Submitted planning application, addressing potential risks with expert technical team.
Achieved planning permission, improving highways safety through vital infrastructure.
Salt Barn Planning Permission - Surrey County Council
6,189
sq ft
new salt barns at Merrow and Godstone Depots.
4,000
tonnes
of grit capacity in each.
Challenge
Vail Williams was appointed by Surrey County Council as a Framework adviser to secure planning permission for two new salt barns at its Merrow and Godstone highways depots.
The modern, circular salt barns were new structures to be built at each depot where gritting services already existed, enhancing Surrey County Council’s capabilities, whilst improving highways safety.
How we helped
- Addressed a range of planning challenges, including concerns over nighttime noise and light impacting the neighbouring community.
- Navigated operational challenges to ensure both sites could continue to grit, unabated by the construction works.
- Brought together an expert technical team to address ecological concerns around water run-off and potential contamination of adjacent wetland areas.
- Successfully addressed all challenges through a detailed design process in the planning application, together with a wider justification around the local infrastructure need.
We appreciated the technical planning expertise that Vail Williams brought to this unique project. Bringing together a fantastic team of technical experts, they made sure to address potential concerns throughout the planning process, communicating clearly with us throughout, to enable us to deliver significant local infrastructure improvements.”
Paul Williams, Senior Development Manager, Surrey County Council.
Result
- Planning permission was achieved by our public sector planning experts for both salt barns at Merrow and Godstone depots.
- At Merrow the new circular salt barn provided cover for existing grit, whilst increasing capacity and reducing grit loss.
- At Godstone, the new salt barn enabled greater gritting capacity, whilst addressing concerns around flood risk and contamination through run-off.
- Expert planning advice enabled Surrey County Council to deliver improved highways safety and resilience with significantly enhanced, modern gritting infrastructure.
Get in touch
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