the University of Salford and Salboy on this locally important development site for new family homes in Salford.

Let us introduce you to James, our associate director and newest recruit (OK, he celebrated his first anniversary with us last week, but humour us).

We’ve pulled him away from the day job for five minutes and persuaded him to get reflective with us.

Meet Donna, our wonderful office manager, who works remotely from Southampton.

We’ve taken the time to ask for her reflections on her role in the business, what she makes of the development industry and what it’s like to work with your family.

We are pleased to be supporting our client, Bright Futures Care (BFC), in continuing to expand their Specialist Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) School provision across the Merseyside Region with their proposals to extend and convert the Clockface Pub, St Helens, into a new SEND school for children between the ages of 5-25 approved by St Helens Council today.

Planning permission has been granted by Cornwall Council for Salboy’s proposals involving the redevelopment of land off Narrowcliff in Newquay.