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Stanion Planning Approval January 2012
Working with a new range of contemporary houses created a steep learning curve for both ourselves and our client Ben Bailey Homes. Close cooperation and a good dialogue with the Planning Authority meant that our detailed layout and elevations for 37 new homes was swiftly granted Reserved Matters Planning approval. More details here
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Haydock Grange Planning Approval January 2012
Outline planning approval was granted for our 450 home masterplan at Haydock Grange, Preston on behalf of our client - Taylor Wimpey
See the Design and Access Statement Section 1-9 here
See the Design and Access Statement Section 10-12 here
Each document is 4mb and may take some time to download.
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Cambourne Planning Approval Winter 2011
Following planning approval of our 950 home Upper Cambourne masterplan, we have prepared an updated version of the Cambourne fact sheet on behalf of our clients – Taylor Wimpey and Bovis.
Download your copy here
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Upper Cambourne Design Guide Sept 2011
This comprehensive design guide for the final 950 homes to be built in Cambourne received approval from South Cambridgeshire District Council Planning Committee on September 2011. The 120 page document covers all aspects of the built environment for the next stages of this award winning development. See details here
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Grant for Lytham Hall Sept 2011
Lytham Hall Park Restoration Plan prepared by Randall Thorp helps secure £2.4M HLF grant for Heritage Trust for the North West. See more details here and read Volume 1 of the submission here
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The Big Leap play area August 2011
Our largest play area commission to date opened in Cambourne in time for the school holidays, and has quickly proved to be a huge success with both kids and parents. The Big Leap is the latest of Randall Thorp's natural play schemes, a play philosophy that introduces a naturalistic and versatile environment for children to play in and explore. See details here
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Grimes Dyke, Leeds July 2011
Taylor Wimpey and Persimmon are celebrating the grant of Outline approval by the Secretary of State for this 400 home scheme on the edge of Leeds. Randall Thorp’s re-design of the scheme to remove 9 design based reasons for refusal prior to the inquiry helped them to win this Appeal. See the Design and Access Statement here
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Eco Build 2011 March 2011
Why Invest in Landscape and Green Infrastructure? Randall Thorp was invited by the Landscape Institute to present two seminars at Eco Build, London, on the 2nd of March. Dick Longdin together with Neville Stebbing from Taylor Wimpey Strategic Projects, used Cambourne as a case study to examine why investment in landscape needn't cost the earth. See the video here
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Why Invest in Landscape? January 2011
The Landscape Institute's new campaign shows how UK towns and cities are seeing a positive benefit by investing in landscape. Randall Thorp and our clients Taylor Wimpey were key contributors to this campaign and its accompanying booklet, a copy of which can obtained by contacting us via email or can be downloaded here
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Landscape Institute Awards Nov 2010
Randall Thorp have been awarded two national planning and design awards for their work on Cambourne New Settlement in Cambridgeshire. We were Winners in the ‘Design over 5ha’ category and were Highly Commended in the ‘Local Landscape Planning’ category, announced at the Awards Ceremony on 18th November. Read more here
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Wildlife Trust Feature Winter 2010
Natural World Magazine praises our award winning work at Cambourne in its Winter 2010 leading feature: 'The Town That Nature Built' "Green infrastructure can ... provide benefits for people and wildlife alike" Read the full article here
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Greening the UK Seminars Autumn 2010
In Autumn 2010, Randall Thorp Partner Dick Longdin presented two seminars in Manchester and Watford, as part of the Landscape Institute’s campaign to promote the role of plants and open green spaces in creating environmentally and socially sustainable communities. Read more on the Landscape Institute website here
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