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Services

Areas of expertise include:

Planning Applications

Planning Appeals

Residential Development

Retail Development

Commercial Development

Historic Buildings and Environment

Agricultural Development

Certificates of Lawful Use or Development

Planning Enforcement

Planning Policy

National Parks, AONB and Green Belt

Renewable Energy Development 

Services cover any and all aspects of the UK planning system including:

Assessment of options and the likelihood of success at the start of a project or support during an application to secure a positive outcome . This can include:

  • Assessment of the likelihood of success of a proposal
  • Strategies, tactics and options for securing planning permission and/or listed building consent/conservation area consent
  • Discussion and negotiation with the Council’s Officers and any statutory bodies or interest groups before an application is submitted, and during the application process
  • Coordinating the work of other professionals and specialist consultants including Architects, Historic Buildings, Archaeology, Surveyors, Ecology, Arboriculture, Flood Risk, Landscaping, Highways
  • If necessary, Direct Access and obtaining Counsel Opinion
  • Approval of Conditions
  • Renewals
  • Retrospective Planning Applications
  • Lawful Development Certificates
  • Planning Statements, including Design & Access Statements
  • Public Speaking at Committee Meetings
  • Appeals – including Written Representations, Hearings and Public Inquiries - acting as Expert Witness and Planning Advocate as required or working with Solicitors and Barristers to present the case
  • Planning Enforcement
  • Third Party Objections
  • Planning Policy – promoting or objecting to land designations
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