The Framework Challenge: Upgrading a Phase 3 SRP school (working with Bowmer + Kirkland) involving a complex array of stakeholders, including a sports centre, local nursery, parents, and the community. The project faced immediate roadblocks including a neighbour expressing specific concerns regarding the proposals, and the potential loss of playing fields which risked formal objections from Sport England.
The Dobson-Grey Intervention: Our team coordinated the public consultation and proactively engaged early with local Sir John Hayes MP and a concerned neighbour to address their specific issues. We also initiated proactive, early engagement with Sport England to navigate the playing field constraints and manage overall stakeholder expectations through effective, continuous communication.
The Outcome: Planning Permission granted by South Holland District Council under Officers’ delegated powers. Both the neighbour and Sport England objections were successfully addressed. Regular dialogue with the planning officer minimised the number of planning conditions attached to the decision and ensured pre-commencement conditions were discharged promptly, bypassing construction delays.
Comprehensive condition survey of a two-storey public house A client required a comprehensive condition survey of a two-storey public house as part of their lease agreement finalisation. The property had been unoccupied for approximately two years, making a detailed assessment of its current state critical. Dobson-Grey, conducted a crucial condition survey. Our team carried out…
Defect Report – Window Installation Dobson-Grey Ltd. was instructed to provide an Expert Witness Defect Report. Our lead surveyor, an experienced Chartered Surveyor and Registered Valuer, led the technical investigation. Their extensive background in RICS HomeBuyer Condition Surveys, valuations, snagging, and project management of window installations in heritage properties provided the foundation for a comprehensive…
Shakespeare Marina, Stratford-upon-Avon Dobson-Grey Ltd were instructed to undertake a retrospective and prospective strategy and planning review of a leisure-based development site with a complex planning history, located in a sensitive riverside location on the edge of Stratford-upon-Avon. It was necessary for the previously approved development to evolve to meet changing economic circumstances and to…