Employee owned Terence O’Rourke Ltd (TOR) has been delivering planning, design and environmental solutions for high profile projects across the Central South region since 1985. Projects completed to date are very diverse and touch most economic sectors spread across the region. TOR takes a problem solving approach to give clients a bespoke team of experts tailored to meet their project’s needs. This inter-disciplinary approach and proactive lateral thinking creates comprehensive, innovative solutions. As a result, we have an excellent track record and overall success rate of 97% in securing planning permissions for complex projects in challenging environments.
MCLAREN CAMPUS © TERENCE O’ROURKE
To date TOR planning permissions have helped to deliver over 10,000 homes and 5000 jobs in the Central South. Projects that we have worked on include:
- Large scale communities at Amesbury, Basingstoke, Guildford and Fareham.
- Town centre regeneration schemes in Bournemouth, Cowes, Poole, Portsmouth and Southampton.
- Major new R&D, logistics and offices for Amazon, Arlington Business Parks, BAE Systems, Defence, Science and Technology Labs, McLaren, Lloyds Register, Ordnance Survey, Rolls Royce, Surrey Satellite Technology Ltd, Vestas and the 5G Innovation Centre.
- University of Surrey’s new campus at Blackwell Farm, Guildford.
- Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth.
- Rhino House and Tropical House visitor attractions at Marwell Zoo.
- Chewton Glen 5* Hotel and Spa, Tree Suites and Cookery School. Runway extension and new terminal buildings at Bournemouth International Airport. Change of use from military to general aviation new International Exhibition and Conference Centre at Farnborough Airport.
- Major new water and wastewater treatment works for Bournemouth, Christchurch, Poole, Havant, Portsmouth, Southampton, Winchester and the Isle of Wight.
- New materials recycling facilities and energy from waste plants at Chineham, Marchwood and Portsmouth.
- New solar farms in Christchurch, Dorset, Hampshire and South Wiltshire. We are immensely proud that these projects have made a major contribution to the Central South’s economy and attraction as a great place to live, work and visit and are keen to continue to promote the region to new investors to ensure its future success and prosperity.
We are immensely proud that these projects have made a major contribution to the Central South’s economy and attraction as a great place to live, work and visit and are keen to continue to promote the region to new investors to ensure its future success and prosperity.
TROPICAL HOUSE AT MARWELL ZOO © TERENCE O’ROURKE
KEY OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES
Looking forward, the Central South continues to be a region of great opportunity with fantastic natural and heritage assets and a thriving economy. There are exciting opportunities in key sectors such as maritime, life sciences, digital and creative, and green technologies, and to power new developments from low carbon and renewable energy. Nevertheless, there is widespread recognition of the climate and ecological emergency faced globally.
Allied to this is acknowledgement of the need to increase low carbon and renewable energy, to protect the natural environment and in responding to the coronavirus pandemic seeking to ‘build back better, build back greener, build back faster’. To achieve this requires a commitment from all sectors of the community, with sustainability placed at the heart of development.
To secure the Central South’s future prosperity requires collaboration from the private sector, business organisations such as Business South, the local enterprise partnerships, local government and the wider community with significant opportunities across a range of economic sectors, both established and emerging.
Strong environmental principles have always been central to TOR’s consultancy advice, with many of our projects at the forefront of the UK’s national drive to achieve a zero carbon economy. TOR is now an independently accredited Carbon Neutral company and has set a target of achieving zero carbon status by 2030.
TOR is keen to continue to help deliver great projects for the Central South and is well placed to assist clients in bringing forward their low carbon and renewable technology schemes, with extensive experience across a range of sectors and bringing the benefits of an experienced, integrated team to the fore.
As featured in Central South’s PROSPER Magazine – download the full magazine here.
