Roger Hannah have sold Maple Court, Sale, Greater Manchester

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Acting on behalf of Trafford Housing Trust, Roger Hannah Chartered Surveyors have sold Maple Court, Cross Street in Sale, South Manchester in an off-market transaction to a private investor. The property is a prominent retail led investment underpinned by a long term lease to the Co-op and Vetcare Limited, and one vacant unit. The property…

SUPPORTING TEAM BEE INSPIRED – RACE OF REMEMBRANCE 11/11/18

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Marking 100 years of the Armistice and then end of World War 1, Roger Hannah sponsor team ‘Bee Inspired’ to a 12 hour endurance race for a great cause known as Mission Motorsport! Mission (as it’s fondly referred) has a sole aim, supporting the service men and women of this country who have sacrificed their…

Bamber Bridge Mill Sold by Gorrie Limited

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Roger Hannah, acting on behalf of Gorrie Ltd, is delighted to have completed the sale of a residential development site, comprising the former Bamber Bridge Mill, located just three miles from Preston Town Centre, the derelict site, which was demolished in 2015, has been granted planning consent for 196 new high quality homes and is…

Affordable Housing Reduced to Zero at West Lancashire Scheme

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Roger Hannah, working in conjunction with Seddon Homes and Hourigan Connolly, have been successful in negotiating a reduction of affordable housing contribution to zero on a housing scheme in Banks, West Lancashire. The scheme will provide 128 new homes and 10,000 sqft of B1 space at the former Greaves Hall hospital site. Outline consent for…

16 Acre Brownfield Site in Leek for Mixed Use Development

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The Casey Group Limited and Land Owner Barnfield Hughes have signed a development agreement to bring forward a 16-acre brownfield site in Leek for mixed use development. A former concrete batching plant which is no longer operational, the site on Sunnyhills Road already benefits from an outline planning consent. This includes significant redevelopment for 175…

The Supreme Court’s decision and ruling of Paragraphs 14 and 49 of the NPPF

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The Decisions The Supreme Court recently dismissed two appeals made by two local planning authorities after the decisions of two planning applications; Hopkins Homes v Suffolk Coastal District Council and Richborough Estates v Cheshire East Borough Council. One of which had been refused and the other approved respectively. The Cheshire East application was submitted in…

Royal Tunbridge Wells Site Sale

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Roger Hannah have sold a 0.44 acre development plot in the centre of Royal Tunbridge Wells with the potential for the construction of 6 large residential units. Tunbridge Wells is an extremely affluent commuter town in the heart of Kent. The site itself is located on St John’s Road close to the centre of town…

Renewed Changes to s106 Planning Obligations

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Changes to Section 106 (s106) obligations, implemented in a ministerial statement by Housing and Planning Minister Brandon Lewis in November 2014, regarding changes to s106 thresholds saw a change to a 10 unit threshold and 1,000 sqm gross floor space threshold for affordable housing contributions through s106 planning contributions. These changes have subsequently been challenged…

Northamptonshire Residential Site Achieves Planning

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Northamptonshire Residential Site Achieves Planning Roger Hannah & Co has been successful in guiding a development opportunity through planning to achieve full consent for seven residential units in Brackley, Northamptonshire. Planning was submitted in November 2015 for the demolition of existing buildings and redevelopment comprising of 7 dwellings with associated landscaping and parking. Full information…

Roger Hannah Secures Residential Development in Heaton Moor

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Roger Hannah were originally appointed in 2006 to act for three industrial land owners who had adjoining land ownership in Buckingham Road, Heaton Moor. We were faced with a number of quite problematic issues to resolve including: different objectives from the three land owners, no access to the land, no planning permission, historic contamination issues,…