Former Whittingham Hospital, Preston

Preston City Council

Hive enjoy adding value to client’s projects in a wide range of areas and green infrastructure management strategies is one such example.

Delivery

Through liaising with the estate managers and site managing agents, Hive are able to advise on the feasibility of proposals for the management of green infrastructure and areas in which there may be potential sensitivities around costs throughout the establishment of a site specific management company.

Designing a detailed strategy and programme to unlock 48 residential sites with a capacity of 3,500+ new homes.
Production of a PID, implementation plan, site prioritisation matrix, area based promotion and marketing documents, and individual proformas for each site including an analysis of the interventions required
A landowner engagement strategy and extensive engagement with funding bodies (including Homes England) aimed at specifically addressing viability challenges.
Drafting an investment prospectus and launch event to directly market the sites to developers.

Outcome

Working alongside estate management cost consultants, Hive created an overarching financial model that will inform the viability of a future site wide management company and the likely future service charges that residents will incur with large, well landscaped and complex sites such as Whittingham Hospital.

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Phoenix Way, Wigan

Hive were instructed by Hive Homes to provide pre-application planning consultancy services and a Planning Statement for the development of a brownfield site off Phoenix Way in Wigan.

Halsnead Garden Village

Hive are instructed as planning consultant on the project by BCEGI and Middlesbrough Council, working primarily alongside JM Architects, Arup, Layer and Turley Heritage. We led the submission of a detailed planning application for the proposals.

Vaughan Street

Hive were instructed as planning consultant by Great Places Housing Group to prepare and submit a planning application for 46 affordable homes on a brownfield former school site in Royton, Oldham.

2020 Winner of the national Planning Awards Editors Choice Award for best overall project and the Increased Housing Delivery category for Preston City Living Strategy

2020 Winner of the Spatial Planning and Plan-Making award in the RTPI North West Regional Awards for Planning Excellence for the Preston City Living Strategy

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