by Gemma Melvill | Sep 9, 2019 | Events, Landmark
We are very much looking forward to attending the upcoming Avonmouth Wind Turbines Open Day with Thrive Renewables, as part of Bristol Open Doors. If you live in the Bristol area or are a regular user of the M5 motorway you may well be familiar with the sight of the... read more
by Gemma Melvill | Apr 24, 2019 | Events, Landmark
The Landmark Practice are delighted to welcome back Jamie Hole to our Landscape team. Jamie first joined us back in 2014-2015 for his year out placement as part of his undergraduate studies at the University of Sheffield. Since then he has gone on to gain experience... read more
by Gemma Melvill | Dec 19, 2018 | Landmark, Opinion
A question dreaded by partners everywhere as, let’s be frank, there is no ‘right answer’. If you are candid and say yes then you will suffer the consequences. If you say no, and it happens that it does, then you have failed to do the right thing for someone who is... read more
by Gemma Melvill | Dec 19, 2018 | Landmark, Opinion
The Landmark Practice, as part of a team with Regen, Pell Frischmann and the University of the West of England, was commissioned earlier this year by The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) SW to undertake research on planning for a smart energy future. The purpose... read more
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 Gemma Melvill | 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 Gemma Melvill | 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 Gemma Melvill | 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 Gemma Melvill | 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
