It was fantastic to see the Grade II listed building dating from 1674 win the CAMRA Pub Design Award 2025 for it's stunning conversion to pub use. A brilliant example of preserving heritage while creating a vibrant community space. Huge congratulations to our client—we’re proud to have played a small role in bringing the Borough Beer House to life! We’ll be [...]
We’re delighted to share that last night, the RWBM planning committee unanimously approved two residential schemes in Maidenhead, totalling 88 apartments. Both were recommended for approval, with officer reports offering a masterclass in balanced and thorough assessment. These projects, brought forward by our client Sorbon Estates and designed by WaM Architecture, will help rejuvenate [...]
We had a lovely afternoon on Friday 6th December on our Solve Planning Christmas Lunch, we completed an Escape Room (The Recording Studio) in a very respectable time and then headed off the Ivy Asia in Guildford for a very filling lunch! #paradoxparlour #ivyasiaguildford
In the absence of a definition of limited infilling within the Green Belt, it comes down to a matter of judgment as to whether the proposed development meets this test. This test can be split into three ‘sub-tests’ that need to be met for a development to be considered to accord, as follows: Is [...]
We moved offices at the weekend, still in Farnham but nearer to town. Our new address is : Suite 6, Eastgate House, Dogflud Way, Farnham, Surrey, GU9 7UD. Telephone number remains the same 01252 916655
January saw the opening of the world class cricketing facility at Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood for which we secured planning consent in 2020. The building is located in the Green Belt, close to historic buildings and is in Flood Zone 2. Along with the school and the architects, Sports Clubhouses Ltd, we worked closely with the planning [...]
One of the most interesting projects we worked on last year was a project to help bring this wonderful Grade II* Listed Building in Eton back into use and to secure its restoration. Our clients, Tin Media, took on this project on Eton High Street after previous restoration work undertaken by an earlier owner had [...]
Really excited to see our first project with total-play Ltd becoming a reality in Bradford. This is hopefully the first of many consents in our partnership with Total-Play Ltd and Sports Clubhouses for these innovative cricket facilities to enable the sport to be played throughout the year. https://youtu.be/9pJ_iyZtIco?si=yoEvJAmq_V9a2luQ
Solve Planning Limited is delighted to announce that we have a new team member! Ruth Dovey joined our team in September working as an Associate Planner, she will be providing much needed support as the company continues to grow.
Two brownfield appeal wins – Inspectors give positive weight to benefits in absence of housing land supply. We are very pleased to have received two appeal hearing wins in the same week for flatted residential projects in partnership with WaM Architecture. The permissions were for clients Shanly Homes (Former Spiritualist Church Maidenhead) and Silver Hey [...]
