Hybrid planning application for the first phase of the Halsnead Garden Village
Halsnead is the largest combined housing and employment site in the Liverpool City Region. It encompasses approximately 80 landowners, and we were brought in to complete a hybrid planning application for the first phase of the Halsnead Garden Village as well as advise on equalisation of land value uplift, phasing, and funding mechanisms. We’ve also submitted a Reserved Matters application to approve the detailed design for the second phase, comprising 208 homes.
We were involved before the site was removed from the green belt, and we participated in a series of stakeholder meetings which informed a supplementary planning document (SPD) to guide development within the garden village. That involvement was instrumental in shaping the SPD and the type of development envisaged at the garden village.
Our work also included complex environmental impact assessment services across the various phases, resolving issues regarding a “roof tax” and its relationship with public funding for off-site strategic highway works, and coordinating the means of delivering high-quality design, landscape, and public realm solutions across the various parts of the garden village.
The design and planning were appropriate to the localised context and will ensure a consistent ethos across the garden village as opposed to a more ad hoc approach.
Hannah Walker, Planning Associate Director
Hearing first-hand about the positive impact a development has made on someone’s life is truly rewarding.
Dan Mitchell, Planning Director
I enjoy helping clients deliver complex planning projects, finding the best solutions for their development schemes.
Bernard Greep, Director, Planning and Growth
Achieving development that meets the needs of our clients and local communities always provides great satisfaction.
We’re better together
-
Become a client
Partner with us today to change how tomorrow looks. You’re exactly what’s needed to help us make it happen in your community.
-
Design your career
Work with passionate people who are experts in their field. Our teams love what they do and are driven by how their work makes an impact on the communities they serve.