Planning Applications

We believe that a sound understanding of the planning context will enable you to evaluate the planning potential for your assets and projects.

Our starting point is to understand the planning policy context and constraints. We’ll advise of potential development opportunities and how to maximise chances of securing planning permission taking into account planning requirements and technical input.

• Assessment of planning policy
• Identification of site constraints
• Understanding requirements that will shape new development
• Defining opportunities and benefits of development
• Establishing a timescale and strategy for delivery

Potential opportunities may not be immediate or may require a phased approach which will be identified in the Appraisal.

We agree that pre-application engagement by prospective applicants offers significant potential to improve both the efficency and effectiveness of the planning system and improve the quality of planning applications and their likelihood of success.

The value of pre-application engagement with all stakeholders is always a key component of our planning strategy advice to clients. The type of engagement will vary on a case-by-case basis, from a Pre-Application Enquiry to a Planning Performance Agreement, from meetings with a Parish / Town Council or a public exhibition.

Whatever the type of engagement, we are able to support you and your planning projects by working collaboratively and openly with interested parties at an early stage, to identify, understand and seek to resolve issues associated with a proposed development

Not all pre-application enquiries are treated as confidential by local planning authorities.

Applications must be supported by sufficient information and we will help to explain each local planning authority’s validation requirements and other legal requirements to make a planning application. We can help you to establish a bespoke project team of specialist consultants to address technical matters such as highways, heritage, landscape, ecology, flood risk etc.

We can help you make planning applications for:

• Full Planning Permission
• Outline Planning Permission
• Reserved Matters
• Permission in Principle
• Approval of reserved matters
• Discharge of planning conditions
• Amending proposals that have planning permission
• Amending planning obligations
• Lawful development certificates
• Prior approval for some permitted development rights
• Advertisement consent
• Scheduled monument consent
• Listed building consent
• Common land works consent

Once the application has been made we will proactively engage with the planning officer and stakeholders in accordance with our initial strategy advice to the client. We will keep you updated throughout the process, offering solutions to issues raised. In the event that the planning application is heard at a Planning Committee, we will attend to speak on your behalf.

We are able to support you through post decision approval processes and the discharge of planning conditions to enable you to commence the development.