Your Content Goes Here Plans for a £2 million development of new business units on a popular Northumberland industrial estate have been unanimously approved by planning officials. The news will see developers SIJP Partnership move ahead later this year with the construction of a mix of 18 high quality steel framed light [...]

Your Content Goes Here As the government looks to cut greenhouse gas emissions, Hedley Planning Services is calling for changes to national planning policy to deliver more of the small onshore wind turbine schemes the country needs to provide renewable energy. Director Joe Ridgeon said the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), which [...]

Your Content Goes Here Hedley Planning Services has secured approval for a new wind turbine to be erected on land to the north east of Longframlington as part of a scheme by land owners Mr and Mrs Ness to generate enough energy to power their own home and reduce their carbon footprint. [...]

Your Content Goes Here A new affordable housing project in South Shields has been given the green light by local planning officials. The news follows unanimous approval of plans submitted by Hedley Planning Services to develop a mix of 69 detached and semi-detached homes on a site on land at Shaftesbury Avenue [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

Your Content Goes Here Hedley Planning Services has submitted plans for a multi-million pound mixed residential and hospitality development on the site of the former Allied Irish Bank (AIB) North East office. The site, which has stood vacant for over eight years at 9 – 17 Collingwood Street, will be transformed by [...]

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 [...]

Hundreds of new homes will be built on Teesside after two multi-million pound residential developments were given the green light. The news will see 570 two, three, four and five bedroomed homes built by Miller Homes and Bellway on a 15-hectare site at Upper Warren off Merlin Way in Hartlepool, after the local planning [...]

Plans to develop ‘much needed’ new affordable housing in a popular County Durham town, have been opened up to online public consultation. The community housing project, which is being led by Crook Community Leisure, could see a mix of up to 30 one, two and three bedroomed properties built for local residents, disabled people [...]

Hundreds of new homes and jobs could be created after planners gave the green light for a new multi-million pound residential development in County Durham. The development will deliver 190 new homes in Pelton, a village to the north West of Chester-le-Street in County Durham, under plans for a mix of two, three, four [...]

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 [...]

The heart of Newcastle’s West End could be boosted with new luxury apartments and a restaurant thanks to plans submitted by Hedley Planning Services. The move will see the transformation of the former Northumbria Police station site on Westgate Road as ambitious proposals, which will create dozens of jobs and pump hundreds of thousands [...]

Plans for a new £11m residential development on the outskirts of a County Durham village have been given the green light. The move will see proposals for 46 three, four and five bedroomed homes, which have been approved by Durham County Council planning department, now proceed. The development by Akenside Developments at Syke Road [...]

Plans for a new multi-million pound residential redevelopment in Prudhoe have been given the green light. The move will see a mix of 50 two, three and four-bedroom family homes built on a 1.7 ha site on land south of North Row in Prudhoe, Northumberland, as part of a residential redevelopment of a key site in the town. [...]

Plans for a new farm experience centre and lodge park in County Durham have been submitted by Hedley Planning Services for approval. Under the proposals, a new barn building will be constructed on a site at Woodlands Park Farm in Knitsley near Consett along with up to 37 holiday lodges, many of which will [...]

Plans to create 82 new homes as part of a major redevelopment in Sunderland have been given the green light. The move will see north east house builder Avant Homes deliver a mix of two, three and four-bedroom family homes and a range of detached and semi-detached properties on a section of land behind the [...]

Hedley Planning Services is steering through plans for dozens of new homes in Sunderland. The move, on behalf of Avant Homes, sees proposals submitted for a new coastal community of 85 homes on Lowry Road in Seaburn, which are now being considered by Sunderland City Council. Complimenting existing plans for the seafront area, the [...]

Plans for a new multi-million pound retail, residential or hotel complex that will boost the regeneration of Bishop Auckland in County Durham have been approved. The green light has been given to allow the conversion of the ground and upper floors of the Grade II listed former Beales department store on Newgate Street, which [...]

Director Joe Ridgeon says farmers and landowners must urgently consider their future if they are to secure their children’s and grandchildren’s inheritance. So, what can be done to improve the future prospects for current and future generations in an agriculture sector at a crossroads? The key for landowners is thinking longer term. Those who [...]