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May 17th 2012
Malcolm Scott Consultants have prepared a short newsletter rounding up significant recent events which impact on planning and the local area
May 15th 2012
Local Development Framework in the Local Market Area
Malcolm Scott Consultants have been closely monitoring the preparation of Development Plans in those Councils which we consider to be in the "local" market.
May 14th 2012
New Date Added for Planning for Profit Workshops 2012 in Association with the HTA
Join MSC and the HTA on our Regional Interactive Workshops
May 8th 2012
View our 6 person team of Professional Town Planners with full technical backup
April 18th 2012
Energy Performance Certificates for Commercial Buildings Now Required
Read our Briefing Note below
April 10th 2012
Malcolm Scott Consultants obtain Lawful Use Certificates at Knights Garden Centre, Chelsham Place
March 29th 2012
The National Planning Policy Framework, published on 27 March 2012, proposes to dramatically simplify an increasingly complicated planning system.
March 29th 2012
Local Development Framework in the Local Market Area
Malcolm Scott Consultants have been closely monitoring the preparation of Development Plans in those Councils which we consider to be in the "local" market.
March 29th 2012
Spring 2012 Newsletter prepared by Paul Barton
Malcolm Scott Consultants have prepared a short newsletter rounding up significant recent events which impact on planning and the local area
March 29th 2012
Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
Now the NPPF has been published view what we consider to be the implications of the Government's presumption in favour of sustainable development
March 28th 2012
Neighbourhood Planning Briefing Note
Neighbourhood Planning Regulations provide the Framework for the Preparation of Neighbourhood Plans
December 16th 2011
Malcolm Scott Consultants successfully obtain various Permissions and Consents
December 13th 2011
Malcolm Scott Consultants Green Belt Success
Planning application allows Bents Garden Centre to expand as part of a £10m development project
November 21st 2011
Malcolm Scott Consultants gained consent for Millbrook Garden Centre, which wins Best Business Development - New Build, Refit or Launch in the Garden Retail Awards 2011
September 29th 2011
Planning Successes in the West Midlands!
Malcolm Scotts Obtain Retrospective Listed Building Consent, Consent for Residential Development, and Removal of Restrictive Condition
September 22nd 2011
Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development
View what we consider to be the implications and opportunities of the Government's presumption in favour of development
September 15th 2011
Changes to the Planning System!
View our latest Planning Update, which sets out how changes to the planning system could be of benefit to you.
August 4th 2011
Plants Central at Hayes Garden World
GTN's progress report on the redevelopment of Hayes Garden World, Ambleside
May 26th 2011
Success for Malcolm Scott Consultants and David's Nurseries
Lawful Development Certificate granted for use as a Garden Centre in the West Midlands Green Belt
May 10th 2011
Planning Consent granted for £2m Dunbar Centre
Consent has recently been obtained for a new £2m Garden Centre at Dunbar.
May 5th 2011
Erskine Garden Centre and Cafe are officially opened
Erskine Garden Centre and Vanishing Willows Cafe have now been officially opened, having traded since their completion in May 2010.
February 8th 2011
Lawful Development Certificate Issued for a Garden Centre on former Nursery Land
This LDC should allow the Nursery greater flexibility when considering future development and should raise the value of the land in doing so
February 3rd 2011
Alternative Uses on Former Hurrans Garden Centre sites
Perhaps garden centre operators in the unusual position of owning a site within a settlement should be considering the potential for redevelopment for other uses….
December 22nd 2010
Malcolm Scott Consultants have gained planning permission for a horticultural glasshouse and growing area on behalf of Chessington Nurseries Ltd
December 16th 2010
Double Success for Malcolm Scott Consultants and Hawkesmill Nurseries
Hawkesmill Nurseries are soon to be increasing production in the Green Belt thanks to two recent planning permissions obtained by Malcolm Scott Consultants
November 19th 2010
Masterplanner urges garden centres to focus on plants
Extract from Horticulture Week: Garden centres must move plants to the fore
September 13th 2010
Potential for Temporary Increase in Income
Motorhome sale and hire permitted at Green Belt Garden Centre
June 9th 2010
Thinking of a Car Wash? can I get planning approval?
We are getting increasing enquiries from owners about this matter so have prepared a short Note
October 20th 2009
Double permissions for Forest Lodge Garden Centre and Birdworld
Ambitious development is approved by planners at 14-acre Forest Lodge and Birdworld site
October 7th 2009
Planning Consents for Sefton Meadows and Frosts Woburn Sands
Consent is granted for development at Sefton Meadows Garden Centre and Frosts Garden Centre at Woburn Sands
October 1st 2009
Keep Your Planning Permission Live!
An important change to the planning system came into force on 1 October 2009
June 23rd 2009
Askett Nurseries Planning Permission
The Certificate of Lawfulness means Askett Nurseries, Buckinghamshire, can continue trading as a garden centre without fear of enforcement
May 26th 2009
Major New Development Planning Consent for Millbrook
Consent has been granted for 2,356m² development in the Kent Green Belt following consideration by the Secretary of State
April 28th 2009
Double Success for Malcolm Scott Consultants and Plants Galore
Planning permission for Retention of the Retail Use, a Replacement Dwelling and Highways Improvements at Plants Galore
March 23rd 2009
Ambitious redevelopment for Redfields
Malcolm Scott Consultants has gained planning permission for the ambitious redevelopment of Redfields Garden Centre after considered and lengthy negotiation with the LPA. Landscape proposals and a Retail Impact Assessment prepared by MSC were pivotal in gaining the planning permission
March 10th 2009
Planning Permission for Kemps Plants near Yate
Kemps Plants has planning consent for a 3ha Nursery and Retail Plant Centre on a Greenfield site in the Gloucestershire Green Belt
March 5th 2009
Work has begun on the first phase of development at Palmer Gardens, Trowbridge, a garden centre and cafe owned and managed by national employment charity Shaw Trust
January 16th 2009
New Green Belt Planning Approval
Malcolm Scott Consultants gain further Green Belt planning approval, for Oakington Garden Centre
January 16th 2009
New Planning Approval for Hawkesmill Nurseries
Malcolm Scott Consultants Ltd gain planning consent for Nursery Development in the Green Belt