The Planning process has an impact on people on many different levels. Most people will be affected by the process at some stage in their lives and it often has the capacity to invoke strong emotions from all of the parties involved.

The planning process has a fundamental effect and impact on how our environment is shaped. Our planning law specialists can help you to shape that process to meet your requirements.  Whether you are an individual looking to explore new expansion or other development opportunities or an established developer you will require practical cost-effective and straightforward solutions to address the issues at stake.

How can we help you?

We can take over the day-to-day running of the planning aspects which affect you. This has the effect of reducing the stress involved in the planning process and can enable individuals to focus on other matters whilst having the confidence that matters are progressing.

Our planning law specialists have extensive in-house local planning authority experience. We regularly draw on this experience for our clients to guide them through the increasingly complex planning maze.

We seek to advise you about the best approach to use in order to streamline the often quite lengthy planning process and how, if possible, to avoid costly appeals or enforcement action. This often means setting up face to face meetings with the planning officers and other key individual stake holders at an early stage in the process in order to really understand the current position, aims and requirements of each party. We find that this direct approach often saves considerable time and expense in the long run.

Our aim is offer practical, realistic commercial advice tailored to your individual budget and requirements.

We cover all aspects of planning law in England and Wales:

• Planning Applications
• Planning Appeals
• Judicial Review
• Section 106 Agreements
• Objecting to Planning Applications
• Development Plan representations and development of land opportunities
• Town and Village Green Applications
• Section 215 Notices
• Permitted Development Rights
• Enforcement Notices
• Certificates of Lawfulness
• Compulsory Purchase Orders
• Tree Preservation Orders
• Advertisement Control
• Listed Building Applications
• Planning Health Checks
• Planning Contravention Notices; Stop Notices; Injunctions; Requisition for Information
• Breach of Condition Notices
• Environmental / Planning Prosecutions
• Statutory and Private Nuisance

This list is not exhaustive in its scope but is a flavour of the type and scope of work we cover.  If there is a specific area that you would like advice on which is not mentioned please call to see if we can help.

For a free initial telephone conversation, please email the head of the planning team Polly Reynolds or call 0117 314 5276.  Alternatively complete the Enquiry Form.