Planning & Development.
Conceived as a single discipline.
We do not separate the work of planning from the realities of development. Our directors operate fluently across both, from the first site appraisal to the discharge of the final condition.
Three phases. One team. From land to delivery.
Most planning failures occur at the seams between phases. We remove those seams. One director, one strategy, one accountable line of sight from the first option agreement to the final building constructed in accordance with consent.
From raw land to delivered place.
Land Assembly & Promotion
We identify, secure and promote land through option, promotion and hybrid agreements. We act for landowners seeking value and for developers seeking pipeline.
- ·Site identification & appraisal
- ·Option & promotion agreements
- ·Local Plan representations
- ·Allocation strategy
Consent & Application
We design and direct the application strategy — outline, hybrid or detailed — engaging members, officers and statutory consultees throughout determination.
- ·Pre-application engagement
- ·Planning, design & access statements
- ·EIA coordination
- ·Committee advocacy
Delivery & Discharge
We carry consents into delivery: conditions discharge, reserved matters, Section 106 negotiation, CIL strategy and the coordination of the wider professional team.
- ·Conditions discharge
- ·Reserved matters
- ·S106 & CIL negotiation
- ·Stewardship & handover
Where we are most effective.
Our work is concentrated in sectors where complexity is high, the stakes are material, and a senior hand at the tiller is the difference between consent and refusal.
Strategic urban extensions, infill, build-to-rent and premium private housing.
Workplaces, logistics, life sciences and mixed-use regeneration.
Sensitive intervention in Conservation Areas and Listed Buildings.
Landed estates, agricultural diversification and rural enterprise.
Schools, university estates and civic institutions.
Care homes, retirement villages and integrated retirement communities.
Planning is not a hurdle to be cleared. It is the discipline by which good places are made — and the discipline by which value is created.
A site, a strategy, or a stalled consent?
We accept a small number of new instructions each quarter. If your matter is one for senior counsel, we would welcome the conversation.