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Claremont Planning wins Property Planning Consultant of the Year for second year running!

We're delighted that Claremont Planning has been named Property Planning Consultant of the Year at the National Property Awards 2026!

 

Our Director, Kathy, and Associate Director, Ellie, had the honour of attending the awards ceremony and accepting the award on behalf of the Claremont Planning team last week. It was an inspiring evening celebrating excellence across the industry, and we are delighted to be recognised among the best in the field.

The award marks the second consecutive year that Claremont has received the Property Planning Consultant of the Year title, following our success at the 2025 National Property Awards.

The recognition is a fantastic achievement for the Claremont team and reflects the continued hard work, expertise and commitment, as well as the strong relationships we have developed with our clients and network of consultants.

Over the past year, the team has continued to work across a wide range of complex and challenging planning projects. From strategic land promotion and site appraisals to detailed planning applications, discharge of conditions, appeals and Section 106 negotiations, Claremont has supported clients through the planning process with a confident and trusted approach.

We would like to thank our team for their continued commitment, and our clients for their trust and support. We'd also like to extend our thanks to the National Property Awards for another fantastic evening, and for recognising the successes of the planning profession.

We are incredibly proud to have received the award for a second year running and look forward to building on this achievement in 2027 as Claremont continues to grow.

 

Property Planning Consultant of the Year – 2025 & 2026!

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Latest Phase of The Green Receives Approval

The Green development at Shirley, Solihull represents the positive redevelopment of a brownfield site.

Reserved matters for the latest phases have been successfully sought for the development of 137 dwellings within Phases F and G, including public open space, SUDs attenuation pond, play facilities alongside cycle and pedestrian routes. Phases F and G of this multi-phased development was approved at committee on the 17th August 2021, subject to conditions.

Claremont has provided planning advice to Bellway Homes in respect of securing reserved matters approval for multiple phases of the redevelopment of The Green, Shirley. Consent has been secured for over 200 family homes in a sustainable location as a part of a wider redevelopment, on a site which is in an emerging allocation in the Local Plan Review. The latest reserved matters for Sub Phase F have also been submitted to Solihull MBC and awaits determination for the last phase of the Bellway development.

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Claremont Submits Environmental Statement Application for Bellway Homes at Daventry

Claremont Submits Environmental Statement Application for Bellway Homes at Daventry

Instructed by Bellway Homes, Claremont Planning prepared an Environmental Statement to inform a full planning application for the development of 143 dwellings to the south west of Daventry, Northamptonshire. The site itself comprised a component of a wider strategic allocation for the delivery of 1,100 homes. Bellway sought to achieve full planning for a single, first phase of the wider site as an initiating mechanism for the realisation of the wider strategic site.

Preparation of the Environmental Impact Assessment was deemed appropriate by the applicant in light of the assessment made by neighbouring landowners on adjacent parcels within the wider strategic allocation. Whilst the Bellway site represented a small scale development, it was deemed that assessment should be made to ensure a comprehensive scheme that responded to the EIA Regulations and that the scheme demonstrated the requirements that qualified it as Schedule 3 development. However, through the ES prepared by Claremont, it was clearly established that the impacts as a result of the Bellway scheme would fall far below that of the neighbouring Malabar scheme due to its far larger scale.

The EIA was submitted to Daventry District Council in December 2019 following collation of work prepared between 9 individual technical consultants. The application continues to be considered by the Local Planning Authority, with Claremont continuing to negotiate with the Council to ensure an expeditious decision.

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Permission Granted for Retrospective Change of Use in South Staffs

Permission Granted for Retrospective Change of Use in South Staffs

Acting on behalf of a long-standing client, Claremont Planning were instructed by Rockford Estates to prepare a retrospective planning application for the change of use of a barn from sui generis agricultural use to general storage, B8 use class. The barn, located within a compound of multiple buildings under the control of the applicant, benefited from permission for use to store agricultural items and machinery. But as a consequence of changes in the applicant’s circumstances, the barn was no longer needed for farming use and is of better use for storage.

It was demonstrated through the submission that the established use of the barn for general storage purposes conformed to local planning policy and did not demonstrate unsustainable development. Concerns with respect to highway safety were addressed by an improved access driveway. Through the proposal it was also shown that appropriate controls could be implemented to overcome concerns regarding residential amenity through limitations to delivery times and vehicle weight restrictions. Planning permission was granted by Planning Committee putting an end to a long-standing enforcement matter.