January 2016 - Following obtaining approval for the first phase at the Sherford New Town Developement in Plymouth in 2015 for Taylor Wimpey, we have now gained approval for an additional three units in Parcel B of this phase as part of a post approval optimisation. Again this scheme was compliant with a very restrictive design code and was approved under delegated powers at the first time of asking.
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CQMS Accreditation
November 2015 - We are pleased to announce that CMYK (Planning & Design) Ltd have achieved accreditation under the CQMS Safety Scheme in accordance with the SSIP Core Criteria in the role as Designer.
Milton Keynes WEA
November 2015 - We are very happy to have secured Reserved Matters Planning approval for 85 new dwellings under delegated powers in Milton Keynes as a first phase of development for Taylor Wimpey (South Midlands). This particular parcel is within Area 10.3 Phase 3 of the Milton Keynes Weston Expansion Area (WEA) which is a comprehensive extension to the city.
Milton Keynes WEA has outline planning permission to provide approximately 4330 new residential units together with a range of employment uses, indoor sports, community facilities, three primary schools and a secondary school to name but a few.
The future..............
November 2015 - During the long summer holidays, our Planning Director tasked his two young boys with surveying the family home for a possible extension later in the year. As you can see, these two budding surveyors took their responsibilities very seriously and are well set for bright futures as Town Planners.
Cardington Hanger
Huge congratulations to Pat Pattan and all at Fosbern Hangers Ltd on completing the refurbishment of Shed One at Cardington, Bedfordshire.
Originally constructed in 1916 to house the R31 airships, extensive refurbishment has been underway since 2012. In this time construction workers have painted 20 acres of steel work, removed and replaced 12 acres of sheeting, and replaced the 5 acre concrete floor. All this at a cost of around £10 million.
The shed was officially reopened on October 16th by the Mayor of Bedford.
Charity Golf Day
September 2015 - We are extremely proud to have taken part in the Taylor Wimpey South Midlands Charity Golf Day helping to raise much needed funds for Keech Hospice in Luton. A wonderful charity providing fantastic specialist care for patients and their families.
A great day at Whittlebury Hall was had by all, involving Golf & Clay Pigeon shooting.
Eghams Wood Road, Beaconsfield
September 2015 - We are very pleased to announce that full planning approval has been granted for a replacement dwelling for a private client. This detached 5 bedroom property is a bespoke design specific to the requirements of our client. This application was approved first time under delegated powers following close liaison with the Local Authority Planning Department.
Sandpit Lane, St Albans
September 2015 - Although we do not do much domestic work here at CMYK (so that we can concentrate our resources on larger projects), we do take on some commissions for private clients when the timing is right. We believe that these projects can really help our staff understand areas such as Planning law, building design and construction knowledge and assist their continued development. In such cases the project will be managed by a specific member of the team (under the guidance of one of the Company Directors) who will deal with all aspects of the project from client liaison through to producing the drawings and managing the Application through the Planning process.
We are pleased to announce the Approval of a Full Planning Application for a significant extension and remodelling of a Private dwelling in St. Albans on behalf of a Private client. The project was managed by Harry Thomson who worked hard with both the client and Local Authority to come up with a solution that met the client’s brief whilst proving acceptable to the Council.
Sherford Town Planning
July 2015 - We are pleased to announce the Reserved Matters Approval of just under 600 dwellings and infrastructure on the first Phase of the Sherford New Town Development in Plymouth on behalf of the Consortium of Taylor Wimpey, Linden Homes and Bovis.
CMYK acted as the over-arching Town Planners on behalf of the whole Consortium ensuring that Reserved Matters Approvals were gained at the first attempt for all three Consortium members. As the first phase of the developmentfalls across the boundaries of two different Local Authorities, we ensured that all procedural matters were adhered to and worked closely with the Local Authority teams. We liaised directly with nearly all statutory consultees including Housing, Highways, Ecology, Urban Design, Landscaping and were in close contact with Planning Officers throughout. A team of expert Consultants were also retained by the Consortium and we managed their input through the Planning process. Our thanks go to them for all their efforts.
Our Town Planning Director lead this project from start to finish and is now overseeing the Discharge of Conditions applications that will ensure that work on site can commence quickly. We are also providing on-going Town Planning services for the Consortium in respect of the future phases.
Sherford New Town
July 2015 - CMYK are delighted to announce that Reserved Matters Approval has been granted for 198 dwellings on the first phase of the Sherford New Town Development in Plymouth on behalf of Taylor Wimpey – Exeter.
This approval forms part of the first phase of the overall development that will consist of approximately 5500 homes, together with new schools, sports centres, Public Open Space, shops, offices and other community facilities. All house types are of a bespoke design, created specifically for this development and reflect the character of the Local vernacular. We worked closely with our client, the Local Authority and the Princes Foundation to create unique designs that will establish a real sense of place. A series of documents and Codes have been compiled during the Master Planning stage and these set out many of the elements that the detailed schemes should include. We studied these documents in detail, ensuring compliance of all applicable sections and also produced an extensive ‘Code Response Document’ demonstrating how our scheme was suitable.
As the overall project is a Consortium project with other developers, we took a proactive role in co-ordinating matters between all parties and also worked closely with the Local Authority to ensure a Planning Approval at the first attempt.
CMYK are now preparing Master Plans for the remainder of Phase 1 on behalf of the Consortium and look forward to seeing the development commence in the new year.