Biggest Permissions 2019
December 23, 2019
Joanne Cave
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After another year of excellent planning and masterplanning by our talented and hard-working team, DLA is delighted to rank top of PLANNING Magazine’s Biggest Permissions of 2019 with consents for 12,500 homes secured at Waterbeach Barracks, South Cambs for Urban&Civic and Welborne Garden Village in Fareham for Buckland Development Ltd.
Other projects listed in the top 70 biggest permissions include Lower Broadheath in Worcester for Hallam Land Management, Land East of Ampthill for O&H Properties and Sterling Gate, Nuneaton for Trentport Investments.
A total of 14,960 and 15.4% of listed homes in places with high levels of housing need. Here’s to more great planning permissions in 2020.
Image – Fletcher Priest Architects.

Joanne Cave
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