As Mark Ketley celebrates his first-year anniversary as Director of BH Planning & Design, he discusses the success and achievements of the firm.
My first year with BH Planning & Design has been a busy one to say the least. We hit the ground running back in May 2018, working on several exciting projects across the residential and commercial sectors; preparing, submitting and managing a wide range of planning applications for local and national housebuilders and commercial investors; and promoting strategic land opportunities through the plan-making process in several local authority areas.
BH Planning & Design is currently involved in schemes and strategic site promotions that could see the delivery of more than 4,000 new homes and the creation of around 1,250 new jobs across the North East over the next 10 years, all of which represents significant investment in the region.
The diverse approach and experience of our team also allows us to work for a range of smaller clients, including supporting local SMEs, charitable organisations, public and private sector firms and individual developers with recent schemes ranging from changes of use, pubs and restaurants, gym and leisure facilities, and domestic household extensions.
Notably, to date 100% of our planning applications have been successful which is something we are very proud of. Our experience and professional approach to applications, combined with our excellent relationships with Local Authority planning departments, has maintained a high level of success for each of our clients, allowing the implementation of several key development projects across the region. Such projects not only impact on the landscape and economic success of the North East, they also create thousands of opportunities for the people who live and work in our region. Residential projects provide high quality new housing for local families, charitable projects can provide life changing opportunities for people who need them most, and commercial projects offer the chance for businesses to thrive and secure vital new job creation for local communities.
The recent raft of instructions has enabled us to grow the team at BH Planning & Design and within the past year we have appointed Senior Planner, Joanne Wood, who has become an integral part of the business. We have also recently welcomed another Senior Planner, Daniel Puttick, who joins us from an established career at Northumberland County Council, and graduate placement Nathan Puckering who joins us having secured a first class planning degree from Leeds Beckett University, showing a genuine commitment at the company to develop the next generation of planners.
Our growth, success and reputation will allow us to provide our services to even more of the region’s organisations and individuals and we look forward to becoming the market leader in our field.
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