Planning Green Paper
Conservative Green Paper - Open Source Planning
4 year Rule - Single Dwellings - Enforcement
Two contrasting cases highlight potential for unscrupulous land owners to circumvent planning laws.
A2 Use approved for new Churchdown Estate Agency
Tewkesbuiry Borough Council approve application for change of use from retail(A1) to professional services (A2)
Care in the community planning appeal win.
Evans Jones LLP Jones wins appeal and an award of costs against Council for house to be used as a care in the community home
Green Travel Plan
Green Travel Plan Case Study
Twitter Site Launch
Evans Jones join Twitter revolution
Shop front Appeal Success
Evans Jones LLP secure consent at appeal for retention of unauthorised shop front.
Evans Jones first to introduce new RICS Homebuyer Report in Cheltenham
Evans Jones will be launching the new RICS Homebuyer Report service on 1st December 2009
Extension of time for planning permission
New Provisions came into force on the 1st October 2009 allowing simplified extension of time applications.
B.I.G Golf Society Day raises 300 pounds for Local Charity
The 2nd Business in Gloucestershire Golf Society Day title was clinched by a team comprising our own John Everitt, Andrew James of Harrison Clark, Andrew Fraser of St James Place and Paul Roberts…
Cleansheet Foundation Uganda Cycle Ride 2009 - Update
David Jones Completes leg 3 of Uganda Charity Cycle Ride
HMOs (Houses in Multiple Occupation) Consultation Draft
Consultation on changes to Use Classes Order seeking to provide greater control of HMOs.
GHURC Architects Panel Member
Evans Jones LLP Partner, John Everitt appointed to sit on GHURC Architects Panel.
Cleansheet Foundation Uganda Cycle Ride 2009
Partner: David Jones following rigorous training regime in readiness for gruelling 600 mile charity cycle ride.
Evans Jones wins LINC Golf Day
Evans Jones claim victory in the LINC Golf Day at Lilleybrook Golf Club on 1st July
Charity Golf Day raises more than £3000 for LINC
Evans Jones helps to raise £3000 for LINC with BIG Golf Day 2009
Evans Jones LLP Supports Cleansheet Foundation Uganda Cycle Ride 2009
David Jones to take part in Charity cycle ride to Uganda Expedition 2009
Evans Jones Co-Host LINC Charity Golf Day
B.I.G.G.D. golf tournament to tee off at Cirencester
Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) delayed till Autumn 2009
It has been reported that the much discussed Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) will undergo further consultation. It is unlikely that the CIL provisions will take effect until October 2009 at…
Costs Award for Written Appeals
It may soon be possible for costs to be awarded on written representation appeals, following a government consultation on the issue. Under the Planning Act 2008, the Planning Inspectorate will…
Killian-Pretty Review
The Killian-Pretty Review, published on the 28th of November 2008, has made a number of recommendations to speed up the planning application system. The recommendations are aimed at reforming the…
Unauthorised extension permitted by Government Inspector
Following an appeal hearing held in November, Government inspector Tim Belcher has allowed a controversial extension to be retained. The owner of the property, know as Heathcote in Haywards…
Evans Jones appointed to design gateway building in Gloucester city centre
Evans Jones has been appointed by Landene Developments Ltd to design a replacement building for Spread Eagle Court, at the junction of Northgate Street, London Road and Bruton Way. Spread Eagle…
Launch of Energy Performance Certificate service results in record enquiries
Evans Jones LLP has received an extremely high level of enquiries since launching a level 4 compliant assessment service for commercial Energy Performance Certificates, catering for new and…
General Permitted Development Order 2008: Replacement Dwellings
New regulations regarding permitted development rights for householders came into effect on 1 October 2008. The regulations have relaxed the need for planning permission on certain householder…
Garden Grabbing vs Green Belt
Local authorities across the country are grappling with the thorny issue of what is emotively termed ‘garden grabbing’ - the development of larger rear gardens within often high…
Evans Jones secures planning approval for new sports development
Evans Jones LLP, the Cheltenham-based firm of building surveyors, architects, planners and access consultants, has secured planning approval for a new grandstand, changing rooms, multi-use games…
Energy Performance Certificates - how will they affect you?
Building owners and agents are bracing themselves for major changes in the information which will need to be provided by law, at the point most commercial properties are offered for sale or…
Big Sleep Hotel opens in Eastbourne
Evans Jones has provided architectural and project management services for the third Big Sleep Hotel, which opened in Eastbourne on Friday, July 11 2008. The hotel, formerly known as The Wish…
Access audit training course launched
Evans Jones has launched a new access audit training course designed to give candidates a sound basis for a career in access auditing. The course covers:The Disability Discrimination Acts 1995 and…
Evans Jones appointed to manage rugby club planning application
Evans Jones LLP was appointed in October 2007 by Hemel Hempstead Amateur Rugby League Football Club and Slick Developments Limited to manage the preparation of the planning application for a new…
Evans Jones builds on Travelodge success
Evans Jones, the Cheltenham-based firm of surveyors, architects, planners and access consultants, continues to build on its strong relationship with budget hotel operator, Travelodge. Instructions…
Evans Jones and Big Sleep Hotel win prestigious award
Evans Jones, the local firm of surveyors, architects, planners and access consultants, was called in when entrepreneur Cosmo Fry of the famous Fry’s Chocolate family decided to convert…
Private, age-restricted, sheltered accommodation
Fairview New Homes Ltd (Fairview) provides affordable housing mainly, but not exclusively, for first time buyers in and around London. For over 35 years, Fairview has carved a reputation in the…
New Big Sleep Hotel for Eastbourne
Evans Jones LLP has been appointed to undertake the architectural and project management services for the third Big Sleep Hotel scheduled to open in Eastbourne in time for the Ladies Tennis…
Housing and Planning Delivery Grant
The new Housing and Planning Delivery Grant (HPDG) was released for formal consultation in July 2006 in wake of Kate Barker's Review of Housing Land Supply (2005) One of Barker‘s key…
Sustainable housing
Housing currently contributes around 27% of UK CO2 emissions, with buildings as a whole bringing this figure to nearly 50%. Therefore, in order to have a hope of reaching legally binding emission…
Evans Jones reaches finals of Citizen & Echo Business Awards
Design Excellence Awards
Planning and architecture teams work hand in hand
Redcliffe Homes is one of the few privately managed house building companies in the South West of England and Wales. Concentrating on a small number of distinctively designed developments in…
Permission for redevelopment proposals at The National Star College secured
Evans Jones LLP has secured Planning Permission for new residential, therapies, reception and educational accommodation at The National Star College. Gaining permission was fundamental to the…
Repair and re-roofing of Edwardian Boarding House
The Cheltenham Ladies College is an independent school of world renown, accommodating more than 850 pupils. The College has a large property portfolio in the heart of Regency Cheltenham, much of…
Refurbishment of Grade II listed building
The Cheltenham Ladies College is an independent school of world renown, accommodating more than 850 pupils. The College has a large property portfolio in the heart of Regency Cheltenham, much of…
Driving development forward for National Star College
Evans Jones LLP, has re-submitted proposals for the development of new residential, therapies, reception and educational accommodation at The National Star College, Ullenwood. The Cheltenham…
Planning for Sustainable Waste Management (PPS10)
The arrival of PPS10: Planning for Sustainable Waste Management (July 2005) has impacted on the way in which Local Planning Authorities prepare Development Plans (Local Plans and Local Development…
Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3)
The Government's long awaited revision of Planning Policy Guidance Note 3 (Housing) has created a stir throughout the industry. In launching Planning Policy Statement 3 (PPS3) the Government has…
Travel Plan initiative launched
Evans Jones LLP, the firm of surveyors, architects, planners and access consultants is practicing what it preaches by launching its own Travel Plan initiative. Travel Plans seek to reduce…
New Liverpool cruise liner terminal to be accessible to all
Evans Jones LLP, the Cheltenham-based firm of surveyors, architects, planners and access consultants has won the access consultancy contract for the new cruise liner terminal to be constructed in…
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