Planning Work

Our firm is able to deal with all aspects of Town & Country Planning and also associated areas of work including environmental planning and the provision of advocacy services.

In particular, our firm can provide the following services -

• Pre-application negotiations with local planning authorities
• Preparation of planning applications together with detailed plans and landscaping
• Submission of planning applications
• Submission of environmental assessments
• Processing of appeals against refusals of planning applications
• Processing of appeals against enforcement notices issued by local planning authorities
• Submission of evidence at public local inquiries into planning appeals
• Processing of compulsory purchase orders and attending to objections against such orders at public local inquiries
• Provision of advice on development plans and the preparation and submission of evidence at Local Plan Inquiries
• Applications for Certificates of Lawful Use
• Provision of advice on site appraisals, advice on potential liabilities and potential advantages arising from proposed development schemes, the undertaking of negotiations with licensing authorities relating to various administrative licences required and the supply of such additional technical advice as may be necessary for the purpose of concluding a project
• Provision of advice on all aspects of environmental controls including pollution and waste management
• The preparation of Development Agreements, including land options and the inclusion of overage and claw-back provisions.

Our services will also include the necessary project management involved in putting forward development schemes and the implementation of such proposals. We can utilise the skills of specialist planning consultants who can advise on technical issues including forward planning, development control, arboriculture, landscape architecture, highway design, building control and hydrology.