PPS News & Blog

Caledonian Challenge – Beware the Highland Midge

June 8th, 2010 by Sam Schofield

Only a few days remain before the plucky PPS five cross the start line at Fort William.  After many weeks of training across the UK, John, Julian, Karl, Ross and myself are making our final preparations.  Collectively, we have covered hundreds of miles but now we face the challenge of 54 miles within 24 hours [...]

PPS Bulletin – Election; Officially Con-Dem(ed)

May 12th, 2010 by Rebekah Paczek

DISCLAIMER:
With an official Government now in place, although not quite fully fledged   Currently we are all in shock and the office furniture is being rearranged into a more coalition style of working to make sure that we all get along swimmingly and talk with one voice.  As a result of this upheaval I may not [...]

PPS Bulletin: Election results *updated 10th May*

May 7th, 2010 by Rebekah Paczek

DISCLAIMER:It is the weekend therefore I can be as partisan as I like.  However, given that we as the British people chose to effectively vote for ‘None of the Above’ and therefore don’t actually have a Government perhaps we are all now officially anarchists – a very wise man once told me it was the only [...]

Vote for PPS

May 6th, 2010 by Stephen Byfield

Well its election day at last and so there is an end in sight to the febrile water cooler conversations that have been galvanising PPS staff for the last four weeks. It is time to stock up with wine and sandwiches and watch the results roll in through the early hours.
This election is particularly interesting [...]

Follow PPS on Twitter

April 23rd, 2010 by Stephen Byfield

http://twitter.com/PPS_Group

Update on our very own Bananaman

April 21st, 2010 by Adam Browning

Perfect weather for the Taunton half-marathon on Sunday 11th April and I recorded a decent time of just under two hours.   In fact, the banana outfit was probably an advantage as everyone cheered me on.   Nearly £800 raised so far for the Somerset charity, Escape Support Group, that helps families with special needs children.
There is [...]

Holyrood’s Community Engagement Planning Conference sponsored by PPS Scotland

April 19th, 2010 by Donald Anderson

PPS is sponsoring Holyrood’s Community Engagement Planning Conference on the 30th April 2010. PPS is heavily involved in property and development communications, specialising in all Planning matters.
This conference will provide a great opportunity for those involved in Planning to review the new Planning Act and discuss its future implications.
Despite the economic downturn, the mood is [...]

Going Bananas in Somerset

March 30th, 2010 by Adam Browning

Somerset is becoming something of a hub of PPS activity.    We are not only working on the largest potential construction project in the South West of England – the development of a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point – but PPS co-founder and director, Charles St George, is also running the Taunton half marathon on [...]

Caledonian Challenge update – Best foot forward

March 19th, 2010 by Sam Schofield

Only three months to go until Team PPS sets off from Fort William with 54 miles stretching out before us.  The Summer Solstice may seem distant, but it is time for us to get serious and start putting some miles into our legs.
The Manchester office contingent (Sam and Kevin) spent a day walking on the [...]

20 years of PPS (Part One)

February 12th, 2010 by Stephen Byfield

It was twenty years ago this week that Charles St George and I had a bright idea and set up a business.   In its own small way that decision has transformed the way the development industry goes about getting planning permission.
PPS was that business and our bright idea was to help companies secure planning permission [...]