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.Eimear Murphy of Murphy Associates and Eddie Booth of The Conservation Studio combined efforts to produce the draft Eastbourne Town Centre and Seaside Conservation Area Appraisal celebrating the area's special architectural and historic interest as well as its uniqueness.
Our next area is in Kent so what this page for further updates. Working in collaboration, Murphy Associates and Arthurs Planning & Development (APD) and with legal input from Geoff Johnson, secured a Certificate of Lawfulness for the use of an outbuilding as a self contained dwelling.
The outbuilding, in the countryside, became home to a West Sussex family 4 years prior to the application and this was proven in the evidence produced and content of Statutory Declarations. A case where the LPA Officers took time to consider the facts of the case, were understanding and yet allowed Murphy Associates and APD to address any doubts. A successful outcome all round and happy clients! Although you may not see us on the ground, we are already acting for a number of private clients on planning cases in Northern Ireland. In fact, we have been providing advice and planning services to clients since the millennium when Eimear was working in Dublin as a Planner/Urban Designer!
We have been successful in obtaining planning permission for a new detached house with stables and menage in the Green Belt around Newry; quashing Enforcement Notices and securing the retention of a bespoke Agricultural Engineering Business in Armagh; advised on the removal of an agricultural occupancy conditions; alterations to Listed Buildings, Agricultural Dwellings. We currently represent clients - either as applicants or objectors - with ongoing cases and have employed a Planner to assist in our growing case load. So it's with this space! Eddie Booth of the Conservation Studio and Eimear Murphy presented a joint experience of 'Lessons Learnt from Public Inquiries' at a joint RTPI/IHBC Event on the 'Setting of Heritage Assets' in Canterbury on 10th May 2017.
It was well attended with interesting speakers including the Chair, Martin Small of Historic England;, Canterbury's Heritage Champion - Cllr Robert Thomas; Dr Andy Brown, Historic England; Karen Britton of Canterbury CC and Richard Knox-Johnson of CRPE SE Region. Follow the link below: http://www.rtpi.org.uk/media/2392228/3._eddies_and_eimear_setting_of_heritage_assets_-10_may_17.pdf After a long protracted process, we finally obtained planning permission for a Kent family to remain in their home within the grounds of the rural enterprise - albeit tied by a personal condition and temporary.
We now have to address more pressing matters before reviewing the position. Developers who quashed Sussex neighbourhood plan lose appeal - 72 unit housing scheme dismissed19/12/2016 The Developers for a site at Sandgate Nurseries, Henfield, were successful in challenging the lawfulness of the Henfield Neighbourhood Plan but failed to achieve success following a public inquiry on their own site for a residential scheme which fell outside the Built Up Area Boundary. .
Secretary of State, Javid concurred with the Inspector on the recovered appeal and refused appeal for redevelopment of the former Sandgate Nurseries, He noted that the planning authority could demonstrate a five-year supply of housing sites. He agreed with the inspector that the scheme was not in accordance with the development plan overall.Javid concluded that a number of matters weighed against the proposals in terms of harm to the landscape character and appearance of the area and the setting of a listed building. Crucially, design issues surrounding the scheme also proved a key factor in its refusal. The decision letter can be read here. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/576231/16-12-12_DL_IR_Sandgate_Nurseries_Horsham_3001703.pdf Murphy Associates acted as an expert witness for Horsham District Council on hertiage matters on this case. The Inspector agreed that less than substantial harm would be caused to the heritage asset - not as high as the defedant's evidence but nonetheless not as inconsequential as presented by the Appellant's witness. commenting that assessing the impact of a development on setting "should not be a matter purely of percentages but of the quality of the surrouding land.". On the back of this decision issued on 12th December 2016, a deferred public inquriy that was due to restart on 14th December 2016 was withdrawn by the appellants for a site outside the BUAB of Ashington involving 5 yr housing land supply challenges, landscape, visual amenity and the setting of heritage assets including a non-designated parkscape, Murphy Associates also acted as an expert witness in this case and provided evidence earlier in the year.
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