McLoughlin Planning Ltd

09/09/2026

𝗟𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 🚴‍♀️

With less than three weeks to go, our Co-Managing Director, Jenny McLoughlin, and Account Manager, Harriet Fleming, are stepping up their preparations for the London to Paris cycle ride with Women in Property.

Setting off on 24 September, they will cycle hundreds of kilometres while raising funds for the 4ED Foundation, McLoughlin Planning's chosen charity for 2026. The charity provides vital support to families affected by Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

Both Jenny and Harriet have been training hard, and the countdown is now well and truly on.

If you would like to support them, we would love to hear your words of encouragement. And if you are able to make a donation, every contribution, no matter the size, will help the 4ED Foundation continue its important work supporting families affected by MND.

🔗 You can learn more and donate via their JustGiving page (link in bio)

𝗚𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗸, 𝗝𝗲𝗻𝗻𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘁. 𝗪𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆. 💙

13/07/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲? 🤔🏡

We have secured planning permission for 𝟮𝟱 𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙛𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙙𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙨 on a site allocated through the 𝘾𝙧𝙪𝙙𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙉𝙚𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙙 𝙋𝙡𝙖𝙣.

Although plan-led, careful work was still needed to address landscape, drainage, design and the site’s relationship with the village.

Through early consultation and an iterative design process, the scheme has evolved into a development that reflects local character and delivers meaningful community benefits, including:

👉 Open space
👉 Play provision
👉 Green infrastructure

A strong outcome for our client—and a positive addition to Crudwell.

🤝 Great working with you on this , , CTC, AA Environmental

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘃𝗶𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗯𝗶𝗼.

29/05/2026

📣 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗗 - 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗿! 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗖𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘀 🎉

⭐️ We’re delighted to announce the promotion of Chris Buckland from Graduate Planner to Planner at McLoughlin Planning Ltd and Plainview Planning Ltd.

Chris joined us last September, 2025 and has made exceptional progress, already getting countless permissions through and receiving positive feedback from our client base. He has worked alongside our Directors, Chris Moore and Chris Fleming, on projects spanning from rural and urban, including agricultural developments, barn conversions, complex home extensions, and sensitive London developments, to name a few.

Chris has also played a key role in sharing his expertise and knowledge with work experience students, helping them to build confidence and experience in the profession, while developing his own managerial skills.

👏 𝙑𝙚𝙧𝙮 𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙡 𝙙𝙚𝙨𝙚𝙧𝙫𝙚𝙙 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨! We look forward to seeing your continued progress here at the McLoughlin Planning Group.

28/05/2026

𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗣𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 👷‍♀️🎾

📣 𝙉𝙊 𝙀𝙓𝙋𝙀𝙍𝙄𝙀𝙉𝘾𝙀 𝙍𝙀𝙌𝙐𝙄𝙍𝙀𝘿!

McLoughlin Planning is 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙚 𝙨𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙨𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜, alongside .interiors for the ‘Sweatworking Series: Padel Coaching’ event.

🤝 Enjoy a lighthearted and chilled summer event, sweatworking with fellow property and industry folk, while taking part in a top-notch padel coaching and tips session, alongside indulging in some nibbles and non-alcoholic beverages.

What to expect:

👉 90 minute padel coaching session
👉 Recommended to arrive in activewear attire - see link for more details
👉 All genders are welcome to take part
👉 Free parking
👉 Equipment provided, but you’re welcome to bring your own

Details:

📍: Elkstone Studios, Padel Shift, Elkstone, Cheltenham GL53 9PQ

🗓️ : Thursday 25th June, 17:30 - 19:00

🎟️ : Book your tickets using the link in our bio.

𝗪𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲!✨

[𝘐𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦: 𝘗𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘭 𝘚𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵]

21/05/2026

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗰𝗵-𝗨𝗽 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 🤝

Our quarterly-monthly property and construction catch-up event is here once again in partnership with C2S Growth Consultancy

We really enjoy holding these events as it’s a great way to wind down after a hard working day, enjoying a drink or two with like-minded people and discuss the latest of what is going on in the industry.

We are also delighted to say that we have Max Wilkinson, MP for Cheltenham, who will be our guest speaker and will be talking to us about plans for growth and development for Cheltenham and the wider county.

👷Whether you are an architect, contractor, developer, builder or someone who just has a general interest in this type of work - all are welcome!

𝗗𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀:

🗓️ Thursday 11th June: 17:30pm - 19:00pm

📍Hotel Du Vin, Parabola Rd, Cheltenham GL50 3AH

🎟️ Grab your 𝙛𝙧𝙚𝙚 ticket today, via the link in our bio

15/05/2026

📣 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗧𝗘𝗗 - 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿! 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗝𝗼𝗲 🎉

We’re delighted to announce the promotion of Joe Seymour from Associate Director to Technical Director at McLoughlin Planning Ltd and Plainview Planning Ltd .

Joe has been with us for 7 years, previously working in local authority development management, and has since become a hugely important part of the team. He has worked across a wide range of projects, including residential, commercial, leisure, retail, equestrian and agricultural development.

He previously undertook work as a Planning Inspector on a contract basis, which now gives our team valuable insight into the planning appeal process.

Joe’s expertise, professionalism and willingness to support colleagues, especially our graduate team, have made a real difference over the years.

👏𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, 𝗝𝗼𝗲! 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗱!

31/03/2026

𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 💸

The uplift is set by Government and linked to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI). For 2026, that means a 3.8% increase (with fees rounded to the nearest pound).

👉 1 April 2026: new planning application fees apply.

👉 31 March 2026: the Planning Portal service charge in England and Wales also increases.

‼️ If you are aiming to submit before the increase, note that the Planning Portal has advised there will be a planned outage from 17:00 on Tuesday 31 March 2026 (the last working day before the change) to apply the new fee values. Submissions after that point will need to align with the updated fees.

Planning Portal has published an updated fee schedule ahead of the change. With the new fees now taking effect, it is worth double-checking the fee for your application type before you pay and submit, particularly for larger householder schemes and full applications. If you run into queries around which fee applies or an application is held up at validation, McLoughlin Planning can advise.

13/03/2026

𝗛𝗮𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝘁𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲? 🤔⏳

Inspectors examining the Plan have told the Council it faces a choice: withdraw the Plan or risk it being found unsound.

With a significant housing land supply shortfall already in the county, the implications for future development could be considerable.

We explore what happens next in our latest article.

🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲: https://mplanning.co.uk/news/2026/wiltshire-local-plan-eip-latest-back-to-planning-the-future-or-back-to-the-drawing-board/

13/02/2026

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗟𝗣 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘂𝗽 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲 𝘀𝗼 𝗳𝗮𝗿? 🚀✨

Alongside our day-to-day planning work, the team has been giving their time to projects close to our hearts.

One of our team members thoroughly enjoyed presenting and interacting with Geography students at the , as well as some of our team members recently engaging with the next generation at Careers Fair about the working world in planning and the various routes into the profession. Meanwhile, our Co-Managing Director, Jenny McLoughlin, spent a morning carrying out mock interviews with Year 11 students to help them build confidence and prepare for their futures.

Overall, the students asked thoughtful and insightful questions and were a real credit to themselves and their educational institutions. Our team members left the events feeling genuinely inspired and rewarded; it was a pleasure to be involved.

04/02/2026

So excited and proud to be a sponsor of the Everyman Theatre - Cheltenham and looking forward to supporting this vital local arts organisation✨

🌟We’re delighted to welcome McLoughlin Planning as a new sponsor of the Everyman Theatre🌟

Established in 2009, McLoughlin Planning provides high-quality, results-focused town planning advice across the UK. The team advises landowners, housing and commercial developers, strategic land promoters and specialist infrastructure projects.

Like us, they believe in creating spaces that work for everyone.

Their support helps us continue our commitment to making theatre accessible to all, and to ensure that more people can experience the joy that live performances bring. 🎭

Thank you, McLoughlin Planning Ltd ❤️