Darren Parker
Operations Director - Planning (England, Scotland and Wales)
Outline planning application for up to 370 houses in Monmouth
In parallel to the preparation of the Monmouthshire Local Development Plan, RPS submitted an outline application for up to 370 houses.
Key details
Project name
Wonastow road
Client
Barratt South Wales
Location
Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Services provided
- Planning
- Urban design
- Graphic design
Challenge
The site at Wonastow road, Monmouth was the subject of a strategic site allocation to include six hectares of employment land in the Local Development Plan (LDP). Shortly before the LDP examination started, South Wales Land and Development Ltd and Barratt required an outline application to be submitted as swiftly as possible.
Objectors and the promoters of other sites submitted statements questioning the delivery of the site, requiring RPS to defend the proposed allocation of the site in the development plan.
Solution
Our team submitted a planning application prior to the commencement of the examination to illustrate how the site could be delivered. The application was submitted and validated within six weeks of the instruction. We also attended the LDP Examination and fielded comments and objections to the inclusion of the site in the LDP.
We acted as design coordinators for the masterplan and prepared the Design and Access Statement in a close working relationship with the wider team.
Project timeline
2013
Start date
2014
Development plan adopted
2015
Planning permission granted
2016
Work starts on site
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