MKA Planning has won the first planning appeal in Northern Ireland to the PAC to discharge an existing planning agreement on a grant of planning permission for a vehicle workshop conversion business in the countryside. The planning agreement required any commercial…read more →
MKA Planning have been shortlisted for an award in the RSPB/RTPI Sustainable Planning Awards 2013. The awards aim to promote sustainable developments through recognising and commending developers who have followed a sustainable planning process from start to finish. MKA Planning…read more →
MKA Planning have recently won a planning appeal for a farm dwelling at Scotchtown Road, Bellarena. Planning Service had refused a farm dwelling clustered with existing farm buildings on visual amenity grounds and as an approval might lead to the…read more →
MKA Planning will be in attendance at a Renewable Energy event entitled “Practical On-farm Renewable Energy” at Enniskillen Campus, Enniskillen. The aim is to provide practical information for farmers and the rural sector about the various renewable energy options for…read more →
There are a large number of planning applications for wind turbines currently stalled in the planning system, either due to difficulties with statutory consultees or objections from local residents. MKA can ensure that stalled turbine applications can move efficiently through…read more →
MKA Planning have recently obtained retrospective planning permission for a Builder’s Yard in the countryside outside Eglinton. Planning wanted the yard removed, MKA Planning submitted an application for retention. During the course of the application MKA showed that the use…read more →
MKA Planning have recently won an enforcement planning appeal for Quigley Crane Hire in a scenic rural location close to Benone. Planning Service wanted the use of the site for the storage, display and hire of up to 10 large…read more →
MKA Planning has obtained planning permission for an anaerobic digester, a combined heat and power plant and construction of silage pits at lands at Donnybrewer Road, Campsie. Anaerobic digestion is an emerging source of renewable energy in Northern Ireland which…read more →
This application site had a ‘chequered’ planning history; an initial large scale application for redevelopment of the entire MOD facility was refused by the Planning Service under PPS 21 and contamination issues. MKA submitted a revised proposal for 5 no….read more →
MKA has recently secured planning permission for a major extension to Eglinton Pallets Ltd, Co. Derry. A proposal to expand the existing business into an adjacent field met with PPS 4 and PPS 21 policy difficulties from the Planning Service….read more →
“My application for residential development in Prehen Woods, Derry was very contentious with numerous objections. The application was finally only approved after a meeting with the Environment Minister.
MKA Planning guided the application through the planning process and dealt comprehensively with all objections”.
“Planning Service wanted me out in a month.
MKA Planning kept me here, permanently!”. 