LVA is pleased to announce that a full planning application for a 9-home flatted scheme on land at Kelham Gardens, Marlborough has been submitted to Wiltshire Council. The brownfield site, formally a gas storage works, has been vacant for a number of years, and the proposal provides an opportunity to deliver a high-quality residential development that and will vastly improve the overall appearance of the site, and its contribution to the urban environment.
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LVA can confirm that an outline planning application for up to 9 self-build dwellings has been submitted on land to the east of Ermine Street, Caxton in Cambridgeshire. It is considered that the site can help contribute towards meeting the existing demand for self-build plots in the local planning authority area, with the submitted proposals seeking to provide a high-quality development comprising a range and variety of homes that respond positively to the local context and character of th... Read more
LVA is delighted to confirm that an outline planning application has been submitted to Wiltshire Council proposing the erection of up to 24 dwellings on land south of Ballingers, Urchfont. The proposal, which has been sensitively designed to respect the existing pattern of development in the village and the properties and architectural context found within, includes the provision of 5 self-build units and 30% affordable housing. Overall, it is considered that development of the site would ... Read more
According to the Home Builders Federation (HBF), the number of permissions for new home sites has dropped to a “record low”, “as the government’s anti-development policies start to bite”.
In their article dated 8 April 2023, the HBF point to 55 local authorities who have w... Read more
A public consultation exercise is currently taking place on proposals for residential and employment development on land to the north of Nailsea, Somerset. The consultation lasts until 19 April 2023 and invites the local community to comment on the emerging plans for the site. Further information can be found here.
LVA consider that the site provides an excellent opportunity to deliver much needed homes for people and families... Read more
Following refusal of an outline planning application in August 2022 for 5 self-build dwellings on land off Marston Lane, Frome, an appeal against the Council’s decision has been raised. In response to the reasons for refusal, LVA consider that technical issues such as access, loss of hedgerow and landscape and residential amenity impact are not justified, and that the proposed scheme can provide a range of benefits including the provision of self-build units to help address the Council’s s... Read more
At LVA, we passionately believe in the need to provide more of the ‘ right houses in the right place’. We may disagree with many elements of the Government’s and Planning Authorities’ methodology in delivering the requirements, but that doesn’t alter the need that exists.
The media abound with tales of valiant local interest groups fighting against developments in their towns, villages or back yards. Perhaps the perception of the older privileged generations has been influenced by ... Read more
Following pre-application advice and consultation with the local community during the course 2022, LVA has today submitted an outline planning application for up to 62 dwellings on land at Dilton Marsh, Wiltshire.
The site is a logical plot to the north of the High Street, which is largely surrounded by existing development within the village, within close proximity to existing facilities and servives at Dilton Marsh itself aswell as those at neighbouring Westbury. It is considered... Read more
LVA is delighted to have been granted outline planning permission for up to 47 dwellings on land on the edge of Stoke St Michael, Somerset. The consented scheme will make a meaningful contribution to both market and affordable housing delivery in Mendip with the site being located conveniently to the village centre.
The LVA Head of Planning Alex Bullock said “LVA are delighted with the Planning Inspectorate’s decision as it vindicates our decision to appeal the Council... Read more
