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Working in partnership at every stage

Working in partnership with our clients, we provide expert advice, guidance and support at every stage of the planning process.

We combine technical expertise, political insight, regional knowledge, national coverage and a genuinely collaborative approach to help clients move projects forward with confidence.

Identifying opportunities and strategies

Creating and optimising development value through clear planning strategy.

Securing development plan allocations

Promoting land and sites through the plan-making process.

Obtaining planning permissions

Supporting applications, consultation, negotiations and delivery.

Producing robust evidence-based research

Preparing data-led evidence, analysis and assessments to support decisions.

Since 2013, our commercially focused, evidence-based strategies and solutions have been unlocking development potential and creating lasting value for our clients.

Established 2013

Sectors

Strategic and immediate housing land, later living, town centres, retail and leisure, analytics and research, urban development, education, healthcare, employment, public sector advisory, film and media, and environmental impact assessment.

Open strategic land and countryside development site

Housing strategic land

Long-term site promotion, land strategy and development plan support for strategic residential growth.

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Residential housing development viewed from above

Housing immediate land

Planning strategy and applications for deliverable residential sites, from appraisal through to permission.

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Modern residential building with landscaped setting

Later living

Specialist planning advice for retirement living, care, assisted living and age-focused residential schemes.

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Town centre retail and leisure destination

Town centres retail and leisure

Evidence-led town centre, retail, leisure, hotel and commercial needs advice for public and private clients.

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Urban development and modern city buildings

Urban development

Planning strategy for complex urban sites, regeneration, mixed-use development and city growth.

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Planning research documents, maps and data analysis

Analytics and research

Robust evidence, demographic analysis, impact assessments and research to support planning decisions.

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Services

From early site strategy to applications, appeals, evidence and impact assessments, our teams provide practical, commercially focused planning support across the full planning process.

Planning site appraisals / strategy development

  • Site Appraisals
  • Planning Strategies

Planning applications

  • Pre-Application Submissions / Discussions
  • Outline / Detailed / Hybrid / Reserved Matters applications
  • Project Management
  • Consultation Strategies
  • Public Exhibitions / Consultation Websites and Leaflets
  • Statements of Community Involvement
  • Negotiating Conditions and Section 106 Agreements

Site promotion

  • Local Plan / Spatial Development Strategies
  • Spatial Options Analysis / Evidence
  • Representations to all stages of the plan-making process
  • Hearing Statements
  • Expert Witness Evidence

Environmental impact assessment

  • EIA Coordination and Management (as ISEP members)
  • Socio-Economic and Demographic Inputs

Appeals

  • Statements of Case / Hearing Statement / Written Representations
  • Proofs of Evidence
  • Expert Witness Evidence

Needs / impacts assessments

  • Health Impact Assessments
  • Socio-Economic Assessments
  • Community Infrastructure Needs Assessment
  • Education Needs Assessments
  • Retail Assessments
  • Hotel Assessments
  • Golf / Commercial Leisure Assessments

Local plan evidence

  • Retail / Leisure / Hotel Studies
  • Specialised Housing Studies
  • Night-Time Studies
  • Open Space / Playing Pitch and Built Facilities Studies
  • Expert Witness Evidence

Each service is shaped around the project, the site and the decision-making context, giving clients clear advice, robust evidence and practical support when it matters most.

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Collaborative advice from experienced planning specialists

Our clients work directly with experienced planning consultants who understand the commercial, technical and political context behind each instruction. We are proud of the long-standing relationships we have built through clear advice, responsive support and a practical approach to delivery.

Approach Genuine collaboration
Advice Commercial focus
Expertise Technical depth
Delivery Outcome driven
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Planning consultancy built on relationships Sharp thinking, clear advice, practical support

From early strategy through to consent, evidence and delivery, our team works closely with clients to move complex planning matters forward.

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Planning advice shaped around your next decision

Whether you are promoting land, preparing an application, building an evidence base or responding to planning risk, our team can help you understand the route forward with clear, practical and commercially focused advice.

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