Planning Consultancy

With offices across the South East and in London our consultants have a deep understanding of the way local markets operate and how the priorities of individual planning authorities impact planning decisions. We leverage this knowledge in our work with major developers and others,  to secure permission and assist in developing sustainable projects that maximise land value and achieve maximum financial returns.

Our track record speaks for itself, successfully having project-managed and delivered a host of major residential and commercial development and regeneration schemes such as the Brighton & Hove Albion Football Stadium, North Horsham urban extension (2750 dwellings, schools, retail and commercial) and the Brighton Jubilee Library and Square.

We also advise on many smaller projects and have recently secured permission for; schemes to extend hotels, sports training facilities, logistics developments, barn conversions, rural housing, town centre apartments, new places of worship and nursing/care homes.

What can our planning consultancy do for you?

Our planning consultants offer advice on a wide range of planning matters, including site promotion, planning applications and appeals. There is a particular focus on the residential, retail and leisure development sectors as well as the regulatory regime around waste and renewables, infrastructure and heritage assets/listed buildings.

Our work includes:

• Planning applications – We help clients navigate the evolving planning system from scheme conception to completion
• Planning appeals –We regularly provide the written representations/statements that are critical to successful appeals and appear in planning inquiries and appeal hearings as expert witnesses
• Local plan examinations – We work with clients at local and neighbourhood plan development stage, promoting their interests and maximising the potential of development land
• Strategic planning advice – Work includes advising on site appraisals, identifying risks and proactively developing legal routes through potential obstacles in the planning process
• Environmental Impact Assessments – Using comprehensive EIAs to smooth the delivery of large-scale projects and reducing the chance of successful challenges to projects on environmental grounds
• Advice on planning issues affecting Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas and other heritage assets generally and liaising with heritage agencies and stakeholders
• Certificates of Lawful Development – Working with clients to gather all necessary evidence for a successful application for a certificate, avoiding enforcement action and ensuring any future sale of the relevant land is not complicated by the absence of planning permission
• Advice on water and nitrate neutrality and biodiversity net gain
• Planning enforcement – Including Enforcement Notice appeals
• Community Infrastructure Levy – Guiding developer clients through the complex CIL regulations and ensuring all exemptions and reliefs are applied correctly to reduce the level of CIL payable