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GOVERNMENT ENERGY STRATEGY A ‘MISSED OPPORTUNITY’ FOR ONSHORE WIND TURBINES

Your Content Goes Here The Government’s new energy strategy is a missed opportunity to develop the type of small onshore wind turbines needed to tackle the climate emergency. Commenting on ministers' plans to generate cleaner and more affordable energy and how planned development will meet the energy efficiency standards set by local planning authorities, [...]

PLANS FOR NORTHUMBERLAND HOLIDAY LODGES ‘BIG BOOST’ FOR LOCAL PEOPLE

Your Content Goes Here Plans for a new holiday and leisure complex in Northumberland that could provide significant benefits for local people have been submitted for approval. The move could see 30 dormer style two-bedroomed holiday lodges with associated decking and car parking spaces along with a gym, swimming pool and restaurant [...]

CHARTERED STATUS FOR AMELIA

Your Content Goes Here Hedley Planning Services' Amelia Robson has become a qualified member of the Royal Town Planning Institute, continuing to develop her professional expertise and skills supporting our regional residential and commercial clients on a range of planning matters and business development opportunities. She joined us in 2019 after graduating from [...]

ENGINEERING SUCCESS

Your Content Goes Here A new purpose built engineering facility in a Northumberland town centre is set to go ahead after plans submitted by Hedley Planning Services were given the green light. The move will see the redevelopment of a brownfield site on Burn Lane in Hexham by RED Engineering as part [...]

PLANS FOR HOLIDAY VILLAGE LODGES ‘BIG BOOST’ FOR COUNTY DURHAM ECONOMY

Your Content Goes Here Plans submitted by Hedley Planning Services for a new holiday complex in County Durham would contribute ‘significantly’ to the millions of pounds pumped annually into the local economy. Proposals have been submitted for 24 two, three and four bedroomed luxury holiday lodges, a reception building and new landscaping [...]

PLANS FOR NEW CROOK AFFORDABLE HOMES AND SWIMMING POOL SUBMITTED FOR APPROVAL

Plans for a new multi-million pound residential and leisure development in a County Durham town have been submitted for approval. Initiated by local community organisation, Crook Community Leisure, a planning application is being considered by Durham County Council for 29 one, two and three bedroomed affordable homes on land to the north of Crook [...]

FIRST APPRENTICE TO SUPPORT GROWTH

We have appointed our first apprentice as we continue to invest to support clients and expansion ambitions.   Welcome to Charly Wilson (pictured centre), who joins as an apprentice planner based at our Wynyard office. There she will assist director Stephen Litherland and the team with office management and administrative duties as well as working [...]

STAYCATIONS DRIVING £20M REGIONAL LEISURE DEVELOPMENTS

Director Joe Ridgeon believes a farm experience centre and lodge park in County Durham is among proposed new developments driving a ‘buoyant’ regional leisure sector. However, it’s the leisure schemes that are different that work best, contributing significantly towards securing final planning permission. Hedley Planning Services, which is involved in several projects across the [...]

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