August 2010
Globe commissioned by Darlington Arts Centre and Darlington Primary Care Trust to prepare an options appraisal and 3 year development plan for the ‘Open Art Studio’ initiative.
Globe has been commissioned by Darlington Arts Centre and Darlington Primary Care Trust to review the ‘Open Arts Studio’ initiative and provide the client with an options appraisal and 3 year development plan. At this early stage we anticipate that the development plan is likely to address:

• Pathways for development for individuals (eg. members, artists, volunteers) and organisations (eg. Darlington Arts Centre, PCT, partner organisations)
• Key health and well-being determinants and desired outcomes
• Strengthening the offer – both core and outreach arts provision
• Opportunities for partnership development
• Promotion and market expansion
• Pen portrait studies of a sample of successful models of relevant creative programmes drawn from across the NE and beyond

‘Open Arts Studio’ is a local authority initiative providing improved health and well being through quality arts experiences for people with mental ill health.

Regeneration project secured
Outline planning permission has been secured for the regeneration of a former brickworks at Waddington, nr Lincoln. The successful and innovative residential led scheme also provides for establishment of an 8 hectare Nature Reserve focussed on the enhancement of an existing lagoon.

Lincoln Rugby Club granted planning permission
West Lindsey District Council have granted Lincoln RFC planning permission to build a new clubhouse and playing area on 32 acres of land on the edge of Nettleham. The proposed clubhouse will have six changing rooms as well as a bar and social areas. The playing area will allow for up to four full size pitches and seven smaller junior and mini pitches.

July 2010
Update on legislation changes
The press is full of headlines about changes taking place to the planning system - read our summaries of some of the key planning changes and emerging Local Enterprise Partnerships.

With so many changes currently taking place in the legislation and  funding of planning, economic development and regeneration, Globe is ensuring that our clients are aware of any implications at an early stage.  Globe is therefore producing periodic ‘Update Papers’ outlining the changes most relevant to our clients. The following link will take you to our latest Updates on Local Enterprise Partnerships, Garden Grabbing and Housing Density. [Update on legislation changes]

For more information about the changes and how they affect you, please contact us.

Don't stop the Carnival!
Globe director, Steve Kemp presents to the Historic Towns Forum Conference, ‘Using modern media to strengthen the distinctive urban heritage in Trinidad and Tobago’.

As members of the HTF, Globe were pleased to contribute to the conference and discuss Steve’s planning work in the Caribbean. A full copy of the conference report can be viewed from the following link:

Connecting People with Place - Lincoln 15 July 2010

June 2010
Scoping Report for Peterborough’s Local Economic Assessment
Globe Consultants has completed a Scoping Report for Peterborough’s Local Economic Assessment commissioned by Opportunity Peterborough who are leading on the requirement to develop a Local Economic Assessment (LEA) for Peterborough.

Globe worked with a range of local contacts, identified in partnership with Opportunity Peterborough, to explore and understand the potential opportunities that the LEA could offer to Peterborough. In particular, the scoping discussions aimed to identify what local economic information exists, key partners, and important factors to the local economy that need to be incorporated into the Assessment.

The scoping process culminated in a workshop which was delivered jointly with Globe Consultants’ frequent partners Rocket Science UK. Globe’s final report bringing together the range of issues and information captured through the scoping process, along with a digest of available data was received and signed off by the client. Globe would like to thank all those who contributed to the Scoping exercise and in particular Binal Karia, Opportunity Peterborough’s Business Intelligence Manager for her assistance throughout the contract.

Successful proposal safeguards important 19th Century Cottage
Globe has successfully gained planning permission for development on a sensitive village centre site at Welton.  The site comprises an important historic cottage along the street frontage which sits alongside and provides the foreground to the listed church and churchyard. Permission is for two new dwellings within the site and a significant extension which will transform this historic building into a very attractive modern family home.

May 2010
Successful appeal at equine centre
Globe has successfully appealed a refusal for roadside advertisements associated with the Bishop Burton College, Beverley, a centre of vocational excellence for agriculture and equine studies.  Concerns relating adverse impacts on both road safety and visual amenity were shown to be unwarranted.

The Academy of Urbanism
Globe director Russell Wallis has accepted an invitation from the Board of Directors of the Academy of Urbanism to become an Academician. The invitation follows Russell’s nomination by Jon Phipps of Latham Architects. The Academy is a high level, cross sector group of organisations that champions – through discourse, research, education and awards – the cause of good quality urbanism throughout Britain and Ireland.

April 2010
Globe consultants learns of three separate appeal successes. 
Globe consultants learns of three separate appeal successes.  An appeal relating to  a barn conversion scheme has been upheld as an “exemplary approach” for conversion to two dwellings in the open countryside.  A separate appeal in Lincoln related to the Council’s failure to relate highway infrastructure demands, in relation to a community youth project, to the proposed investment and this has led to the deletion of the ‘unreasonable’ condition.  Finally, a proposal to extend a dwellinghouse in a village just south of the city was found to meet with all relevant local policies and supplementary guidance despite a delegated officer refusal. The appeal is allowed and permission granted.        

Lincoln Consultancies Merge to form Globe Consultants Limited
Lichfield Planning’s Lincoln team will join with Economic Development consultancy, Globe Regeneration Limited when the two Lincoln-based firms merge in April 2010 under the new name Globe Consultants Limited. Globe Consultant’s board will be made up of Globe Regeneration’s Managing Director Russell Wallis and Lichfield’s two Lincoln-based Partners Steve Kemp and Phil Scrafton. The new board will build on the strong foundations each business has established in recent years and the new structure will include a shareholding staff trust in recognition of the key role played by all the team members bringing both businesses to this point.

The company’s new name, Globe Consultants Limited, reflects the broader offer of the enlarged business, combining substantial planning and design capability with expertise and experience in economic and community development, research and regeneration.

A pdf of the press release can be downloaded here.