Hat-trick of applications recommended for approval The Agenda for Cumbria County Council’s Development Control and Regulation Committee’s April meeting is now available and three of our applications are recommended for approval: Storage, recycling and transfer of waste at the Old Airfield Silloth for DA Harrison; Extended timescale at Peel Place Quarry at Holmrook for Tendley […]
The UK Government passed the Infrastructure Act on the 12th February 2015 with the aim of getting Britain building again. The main provisions of the Act; support the extraction of domestic shale gas through hydraulic fracturing (fracking); turn the ‘Highways Agency’ into a government subsidiary with stable long term funding to drive down cost […]
Lancashire County Council is currently consulting on a proposed Supplementary Planning Document for Oil and Gas exploration including shale. The stated purpose of the document is to assist in interpreting the policy requirements of the development plan within the context of onshore oil and gas exploration, production and distribution. It should be read in conjunction […]
Stephenson Halliday is delighted to report that the Allt Essan and Gleann Casaig run-of-river hydro electric projects were approved by the Loch Lomond & Trossachs National Park Authority. Stephenson Halliday prepared the LVIA as part of a planning application prepared by Dulas and the landscape proposal included a detailed schedule of mitigation measures to be […]
Stephenson Halliday undertook the landscape and visual impact assessment for this application, recently approved at appeal. Key issues in the appeal were the landscape and visual effects of the turbine. The Inspector noted: “The proposed turbine would inevitably have an effect on the character of the landscape. However it would not significantly detract from the […]
Approval by Cumbria County Council has been received in relation to the two Article 30 Planning Applications for Sandside Quarry, Storth, near Milnthorpe. Stephenson Halliday coordinated, prepared and submitted the Article 30 Planning Applications on behalf of Lafarge Tarmac, incorporating sub consultant support in relation to noise, blasting and ecology. The applications submitted provided updated […]
We are further strengthening our EIA, minerals and waste planning team in Scotland with the addition of Donald Wilkins to our Glasgow Office in January. He has previous experience in planning consultancy and with Scottish Planning Authorities and we are delighted to welcome him to the team. His appointment reflects the continued demand for our […]
Stephenson Halliday are delighted to be working with Burlington Slate, a prestigious manufacturer of British natural stone which has been quarried for over 400 years from quarries in Cumbria. Burlington Slate was established in the mid-19th century and has a long tradition of producing high quality stone products yielding an array of natural colours and […]
Another application approved! Our application for a temporary building at Hespin Wood, submitted on behalf of Cumbria Waste Management was approved this morning. The building will provide an urgent stop-gap replacement for the Kingmoor recycling facility destroyed by fire.
Working with Cemex UK Ltd, the Stephenson Halliday team prepared a comprehensive planning application, including Environmental Statement and phased working drawings, to extend this Limestone Quarry in north west Cumbria. The application was submitted in May 2014 and addressed the key planning issues of need for the continued extraction together with the environmental impacts of […]
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