The true story of how a passion for cycling accidentally derailed a housing development

Planning Application Submitted

Planning Application Submitted

Planning Application Submitted

Design and Access Statements: Now with Added Fiction

Design and Access Statements: A technical document

Try theLand Use Allocation calculator - a free online tool designed by us for you

Launching the Bluepencil planning calculators - free online tools designed by us for you

We won our appeal for outline planning for 72 new homes in Uttlesford and had partial costs awarded due to the ‘unreasonable behaviour’ of the planning committee

In which the art of layout design is reduced to a joyless assembly, and beauty is forsaken in favour of convenience, with grievous consequences for the future.

Will the government's proposed reforms result in a more effective and streamlined system that reduces costs and delays for developers, whilst still protecting the environment?

Development Framework Adopted

Oak Lodge in Boxted, Essex is now complete. Bluepencil achieved the planning consent and the design was refined and then built by Andrew James - now the owner of the property.

Outline planning application for 62 new homes on land in Thorndon, Essex has been approved and sold to Weston Homes

Bluepencil are preparing a detailed planning application in Chipping Ongar

Join the fun and relish the timeless excitement of the Snakes and Ladder Planning Game. Let the fun begin!

How proposals for the conversion of an old post office into much needed housing met strong resistance from an unusual planning committee

Mary Berry, The Queen of Baking, sets out the most important rule to Successful Masterplanning - it is all about measuring the ingredients!

Following the production of the masterplan and framework plans for this site we are now delighted to be preparing the Outline Planning application for this important site in east Suffolk.

The Big Issue with Site Allocations - and what happens when they go wrong