Planning Services
Planning Advice
Application Preparation and Management
Pre-Application Support
Navigating the planning system and process can be daunting. Rob is more than happy to provide planning advice on strategy and the prospects of success for your development proposal. Whether your aim is to prepare an application for personal use or to enhance asset value through planning permission, he can assist you in effective site promotion.
Pre-Application Support
Application Preparation and Management
Pre-Application Support
Many local authorities provide a pre-application advice service, which can be beneficial for application preparation. Rob can manage this process on your behalf, if necessary, gathering and submitting the relevant details to help the Council form a view before the application is officially submitted. This approach often serves as an effec
Many local authorities provide a pre-application advice service, which can be beneficial for application preparation. Rob can manage this process on your behalf, if necessary, gathering and submitting the relevant details to help the Council form a view before the application is officially submitted. This approach often serves as an effective means of 'testing the water' while also enhancing site promotion.
Application Preparation and Management
Application Preparation and Management
Site Promotion and Local Plan Representations
Rob has a wide network of contacts that can be utilized to support the application preparation process for a formal submission. He prepares a Planning Supporting Statement to make the case for the development and provides strategic planning advice. Additionally, he manages the collation and submission of the application package and engage
Rob has a wide network of contacts that can be utilized to support the application preparation process for a formal submission. He prepares a Planning Supporting Statement to make the case for the development and provides strategic planning advice. Additionally, he manages the collation and submission of the application package and engages with the local planning authority through to determination, ensuring effective site promotion throughout.
Site Promotion and Local Plan Representations
Site Promotion and Local Plan Representations
Site Promotion and Local Plan Representations
Often, in order to secure consent, a longer-term 'promotional' strategy for site promotion is required. Rob has experience in both short and long-term site promotion, particularly in application preparation for securing land use allocations in development plans for residential and commercial uses. With these allocations in place (which ca
Often, in order to secure consent, a longer-term 'promotional' strategy for site promotion is required. Rob has experience in both short and long-term site promotion, particularly in application preparation for securing land use allocations in development plans for residential and commercial uses. With these allocations in place (which can take a long time to secure), the prospects of obtaining planning permission are much improved. Rob has submitted representations to achieve this and provided planning advice while presenting evidence at Local Plan examinations.
Planning Appeals
Site Promotion and Local Plan Representations
Planning Appeals
Sometimes the only recourse is through the Appeal process. Rob has very recent experience in application preparation through both Written Representations and Public Inquiry routes, successfully securing consent for small scale residential schemes, particularly in North Yorkshire. Additionally, he offers valuable planning advice and has secured costs in a number of instances during site promotion.
Bespoke Reports
Site Promotion and Local Plan Representations
Planning Appeals
If a comprehensive 'start to finish' planning service isn't what you need, Rob can assist you with stand-alone reports that facilitate application preparation. These include Planning Supporting Statements, Design and Access Statements, Flood Risk Sequential and Impact Tests, Retail Sequential and Impact Tests, a Statement of Community Inv
If a comprehensive 'start to finish' planning service isn't what you need, Rob can assist you with stand-alone reports that facilitate application preparation. These include Planning Supporting Statements, Design and Access Statements, Flood Risk Sequential and Impact Tests, Retail Sequential and Impact Tests, a Statement of Community Involvement, and Environmental Impact Assessments focusing on Land Use Chapters and Management. Additionally, Rob offers expert planning advice to enhance your site promotion efforts.