September Newsletter in Full (158k)

PLANNING

25,000sq ft of New Retail Mezzanines, Commerce Centre Retail Park. Poole

Acting on behalf of the owners Land Securities, CgMs have obtained planning permission from the Council for the installation of 25,000sqft of mezzanines in a redevelopment scheme on part of the Park. That redevelopment, also granted by the Council, had already increased the size of retail floorspace from 52,000sqft to 69,400sqft. The permission allows for retail use of the mezzanines and was granted contrary to the advise of the Council's Retail Planning Consultants. The determining factor was the qualitative improvement (new landscape, signage and elevations) that the overall scheme would bring to the Park.

For further information please contact Chris Hicks

Scottish Planning Policy 8:Town Centres
Consultation Draft - August 2005

A Consultation Draft SPP8 has been published inviting written responses by 11 November 2005. When finalised SPP8 will replace NPPG8: Town Centres and Retailing.

Statements of Scottish Executive policy contained in SPPs and Circulars are material considerations to be taken into account in development plan preparation and development management.

View SPP8 Briefing Note (91k)

For further information please contact John Stockdale

HISTORIC BUILDINGS

Jon Lowe, supported by CgMs colleagues, has been asked to tutor the Historic Building Recording Module of the Birkbeck College MA in Archaeology course. Jon, together with Ignus Froneman and Karl Hulka, provided a week long practical course at the historic Headstone Manor site in March 2005 and have now been booked in for a weekend and week long course for the 2005/6 academic year.

For further information please contact Jon Lowe