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As we covered in our start of year blog, consultation on the new draft of the GMSF has begun and will run for a period of 8-weeks until 18th March 2019.

One of the key questions for this round of public consultation will be whether the Mayor’s re-written plan addresses concerns over loss of Green Belt land, and ultimately whether it strikes the right balance between development locations.

So how does the consultation draft stack up?

NJL Consulting is delighted to announce that it obtained approval at Bury Planning Committee, on behalf of St Modwen Properties Plc, to develop land at Chamberhall in Bury. 

Happy New Year from all at NJL! As we return from our festive break, we take a sneak peek into the new year ahead and pick out some of the key things to look out for in 2019:

We are delighted to confirm our successes of recent permissions linked to Bridgwater Retail Park, Somerset.

NJL has acted as Possfund’s primary planning advisor on this site for over five years.  Our most significant roles to date have revolved around the preparation, coordination and monitoring of a hybrid application for comprehensive redevelopment including new retail warehouse units and to enable the completion of vital highways infrastructure (The Leggar Link).  Approved in March 2017, the hybrid application has been adapted through a number of amendment applications (which NJL has submitted), and works have commenced on site via successful discharge of conditions applications (also submitted by NJL).

On behalf of the client, our team for the second time have obtained approval for extension to Hawthorn Hall, Wilmslow. The applications represent a revision to the planning permission and listed building consent which was granted in March 2018. 

NJL and students from the University of Washington recently collaborated on a research project linked to the hotel industries in Manchester and Leeds.  This blog seeks to summarise some of the findings and examine the growing industries, particularly in relation to Manchester.