Consulting Services

25 years of providing planning advice

Site Assessments

guiding you towards opportunities

We provide a free initial assessment. If you have a development project in mind we can provide guidance on your chances of planning success, consideration of your draft scheme, research the Council’s relevant planning policy, consult the Council’s records of the planning history for the site, and advise on any other expertise to be involved.

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Based on our findings from the initial assessment we can advise on the type, scale, and potential details of the scheme. 

Planning Applications

expertise based on professional knowledge

Based on our findings from initial assessment we can undertake pre-application negotiations with consultees such as the council’s planners, the highway authority, and the Environment Agency.

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Armed with the feedback on the draft scheme, we will provide a complete application management service. Where appropriate, this would involve co-ordinating inputs from architects, highway engineers, ecologists and other specialists to ensure professional and comprehensive planning application is submitted. We write Design and Access Statements and Planning Statements to support the application. Post-submission we monitor the progress of the application, and liaise with the planning authority on any enquiries raised. Where necessary we also provide a presentation to the planning committee.

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Planning Appeals

challenging bad decisions

We undertake planning appeals where the client has received a refusal of planning permission. Our approach is to firstly evaluate the chances of success and advice the client before engaging in the appeal process.

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If you have received a refusal we would be happy to review the decision and advise you on your chances of success and the appropriate method to be pursued.

Other Services

the path to success

We undertake the following services, either as part of the project, or as a "plug-in" service with other professionals:

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• Public Engagement and Consultation Exhibitions

• Due Diligence for Site Acquisitions

• Planning Statement

• Environmental Impact Assessment

• Design & Access Statement

• Local Plan Representations and Hearing Evidence

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