At a glance
- Site appraisals
- Planning strategy
- S106 negotiations
- Strategic land
- Urban design and regeneration
Clients
Developers
Planning, architecture and urban design support for developers, from early site appraisal and strategy through to applications, negotiation and consent.
Key contact
David Symons
Director – Chartered Architect
Key contact
Richard Pigott
Director – Chartered Town Planner
Development needs strategy
Good development decisions start before an application is submitted
Whether you are assessing a single plot, progressing a residential scheme, reviewing strategic land or managing a more complex commercial opportunity, early planning and design advice can make a significant difference to risk, programme and viability.
Planning & Design Practice works with developers of all sizes, from small companies delivering one site at a time to housebuilders and commercial organisations managing larger schemes. Our planning consultants, architects, heritage specialists and urban designers can help test the opportunity, shape the strategy and prepare the right case for decision-makers.
Support for developers
From feasibility to negotiation, we help developers understand the planning position, shape credible proposals and keep schemes moving.
Site appraisals
Early planning and development advice to help you understand policy context, constraints, opportunities and likely routes to consent.
Planning applications
Support with outline, full and reserved matters applications, including the coordination of supporting information and planning statements.
S106 and obligations
Advice around Section 106 requirements, planning obligations and the issues that can affect viability, delivery and negotiation.
Strategic land
Planning support for longer-term land opportunities, promotion, representations and the evidence needed to support future development potential.
Design and masterplanning
Architectural and urban design input to help shape proposals that respond to site context, policy, movement, character and deliverability.
Relevant services for developers
Development projects often require planning, design, heritage and negotiation to be considered together, particularly where sites are sensitive, constrained or commercially complex.
Architecture
Architectural design support for housing schemes, redevelopment sites and development-led proposals.
Planning
Planning appraisals, applications, strategy and negotiation for residential, commercial and mixed-use development.
Heritage
Specialist advice where listed buildings, conservation areas or heritage settings influence the development strategy.
Urban Design
Design and placemaking advice for larger sites, regeneration projects and schemes where layout, movement and character matter.
Appeals
Support where an application has been refused, delayed or needs to be reconsidered through a more robust planning case.
How we support development projects
For developers, the process needs to be commercially aware, evidence-led and responsive to the way planning decisions are made.
Test the site
Appraise the opportunity
We review the site, planning history, policy position, constraints and likely risks so you can understand the development potential before committing further resource.
Set the route
Define the planning strategy
We identify the most appropriate route forward, including the type of application, pre-application engagement, supporting evidence and key planning arguments.
Shape the scheme
Coordinate planning and design
Our planners, architects and urban designers work together to develop proposals that respond to context, policy, market requirements and practical delivery.
Make the case
Prepare and manage the submission
We coordinate the drawings, statements, evidence and supporting material needed to present the scheme clearly and professionally.
Negotiate the detail
Support through decision and conditions
We assist with officer discussions, revisions, S106 matters, conditions and post-submission issues to help keep the project moving.
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Why developers work with Planning & Design
Commercially aware advice
We understand that planning strategy must sit alongside programme, viability, risk and delivery.
Planning and design in one team
Our planners, architects, heritage specialists and urban designers can work together to shape stronger, more coherent proposals.
Negotiation and advocacy
We bring experience in presentation, advocacy and negotiation, helping schemes respond to officer comments, consultees and committee considerations.
Experience across scheme types
We support developers on everything from individual sites and redevelopment opportunities to strategic land and larger multi-million pound schemes.
Frequently asked questions
Yes. We can provide early planning and development appraisals to help you understand policy constraints, risks, opportunities and the likely planning route before committing further resource.
Yes. We work with developers of different sizes, from smaller companies progressing one site at a time to larger housebuilders and commercial organisations managing more complex schemes.
Yes. We can advise on Section 106 matters and planning obligations, helping you understand the issues that may affect negotiation, viability and delivery.
Yes. Our architects and urban designers can work alongside our planning consultants to help shape proposals that respond to policy, context and development objectives.
Yes. We can review the reasons for refusal and advise on whether an appeal, revised application or alternative planning strategy is the most appropriate route.
Ready to review the opportunity?
Talk to us about your development project
Whether you are assessing a site, preparing an application or reviewing the next move on a stalled scheme, we can help clarify the planning and design route forward.
