We are pleased to report planning consent granted by Gedling Borough Council for the redevelopment of the former Burton Joyce Community Church on Meadow Lane. Following an objection on highways grounds to our client’s planning application for Use Class E, we worked with IBA Planning to come up with a strategy to determine which of the different types of use would be acceptable. The church fills its plot and has no car parking, so first task was a parking beat survey on a weekday and weekend to understand the spare on-street parking. We then assessed the traffic and parking demands should the church be occupied for various uses, including food retail, non-food retail, office, vet, gym, dental surgery, nursery, and industrial uses.