CASE STUDY Residential development at Twigworth,

Client VISTRY COTSWOLDS

Services Project requirements of the outline planning Rapleys was instructed by Vistry Cotswolds permission and obligations. To date, TOWN PLANNING (formerly Bovis Homes) in 2019 to advise on submissions have been made for residential planning matters, to co-ordinate and submit development, infrastructure, public open RESIDENTIAL submissions for reserved matters approval, and spaces and sports facilities. Working to discharge relevant planning conditions. collaboratively with Borough Council and County Council, The site benefits from outline planning the team has worked under an agreed Planning permission for up to 725 homes, which was Performance Agreement through the pre- approved by the Secretary of State in December application and submission stages to deliver the 2017, and is a strategic housing allocation in client’s objectives and to meet the construction the Gloucester, and Tewkesbury programme for the site. Rapleys has established Joint Core Strategy. a good working relationship with the Council What we did Officers to ensure the smooth running of the Rapleys has advised Vistry Cotswolds on the submissions through the planning stages. site since the acquisition stage, engaging in pre What we achieved -application discussions with Tewkesbury To date, Rapleys has secured reserved matters Borough Council, and advising the client in approval for Phases 1A (approved in December relation to the outline planning conditions and 2019) and 1B (approved in September 2020), obligations, which includes a design code. comprising 238 homes. Construction on the site Vistry Cotswolds (then Bovis Homes) purchased is currently underway. the site in 2019. Rapleys continues to advise Vistry Cotswolds in The team is now responsible for securing relation to all planning matters relevant to the reserved matters approval and discharge of site. relevant planning conditions to meet the

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