Pinnacle was instructed by Richborough to prepare and submit an outline planning application for 110 new homes on a greenfield site on the edge of Deal, Kent. We were able to successfully argue that the settlement boundary policies were out of date and counter landscape impact concerns initially raised by Planning Committee Members. Outline planning…
Pinnacle was instructed by MCI Developments to prepare and submit a detailed planning application for a 38 dwelling affordable housing scheme on the edge of Wigan. Pinnacle was able to argue that the existing commercial use was no longer viable, and the benefits of the much-needed affordable housing outweighed the loss. Permission was granted by…
Pinnacle was instructed by Seddon Homes to prepare and submit a detailed planning application for 128 new homes on a part brownfield / greenfield site in Barnoldswick. The 5ha site sits in a valley adjacent to the Leeds Liverpool Canal and is the subject of significant drainage constraints. Working closely with the relevant technical consultants,…
Acting on behalf of Seddon Developments, Pinnacle assisted in the preparation of a full planning application for the erection of a care home alongside assisted living apartments and affordable housing. This involved demonstrating the need for care and affordable housing within Stafford and demonstrating that this overrides the Green Infrastructure designation. Planning permission was granted…
The Land at Lyth Hill Road is approximately 5.8ha in size and comprises a greenfield site on the edge of Bayston Hill, near Shrewsbury. Acting initially on behalf of Richborough, Pinnacle helped to secure a draft allocation for 100 homes in the emerging Shropshire Local Plan. This involved undertaking a full review of the settlement…
Acting on behalf of Richborough, Pinnacle assisted in the preparation of an outline application for 700 new dwellings on the northern edge of Nuneaton. This greenfield unallocated site sits outside the settlement boundary and the case involved demonstrating that there is an insufficient supply of new housing land coming forward. Pinnacle were able to successfully…
Pinnacle is instructed by Richborough to promote land interests across Kent, East Sussex and Essex. The interests in Kent include two draft allocations totalling approximately 400 houses, on land which is currently located within the Green Belt.
Pinnacle is assisting Story Homes with the promotion of their land interests across several north west authorities. This includes Wigan, Wirral and Westmorland and Furness.We have also helped to prepare and submit a detailed application for 111 dwellings on an allocated site in Ulverston.
Pinnacle was instructed by HBD to assist in preparing a full planning application for a 200,000sqft commercial building on the edge of Skelmersdale. The proposals involve the regeneration of the existing site, requiring justification for an increase in floorspace and building height. The application was approved in October 2024.
Pinnacle was instructed by Seddon Homes to prepare and submit a detailed planning application for 63 new homes on a greenfield site in Penwortham. The 2ha site has been allocated since 2015 and the application overcame issues relating to access through an existing development and noise from the school playing fields to the south. A…
Pinnacle successfully secured detailed planning permission for a new home in the Green Belt in Kirklees. We were able to argue that the grant of permission for conversion of the existing barn under Class Q of the GPDO represented a legal fallback position. The application was granted in May 2021.