It is nearly the end of March and your ecology planning surveys should be planned out for the rest of the year. One of the most common delays when obtaining planning permission is that the client has missed the optimal time of year to carry out required surveys on species within their project remit. CARLIN…
February 2025 Maghera Wetlands Park, Maghera ClientGRAHAMServicesStakeholder Engagement / Planning / Ecology Maghera Wetlands Park is a development sponsored by Mid Ulster District Council to create green and recreational space to improve health and wellbeing. The proposals for the Maghera Wetlands Park will enhance biodiversity through habitat creation and will be a key factor in…
January 2025 Greater Shankill, Belfast ClientDepartment for CommunitiesServicesStrategic Advisor, Stakeholder Engagement, Placeshaping CARLIN are delighted to be working with the Department for Communities and the Greater Shankill Local Action Group (LAG) to develop an innovative place shaping strategy for the Greater Shankill, utilising the Ministerial Advisory Groups Living High Street’s Craft Kit. CARLIN will…
A major milestone has been reached in the ongoing plans for Giant’s Park, Belfast, with the announcement that Belfast City Council has entered into the Development Agreement with Giant’s Park Belfast Limited, for the development of 250 acres of the site. CARLIN have worked very closely with the developer for the last number of years…
Earlier this year CARLIN were delighted to receive planning approval for a sports hub in Letterkenny. The Sports hub was commissioned by Atlantic Technological University, Donegal. It will boast a wide range of facilities including, but not limited to, outdoor sports pitches, indoor sports dome, outdoor sports and recreation with sprint tracks, a pavilion…
December 2024 Cavan Regional Sports Campus, Cavan ClientMcAdam DesignServicesPlanning Application The Cavan Regional Sports Campus is an ambitious project spearheaded by Cavan Country Council. The aim is to estabish a world-class regional sports facility. Located between Kingspan Breffni Park and the Royal School in Cavan Town, the campus spans approximately 28ha and integrates state-of-the art…
Mid Ulster Council has successfully secured £9.1m from the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities’ Levelling Up Fund to support the regeneration of Maghera, this includes the creation of a Wetland Park. The development of the Wetlands Park is very aligned to the values Carlin Planning hold when they are leading any project as…
April 2024 Shamrock Park, Portadown ClientPortadown F.CServicesPlanning Application Project Brief The proposals for Shamrock Park include replacing the existing 800-seat spectator stand with a new 1,046-seat facility, increasing the total seating capacity to 3,814. The development also features a state-of-the-art training facility within a dome structure, which will be accessible to the local community. The…
At the last planning meeting, Carlin Planning were delighted to receive planning approval for Belfast City centre’s first ever major multi-use health facility. Carlin Planning engaged with Belfast City council throughout the pre-application discussions and planning application phases, leading on the project from inception to planning approval. Located on Great Victoria Street, this innovative project,…
Recently Carlin Planning employee, Tieran FitzLarkin, was honoured by receiving the RTPI NI Student Project Award. Tieran, who first came to Carlin Planning as a placement student while completing his final year of an Integrated Masters at Ulster University, is now permanent employee of the company. His research focused on resilient urban design in Belfast,…
