Planning & Development

From idea to completion

Turning your vision into a reality can be complex, whether it’s a minor change of use for an agricultural barn or a multi-million-pound residential and commercial development. 

We’ll guide you smoothly and speedily through the process, avoiding costly delays and potential legislation breaches.

We can help you identify opportunities, compile successful applications and project-manage construction works. Our suite of in-house specialist services even extends to helping you find tenants or sell buildings. 

Our knowledge of biodiversity, farmland habitats and natural landscapes means we are also perfectly placed to grasp a project’s ecological and environmental implications, suggest any necessary mitigation measures and present the most compelling case to all relevant authorities.

We can help you with:

• Planning applications and appeals
• Permitted development and change of use
• Initial appraisals
• Residential and commercial premises
• Infrastructure projects
• Diversification (tourism, leisure and recreation)
• Renewable energy
• Greenfield and brownfield projects
• Traditional and vernacular buildings (Grade I and Grade II)
• Section 106 agreements
• Strategic land promotion
• Negotiation of option and promotional agreements
• Certificates of Lawfulness (CLUED)
• Removal and amendment of Agricultural Occupancy Conditions (AOC)
• Equestrian projects
• Enforcement responses