Case Studies

Examples of recent projects demonstrating MAPlanning’s experience across the UK.

Highgate Road, Birmingham

Redevelopment of a prominent brownfield site to deliver 56 high-quality rental apartments above a series of active ground-floor commercial frontages. The mixed-use scheme contributes to local regeneration and creates a lively streetscape linking residential and commercial areas.

Land South of Links Road, Gorleston-on-Sea

Great Yarmouth, Norfolk

A large-scale mixed-use neighbourhood providing 442 new homes, a 70-bed care facility, and flexible local commercial space. The development supports the sustainable southern expansion of Gorleston, combining housing growth with new community amenities.

Tattenhall, Cheshire

Conversion of a redundant agricultural building into a new Cambers Country Stores outlet offering rural lifestyle and agricultural goods. The project revitalises a farmstead setting, supporting rural enterprise and providing local employment opportunities.

Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk

Development of a new Aldi supermarket and Wendy’s drive-thru restaurant on a prominent site by the A14. The scheme enhances local shopping choice and food offer for residents while creating significant new jobs and investment for Bury St Edmunds.

Harbour Avenue, Plymouth

Transformation of a former industrial training centre into a multi-use business and community hub including storage, offices, a boxing gym, and a beauty salon. The redevelopment brings a vacant site back into productive use, adding vibrancy and diversity to the local economy.

Lea Marston, Warwickshire

Sensitive conversion of three historic agricultural buildings, including a Grade II listed barn, alongside a Class Q conversion from agricultural to residential use as well as a new dwelling permitted within the Green Belt. The project safeguards local heritage while delivering a high-quality rural home and bringing underused buildings back into beneficial use.

Methodist Church, Birmingham

Redevelopment of a cleared church site to deliver a three-storey building with seven ground-floor shops and twelve upper-floor flats. The scheme reinstates a long-vacant corner plot, providing new homes and active street-level uses in the heart of Bordesley Green.

Ruislip Retail Park, Hillingdon, London

Refurbishment of a large retail unit at Ruislip Retail Park to enable occupation by NEXT, featuring a new mezzanine and in-store café. The upgrade refreshes an established retail destination and strengthens the area’s fashion and homeware offering.

Carrow Works, Norwich

Retail planning support for a 17-hectare mixed-use regeneration scheme including over 1,800 homes and 26,000 sqm of commercial floorspace.

Householder Appeal, Cardiff

Successful planning appeal for a two-storey side extension following refusal by Cardiff Council.

Marple Way, Norwich

The proposal delivers two modern drive-thru units for Starbucks and Burger King within the Broadland Gate Business Park, helping activate a key commercial gateway east of Norwich. The scheme enhances local service provision while integrating high-quality landscaping and improved access.

M&S Foodhall, Broadland Gate

A new purpose-built M&S Foodhall forming part of the wider Broadland Gate mixed-use expansion area. The store provides high-quality convenience retailing for nearby communities and supports the area’s role as a strategic growth corridor.

Our Clients

MAPlanning has supported a diverse range of clients, from national retailers and developers to local authorities, architects, and landowners, delivering commercially grounded planning advice across the UK.