Case Study

Goosefoot Barn

Development Type: Private Residential
Status: Planning Application
LPA: South Ribble Council
County: Lancashire
Designation: Green Belt

Worked closely with the architects and wider consultant team to prepare an ambitious, robust, high-quality new dwelling scheme on a Green Belt site.
Develop detailed planning strategy utilising both National and Local Planning Policy Framework focusing on ‘Very Special Circumstances’.
Provided project design policy review checkpoint for the architect design team at RIBA Stage 2 Concept and Pre-submission check point at RIBA Stage 3.
Coordinated wider consultant team to formulate the final planning submission information.
Reviewed case law to further support the project submission preparing a robust case law report to present to Local Planning Authority.
Led the planning application process as the client agent including providing expert planning negotiation with the Local Planning Authority.
Led the planning rebuttal case as the client agent including providing expert planning report with the Local Planning Committee.
Successfully representation as client agent at two Planning Committee meetings to gain approval.
Managed the secretary of state ‘call in’ during the independent inquiry into the proposal.
Represented the application as Client Agent and successfully defended Judicial Review at both papers and hearing stages.

First ever planning approval on virgin Green Belt safeguarded land based solely on ‘Very Special Circumstance’s’.
First subterranean and partial subterranean planning approval in South Ribble Council history.
11,325 sq ft of luxury home.
276,120 sq ft of land area.
Additional ancillary stables and ménage approval in the Green Belt.
Goosefoot Barn winner of Northern Design Award best concept design award.