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Inspector Finds No ‘In Principle’ Difficulty with J27/M5 Allocation

The phone, social and email accounts of Seaxburh Partners have been running hot since Inspector Paul Griffiths delivered his findings late yesterday following the two-day Preliminary Hearings on the Mid Devon Local Plan in September. The Hearings looked at the allocation made as a ‘major modification’ to the Local Plan in 2016, which included sites…

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Businesses Debate Cullompton Relief Road

As the public consultation on the optional routes proposed for the Cullompton Relief Road reaches mid-point, Seaxburh was delighted to be invited to join the debate held last night by Culm Valley in Business (CViB). This very involved and varied group of businesses and retailers with EX15 postcodes brought a very well-informed and personal perspective…

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Consulting the Public in Dorset

We completed another successful public exhibition this weekend for Wessex Strategic. The proposal, for 75 new homes in Milborne St Andrew, Dorset, was well supported by the local community and we received some helpful suggestions for improvements to the scheme. The Homefield site is the most appropriate location for new homes in the village and…

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Public Consultation for Premier Inn, Uxbridge

We were back on the beat today, this time running an all-day public consultation on the plans for a Premier Inn proposed for Baker Street, Uxbridge by LaSalle Investment Management. Our location was right in the heart of the town on a sunny market day, so we found ourselves chatting at length to hundreds of…

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Happy Birthday to Us!

It’s hard to believe it’s been a year already! We’ve certainly had a busy and fun twelve months. We are now working with a wide range of planning consultants and developers throughout the South – from Uxbridge and Elmbridge to Cornwall, Dorset, Gloucestershire, Somerset and right across Devon. We’re also in London frequently. Lucie is…

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Copywriting for Smiths Group plc’s New Corporate Website

One of the great joys of being a consultant copywriter is that you never quite know what you’re going to learn about next. With long roots in the IT sector, ‘our Nic’ was delighted to be asked to join the team delivering a sparkling new website for FTSE 100 technology giant, Smiths Group plc. She…

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Why Devon is Great to Visit – Whatever the Reason or Weather!

In her role as a board member of Visit Devon, Seaxburh’s Niki Lathwell has to attend meetings around the county. Today’s gathering was at the Best Western Livermead Cliff Hotel in Torquay. Although April decided to catch up on its average quota of showers in a single day, the views from the conference room were…

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Seaxburh Joins Board of Visit Devon

As committed ‘Wessex warriors’, we are delighted that Seaxburh’s Niki Lathwell will now be able to champion Devon in an official capacity, following her appointment to the Board of Visit Devon. Visit Devon was established two years ago with funding from Devon County Council, Exeter City Council, the Area Tourism Partnerships and DATA to help…

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Elmbridge Retail Extension Project

We are excited to be working with LaSalle Investment Managers on a retail extension project in Elmbridge, Surrey. The proposal will extend the popular Brooklands Shopping Centre, currently home to M&S and Tesco, and create three new retail units, one of which will be taken by M&S, enabling it to expand its range and relocate…

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Beautiful Dartmoor

Poor us: this was our terrible commute to a meeting today, with the Duchy of Cornwall in Princetown. Dartmoor gave us a sample of all four seasons as we drove, but was simply stunning in them all. We passed about four cars after leaving the highway, but hundreds of sheep and ponies. Love the West…

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