Urban planners play a key role in how the places in which we live are managed and developed. As a student, you are introduced to the key theoretical debates within planning and their application to […]
Appeal win for new housing development
We are delighted to announce that an appeal we worked on against the refusal of an outline planning application for new housing has been allowed by the Planning Inspectorate. The application was recommended for approval […]
Inspiring future collaboration between planners and architects
Ethical Partnership’s Allen Creedy and Alannah Healey were pleased to host a workshop yesterday afternoon, for students of Sheffield Hallam University, whom are studying a Masters degree in Architecture (MArch). Here, Alannah Healey, a Trainee […]
Graduate Planner/Environmentalist – Vacancy
We have a vacancy for a graduate planner/environmentalist to join us. If you; relish a challenge; want to make a difference to society and the environment; share our values about people, planet, and profit then […]
Refused planning permission?
If you are unhappy or unclear about the reasons for refusal or the conditions imposed, then we can help. We have a team of chartered planners with a wealth of experience of plannign applications. We […]
Do you own land in Northumberland..?
Northumberland County Council are preparing their Local Plan, which will run to 2036. What does that mean? (And why would anyone be interested?) Every local council has a duty to create a strategy that takes into […]
When she WINS, who wins?
The murmur of voices. The chink of glasses. The warmth of a friendly welcome after a walk in the cold of a Thursday evening in November. “Hello, I’m Jenny! So nice to meet you – do […]
Team work makes the dream work… but how?!
“Teamwork makes the dream work,” so the saying goes. Undoubtedly we all have anecdotes that support this idea, and quite rightly so. But the best teams, surely, are those that know themselves well, that can […]
Meeting preparation: Coffee, lots of paper and …Sellotape!
As professionals, trying to explain complex ideas and technical aspects to non-specialists can prove difficult. However, using a physical and visual tool helped us to better explain the issues relating to party walls, floor levels, roof design and drainage – all using the model created by our client.
What are ‘material’ planning considerations?
We are often asked to advise on what can and can’t be considered in the assessment of a planning application. A ‘material consideration’ is a matter that should be taken into account in deciding a […]
What does BREXIT mean for planning?
With Allen recently being elected a fellow to the IEMA, he has been invited to join the panel debating BREXIT in Lomdon on the 7th of December – uncertainty as to whether we will have […]
Want to live in the woods?
Many of us would love to have a house in the woods – we’ve had a number of successes in the last few months for our clients who are now living in Sustainable low impact […]