Our Services

Appeals

Unsuccessful planning applications can be the subject of an appeal; however, it is essential to understand why the application was unsuccessful in the first place. This ensures the best chance of success.
Planning Management has wide-ranging expertise in planning inspectorate appeals and drafting grounds of appeal statements.
We are also able to undertake appeals to challenge planning enforcement notices – Please contact us for assistance.

Applications

Before you start your project you will need to establish whether it requires planning permission. If it does then you will need to make a planning application. Speak with us before you do anything. As an RTPI chartered planner we will be able to help you make the right decisions from the very beginning.
The risks of submitting inadequate or inappropriate planning applications without the right supporting information, adequate justification or unsuitable designs can have a dramatic impact on projects..

Pre-application Service

It can be beneficial to engage in pre-application discussions with a Local Authority to gain an informal view of how a proposal may be received. There are many benefits to seeking pre-application advice as well as potentially saving you money in abortive professional fees including:

Speeding up decision-making;
Confirming the information required within an application;
Identifying problems and issues at an early stage, potentially reducing the risk of wasted applications or refusal, and reducing queries during the application process; and
Confirmation of the Local Authorities ‘in principle’ view of a proposal.

We can assess your proposal and represent you in any pre-application discussions.

Development Appraisal

Planning Management provides an impartial and honest appraisal service to establish development potential of a site. This includes researching the planning history of a site, scrutinising any previous planning decisions and evaluating the relevant planning policies.

Once the appraisal has been undertaken, we can then discuss the potential and provide you with a realistic and clear strategy to achieve the site’s planning potential.

Enforcement

- Planning Management can help you work with the Local Planning Authority and advise of your next steps to remedy a breach of planning control.
- We can do this by submitting retrospective planning applications as well as negotiating with the Local Planning Authority on your behalf.
- As an experienced planning consultant, we can provide you with expert help and knowledge with Planning Enforcement Notices. We can quickly review and assist in their validity, advise on any non-compliance, assess the options before appealing, and represent you in an appeal, at a hearing, or an inquiry.

Statements

Planning Statements and justifications give the best chance of obtaining permission for your development. They justify and summarise a scheme and the relevant policies far better than simple drawings.
As part of the process, we would advise of any further supporting information required.
All statements are prepared by an experienced RTPI Planning Cons
It is an applicant’s opportunity to justify the scheme, rather than simply assume that the Councils Planning Department will agree with them. We submit statements across a wide range of sectors including domestic, residential, commercial, retail, leisure and mixed use.

Statements include but are not limited to:

Planning Statements
Design and Access Statements
Householder Planning Statements
Heritage Impact Statements
Green Belt Planning Justification Statement
Sequential Tests
Statement of Case for Planning Appeals
Cost Rebuttal Statement for planning Appeals

Representation

Planning Management can make representations on your behalf (to object or support) in respect of other planning applications or on the Local Development Plan for the area.
We can also speak at Planning Committee on your behalf in support of your application.

Free Initial Friendly Consultation

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