Bushmills Health & Wellness Resort Project Progress
This project is progressing well with another milestone delivered yesterday with the first PAD meeting. Now to focus on a few environmental reports and submission in the early summer!
Carlin celebrates 3 years’ in business
Carlin turned three years old this week. That has flown in! Our Director Kieran Carlin said: “I left a big corporation to do my own thing, with the belief that a small company can do big things. Focused on providing a quality and professional service we have grown from strength to strength. It also gave…
Minister Hargey announces redevelopment boost for Castle Street, Belfast
Department for Communities (DfC) Minister Deirdre Hargey has announced that CSI1818 Limited have been appointed to redevelop a derelict site at Castle Street in Belfast City centre – a redevelopment boost for Castle Street. The Carlin team is delighted that CSI1818’s bid for the DfC site on Castle Street was successful. This is an excellent…
An opportunity to level up planning: a review of major planning processes in Northern Ireland
A new CBI NI report on harnessing the opportunity to reform the Northern Ireland planning system. CBI NI’s new report, written in partnership with Jim MacKinnon CBE, the former Chief Planner in Scotland, examines the processes for major planning applications in Northern Ireland, with a particular emphasis on regionally strategic planning, and compares them with…
Carlin Planning Director appointed as Task Force Expert
Carlin Planning Director, and Royal Town Planning Institute member, Kieran is one of over 150 experienced professionals The High Streets Task Force has appointed to work with towns in England over the next four years, supporting their transformation efforts and helping to tackle complex barriers to change. The expert register brings together experienced professionals across…
Is it time to reinvent the Development Corporation?
Our Director Kieran Carlin attended BelFast Forward 2020, which was a superb conference organised by Belfast Chamber. The conference hosted a wide range of speakers, bringing inspiration from Vienna to New York and leaving the audience with much food for thought. However, it was a suggestion by the Chamber in the opening remarks that gave…
HMO Guidance for Landlords: Northern Ireland
John Scally our Senior Planner and RTPI Chartered Town Planner in this post provides guidance to our clients and landlords who have been impacted by the recent changes to the licensing laws for shared flats and houses, including Houses in Multiple Occupation (HMO). The guidance will set out the process and requirements in which Landlords…