We look forward to seeing you at the Home Building and Renovating Show at the NEC. It runs from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27th March and we can answer your questions on planning and the design of your new home.
Ruth speaking at NSBRC event: The Secrets To Self-Build Success

Ruth Reed is joining Frame Technologies for their debut event at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre, Swindon on Friday 11th March. Self-build success begins with the right site and the right design – hear Ruth set out how you can take the first steps to achieving your dream home.
Job adverts: Planning Applications Case Worker & Assistant in the New Sites Team
JOIN A WINNING TEAM!
Green Planning Studio is a planning-led, multi-disciplinary consultancy based at Upton Magna near Shrewsbury, working on rural cases across England and Wales
Planning Applications Case Worker
You will be a recent graduate of geography, planning, rural land development or a similar discipline and interested in rural development. You will prepare applications including 2D CAD drawings for planning casework for which training will be provided, liaising with clients and planning officers.
Salary £19,500 – £22,500 commensurate with qualifications and experience
Assistant in the New Sites Team
You will be a recent graduate of geography or a similar discipline and interested in rural development. You will research sites for potential projects, obtaining planning histories and documenting planning and environmental constraints, and liaising with clients and planning officers.
Salary £19,500- £22,500 commensurate with qualifications and experience
Green Planning Studio will support employees wishing to take post-graduate qualifications in subjects and professional qualifications relevant to the company’s workload.
Excellent pension benefits
Closing date: Monday 21st March 2022
Please send CVs and any queries to applications@gpsltd.co.uk
GREEN PLANNING STUDIO LTD, Unit D Lunesdale, Upton Magna Business Park, SY4 4TT Telephone: 01743 709364
Visit: www.greenplanning.co.uk
Ruth Reed presentation: Planning for Eco Homes
Ruth Reed will be taking part in the Eco Workshop with a presentation on planning for eco homes.
Good sustainable design is an asset in the planning system but some of the design implications need careful consideration particularly in sensitive areas. See her at the NSBRC at 12.00 on Saturday 19th February

‘Should my new house be Passivhaus’ presentation by Ian Leighton
On Saturday 27th Ian Leighton, one of our senior architects, will be giving a presentation at the National Self Build and Renovation Centre at 14.15 on
‘Should my new house be Passivhaus – A guide to the how and why of Passivhaus to help you decide’
Entry to the centre and workshop is free. Further details at:https://www.nsbrc.co.uk/whats-on/our-workshops/passivhaus-workshop/
Holiday Park and Resort Innovation Show 2021

Green Planning Studio will be at the Holiday Park and Resort Innovation Show 2021 on the 10th and 11th of November.
Matthew Green will give a presentation on ‘Maximising your Land Use’ at 13.15 on 10th November.
The show provides a chance to catch up with the team to discuss your project and find out more about what the Company can do to help you make the most of your land. Come and see us on Stand 1120.
Contact us if you need help with your land.
Green Planning Studio is excited to be part of the National Self Build & Renovation Show
The Practice is part of the permanent exhibition and will be taking part in the 3 annual shows, the first of which is on 15th and 16th October. Ruth Reed will be presenting on Winning Planning Consents in Areas of Constraint at 2.00pm on 16th October and will be holding face to face pre-booked meetings with people seeking advice on planning and architecture throughout the show. Details of the show can be found at https://www.nsbrc.co.uk/the-national-self-build-and-renovation-show-october/
Book your free tickets


Grand Designs Live 2021: We are all set
Grand Designs Live 2021
Once again Green planning Studio are at Grand Designs Live


Green Planning’s back at Grand Designs Live. Come & say hi at stand B32 – Grand Build zone
Come and visit us on Stand B32 in the Grand Build area at the NEC from the 6th to the 10th of October. We have regularly attended Grand Designs Live at both the NEC and at the Excel in London over the last few years.
We have some free tickets available. If you would like to attend to get in touch with the enquiries team about getting a free ticket to the show.
If you have any questions about obtaining planning permission on a difficult site, architectural design or any of our other services then please pop along to our stand and say hi.
If you have a project you are thinking about we would love to hear from you this year. Contact us

Appointments herald business expansion
Green Planning Studio is delighted to announce the appointment of two senior planners, expanding its professional team to meet growing demand.
Graham Clark will join as Associate Director (Planning). He comes from Berrys, where he has been leading its Hereford office. Graham has extensive experience of project leadership in rural development and planning law and a background in development control and economic development.
Tim Williams joins GPS as an Associate. Tim is from Concept Town Planning in Shropshire and previously worked for Telford and Wrekin Council. He has extensive experience across a range of development types and sizes in both urban and rural settings, and in development control and policy.
Matthew Green, director at GPS, said:
“The demand for our services, particularly in obtaining planning permissions for clients, continues to increase. With their extensive experience, Graham and Tim joining Green Planning Studio will boost our capacity and further enhance the skills we can offer.”
Both join as Green Planning Studio enters a new phase of growth across all of the company’s areas of business including planning advice, planning applications and applications for certificates of lawfulness, appeals and enforcement appeals.
Green Planning Studio is a planning-led, multi-disciplinary consultancy based at Upton Magna near Shrewsbury, working on cases across England and Wales. The Company specialises in winning planning consents in areas of constraint.