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Twenty5 has secured Planning Consent for the nationally important 130‑hectare Rivenhall Greenhouse project, delivering both a Section 73 Application to amend the underlying minerals permission and a full Planning Application for the new low‑carbon greenhouse complex. Co‑located with the Indaver Integrated Waste Management Facility, the development will use recovered heat, electricity and CO₂ to produce up to 30,000 tonnes of fresh produce annually — equivalent to around 7.5%

Twenty5 has submitted an outline planning application for up to 385 new homes to the north of Chadwell St Mary, Essex, within the Metropolitan Green Belt. The proposal will deliver a landscape-led extension to the settlement in a highly sustainable location, alongside a significant quantum of high-quality new homes to address an acute housing land supply shortfall in Thurrock. The site complies with the ‘Golden Rules’ for development within the green belt, with the site

Twenty5 has submitted a hybrid planning application to Bedford Borough Council on behalf of the Bedfordshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust for a proposed 6 storey Elective Care Hub at Bedford Hospital. The proposal creates a dedicated space for routine operations, diagnostic tests and outpatient appointments, which would help reduce waiting times and minimise cancellations caused by emergency pressures. Moving planned services into the new hub would free up space elsewhere

Kathryn recently appeared on the “50 Shades of Planning” podcast to join host Sam Stafford for a wide-ranging, informal discussion recorded in the West Midlands, including Birmingham. In this episode of the popular planning podcast, Kathryn and fellow guests unpacked some of the pressing issues facing the planning system today — from the increasing number of applications driven by Grey Belt policy changes and the “grit in the system” around statutory consultees like water com

Kathryn joined Pinsent Masons and Landmark Chambers to discuss all things Flood Risk Sequential Test related – a topic which still keep us occupied in 2026; albeit as the name of the vent would suggest (Turning The Wide), the dial is slowly beginning to turn in the other direction and back towards normality.

Kathryn is joining a breakfast briefing and panel discussion featuring Chris Curtis MP and Rebecca Warren, and led by Cavendish Consulting. This is a must-attend event for those working across housing and planning. With 2026 shaping up to be a decisive year for UK housing, the panel will explore the opportunities created by shifting political momentum, as well as the barriers that must be overcome to unlock growth. The event will take place on Thursday 5 March (8:30am – 11:0

You might have spotted Kathryn popping up recently on your LinkedIn feed m- at the “Exploring the new NPPF draft” session hosted by Landmark Chambers and the LPDF on 12 January 2026, which had just under 3,000 attendees dialling in. The topic? The draft National Planning Policy Framework —with the Government seeking responses to consultation proposals that could reshape everything from housing delivery to local plan exams, there was plenty to chew over. Kathryn talked ab

Kathryn joined a round table run by the Policy Liaison Group on Housing Delivery & Growth to discuss how flood risk and the sequential test interact with housing delivery. The event was run by the College Green group.

Kathryn recently appeared as a special guest on the podcast and webcast Have We Got Planning News For You , where she discussed innovative approaches to the flood risk sequential test. This programme — hosted by leading planning barristers — reviews current legal and policy developments in UK planning and invites expert guests to share insight on key issues shaping the profession. Her episode highlighted how sequential testing is evolving in practice and what this means for p

Birmingham & Cambridge, UK – 25/07/2025 – A new entrant to the UK planning market has officially launched. Twenty5, founded by four...