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Spawforths were featured in the Wakefield Express Business In Brief section on 17 February 2012. PLANNING consultancy Spawforths has been named as one of five finalists up..

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Spawforths has been confirmed as one of the finalists for the Royal Town Planning Institute Planning Consultancy of the Year Award 2011.  The award seeks to identify exemplary practice..

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David Rolison was the focus of the Yorkshire Post's Property People section on 12 January 2012. Availability of finances remains a constraint to development David Rolinson is..

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Spawforths are delighted by the overwhelming response to their Christmas video this year.  We have received over 14,000 views on YouTube since it was launched in December 2011! If you..

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The 2011 Planning Consultancy Survey has confirmed Spawforths as the joint largest independent practice in the North of England and the largest single office planning practice in Yorkshire and the..

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Spawforths successfully secured outline planning permission for 166 dwellings and 30,000 square feet of employment space on the former Doncaster Industry Park Site at Bentley..

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The first reserved matters submission for a building with a floor area of 430,000 square feet has been granted planning permission by Cheshire East Council. The building is to be..

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Daresbury Science & Innovation Campus in Halton has been confirmed as an Enteprise Zone and is one of eleven enterprise zones announced in the Governments second wave. The application was..

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A good time was had by all when the Spawforth team took time out to explore the newly opened Hepworth Art Gallery. Overall the Gallery got a big 'thumbs up' from the team who think..

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Spawforths successfully secured planning permission and listed building consent for the conversion of a Grade II Listed Barn to form a dwelling. The permission retains the increase in..

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Spawforths planning team have sucessfully negotiated approval of two applications for renewal of existing permissons at hotels in West and South Yorkshire.   A renewal was granted for retention..

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Spawforths Community Consulation products are expanding.  We now produce a range of project specific brochures, pamplets and leaflets to suit the needs of your Stakeholders.

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The Langtree Group PLC have recently completed the stunning refurbishment of the Festival Gardens on the edge of the Mersey in Liverpool.   This represents the first step in..

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We are happy to announce the completion of a specially commissioned one off house in Ripponden, West Yorkshire. The client is delighted with their new home which has been designed..

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The Craft Hub Building designed by Spawforths, has been ‘Highly Commended’ in the 2011 RICS Pro-Yorkshire Awards. The building comprises part of new premises for Pennine Camphill..

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Spawforths are delighted to announce that we are now BREEAM registered and can provide Code for Sustainable Homes Assessments.  The Code for Sustainable Homes is an environmental assessment..

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We are delighted to announce that the following members of staff have been promoted in recognition of their increased experience and achievements. Claire Easton - Senior Planner Jennifer Ashworth -..

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Spawforths recently secured reserved matters approval relating to planning permission for 93 dwellings on land at Manvers Way, Manvers on behalf of Strata Homes Ltd. The development, part of..

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Planning Permission has been granted for the erection of 47 dwellings on a former employment  site in Market Harborough. The Council's decision follows..

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Spawforths secured full planning permission for the erection of 91 residential dwellings on an unallocated greenfield site in Wakefield in 2010. Taylor Wimpey's Regents Way..

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Spawforths has secured full planning permission for Mulberry House part of the Wakefield Grammar School Foundation. The permission permits the erection of two shelters to allow for outdoor..

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Spawforths are delighted to announce that we have been shortlisted for the RICS Pro-Yorkshire Awards in the Design and Innovation category.  Known as the region's ”Property Oscars”..

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Spawforths would like to welcome Katherine to the Urbanism team at Spawforths.  Katherine is a Stakeholder Engagement Coordinator and will be working with us on a wide range of new..

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Spawforths would like to welcome Alastair Cliffe to the planning team at Spawforths.  Alastair will be working with us as a Planning Assistant and has recently graduated from Sheffield..

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Spawforth have been instructed to Design a 'one off' contemporary house for a private Client in the Leeds area.  The design concept 'living positively in the landscape' is..

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Spawforths have secured Wakefield Council's resolution to amend a condition on an outline planning permission and to approve a subsequent reserved matters submission for 58 new..

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Spawforths have submitted an application to Rotherham MBC to agree details relating to planning permission for 93 dwellings on land at Manvers Way, Manvers on behalf of Strata Homes Ltd. The..

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Spawforths have submitted a Full Planning Application on behalf of Taylor Wimpey to erect a substantial housing site (244 dwellings) on land at Durkar Lane,..

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Spawforths have successfully negotiated planning permission for 21 residential dwellings on a former business park site in Penketh, Warrington. The Council's decision follows..

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The 2010 Yorkshire and Humber region Civic Societies Week awards were made at Selby Town Hall on Saturday 6th November 2010.  Selby Civic Society were the outright winners and were presented..

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Selby District Council has confirmed Olympia Park as the sole strategic development site in Selby in its Publication Draft Core Strategy.  Spawforths welcome confirmation of..

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After securing planning permission in July 2008 for a bespoke house on a challenging plot in Ripponden we are delighted to announce that work has now started on site. ..

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Spawforths have successfully secured outline planning permission for Harworth Estates, the property arm of UK COAL. The permission allows redevelopment of the Harworth Colliery site..

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Spawforths have successfully gained planning approval to erect 14 dwellings on designated Urban Greenspace at Kiveton Park in Rotherham.  The approval was granted following..

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We are delighted to welcome David Kemp, Senior Urbanist, to our team at Spawforths this week.  A past employee of Sheffield City Council, David is passionate about the importance of design..

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The Board of Spawforths would like to take this opportunity to wish you a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New Year. We hope you will enjoy our jolly home video! 

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Spawforths are delighted to welcome Alison Duxbury into our architectural Division this week. Alison has moved from a Manchester based architects and brings with her a wealth of residential..

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Spawforths are delighted to announce the expansion of their Design division due to significant growth in our forward order book.  Over the next month three new talented and highly experienced..

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Andy Rose (Principal Planner) and his wife Amanda have recently got back from climbing Mt Kilimanjaro (5895m/19340ft), raising £1805 for Macmillan Cancer Support with a few more donations and..

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We have recently launched our new website!  Working in conjuction with our graphic designers, Ledgard Jepsons, we have created a new, fresh face for Spawforths.  The website has been..

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We are proud to announce that the curved and conical shingle roof constructed on the Pennine Camphill Community Rural Craft Building has won the National Federation Roofing Award for..

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The £3.7m restoration of Liverpool’s International Garden Festival site has finally begun almost 26 years after the site first opened to the public Spawforths, lead planning consultants..

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The  King’s Medical Centre in Normanton was completed in October 2009.  The building houses brand new facilities and incorporates doctors surgery, PCT offices, dental surgery and..

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