Timberstore

Planning strategy to address multiple complex planning issues.

Client

Timberstore

LPA

Buckinghamshire Council

Key info

Planning strategy to address multiple complex planning issues including; Enforcement appeal, two new dwellings, and change of use.

Stage

Appeal preparation

Site
Appraisal
Local Plan
(not required)
Planning
application
Planning
permission

The client

An independent timber merchant with over 40 years of trading history operating from their yard in Beaconsfield.

The challenge

Timberstore’s yard sits within the Green Belt, and the client has ambitious plans for what the site could deliver. An enforcement notice relating to a dwelling on the site added immediate complexity, threatening the clients ability to retain it and complicating any wider development plans. Resolving the notice, and establishing exactly what rights existed on the site would be the essential first step before any of that potential could be unlocked.

The solution

Arrow took the case to appeal via a Public Inquiry, then to the High Court and the Court of Appeal to overcome the central challenge. The result was confirmation of a lawful dwelling and a landmark legal judgment — a ruling on the interpretation of the four-year immunity rule.
Arrow is now pursuing the formal route of a fresh planning application, though relations with the Council on this site remain difficult. Attention has also turned to whether the site now qualifies as Grey Belt land, a status that could be key to unlocking its wider development potential.

Consultant team

Rob Harrison

Associate Director – BSC MSC MRTPI

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Rob has been part of Arrow since February 2020. He brings 20 years of experience within the public sector working…

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Reviews

What they say

  • Sarah Murray

    Edge Urban Design

    Mark and his team at Arrow are fantastic and a pleasure to work with! Their collaborative and positive approach is refreshing, and Mark’s ability to consistently forge strong relationships with clients and project team consultants is commendable. Having worked on several development opportunities together in recent years, we have become true friends – our shared vision and ethos as businesses and individuals always ensures a high level of trust. I have the utmost confidence in their advice and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend them.

  • Steven Smith

    Denison Land and Planning

    I have worked with Mark since 2007, and the number of projects and the breadth of the work has significantly increased since he established Arrow Planning in 2017. We have enjoyed considerable success in securing multiple planning permissions – many in tough Green Belt authorities. Mark and his team have a fantastic attitude and practical approach to the unique challenges each project presents. I particularly value the customer focussed service they provide.

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