by Gemma Melvill | Aug 8, 2018 | Landmark
We were lucky enough to accommodate a superb student for work placement this summer, enthusiastic and very happy to get stuck in, this is what she thought of her week with us here at The Landmark Practice… “I applied for work experience at The Landmark Practice,... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Aug 8, 2018 | Law and Policy, News, Opinion
The much anticipated revised National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) finally emerged into the light of day on 24 July 2018, on the very last day of Parliamentary business in Westminster. Associated planning practice guidance was published on the same day, although... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Aug 8, 2018 | Landmark
The Landmark Practice, with partners Regen, Pell Frischmann and the University of the West of England, has recently started work on a research project with the Royal Town Planning Institute. The project is framed to identify and promote the positive role that... read more
by Gemma Melvill | Jul 3, 2018 | Events, Landmark
The Friends of Dell Park in Chepstow is leading community effort to restore and expand recreation facilities at Dell Park in Chepstow. Landmark’s Andy Spargo has been working with the group since early 2017 on this rewarding and exciting project. The current Dell... read more
by Bernice Roberts | Jun 15, 2018 | Law and Policy, Opinion
The European Court of Justice (CECJ) issued a ruling in April on a dispute concerning the impact on freshwater pearl mussel of a proposed electricity cable serving a wind farm in the Republic of Ireland. The ECJ ruling on this seemingly esoteric case has caused a... read more
by Bernice Roberts | May 10, 2018 | Law and Policy, Opinion
Proposed revisions to the National Planning Policy Framework There’s been a lot of domestic ‘news’ in the past couple of months. The Salisbury poisoning, late winter freeze and subsequent heatwave, the gender pay gap, Facebook data management, the Windrush... read more
by Gemma Melvill | May 10, 2018 | Law and Policy, Opinion
There was much discussion about the EIA Regulations last year. Amendments to the European Directive, intended to ‘simplify and harmonise’ procedures were discussed and debated and finally drawn down, for England, into the 2017 EIA Regulations (The Town and Country... read more
by Pippa Cope | May 10, 2018 | Law and Policy, Opinion
In January Theresa May pledged to eradicate all avoidable plastic waste in the UK by 2042. The commitment was part of the government’s 25-year plan to improve the natural environment. A week later came the European Commission announcement of targets to cut... read more
by Pippa Cope | May 10, 2018 | Law and Policy
We often take calls at Landmark from homeowners who have been told by their local planning authority that a bat survey must be submitted as part of a domestic planning application, such as for a small-scale development involving house improvement, extension or roof... read more
by Gemma Melvill | May 1, 2018 | Opinion
As the Easter break and end of the financial year all but coincide this year, many businesses are focussed on spending residual funds before the year end, on financial planning for the coming year, and on programming projects for consenting or delivery over the next... read more
