Master-planned development from above
Disciplines

Six disciplines. One uncompromising standard.

01

Strategic Land Promotion

End-to-end promotion of land through the Local Plan process. We secure allocations, negotiate planning agreements, and create the certainty that institutional capital requires before deployment.

Scope of Work
  • ·Call for Sites submissions
  • ·Local Plan representations
  • ·Option & promotion agreements
  • ·Hearing & EIP advocacy
02

Planning Applications

Full management of outline, hybrid and detailed applications. From pre-application engagement through committee determination to discharge of conditions and reserved matters.

Scope of Work
  • ·Pre-application strategy
  • ·Statements & masterplans
  • ·Member & officer engagement
  • ·Conditions & RM discharge
03

Heritage & Conservation

Listed Building consent, Conservation Area applications and the sensitive integration of contemporary design within historic settings. We work alongside heritage architects of the first rank.

Scope of Work
  • ·Heritage statements
  • ·Listed Building consent
  • ·Conservation Area applications
  • ·Townscape & visual assessment
04

Development Advisory

Pre-acquisition feasibility, planning due diligence and viability appraisal for institutional investors, family offices and premium housebuilders evaluating opportunity.

Scope of Work
  • ·Planning due diligence
  • ·Feasibility & capacity studies
  • ·Viability appraisals
  • ·Masterplanning coordination
05

Appeals & Expert Witness

Representation at written representations, hearings and inquiries. Our directors are experienced expert witnesses with strong records before Planning Inspectors.

Scope of Work
  • ·Section 78 appeals
  • ·Public inquiries
  • ·Proofs of evidence
  • ·Cross-examination
06

Estate & Portfolio Strategy

Long-horizon planning strategy for landed estates, charities and institutional portfolios. Coordinated promotion of multiple holdings over a generational time frame.

Scope of Work
  • ·Estate planning reviews
  • ·Portfolio promotion strategy
  • ·Stewardship advice
  • ·Bespoke retained counsel
How We Work

Designed for certainty.

01
Brief

A confidential conversation to understand site, ambition and constraint.

02
Strategy

A bespoke planning strategy with clear cost, programme and probability.

03
Submission

Director-led preparation, engagement and submission of the application.

04
Consent

Determination, conditions discharge and the path to a deliverable site.

Commission us

Tell us about the site, the scheme, or the strategy.

Every instruction begins with a confidential discussion. Our directors will assess fit, feasibility and the right shape of engagement.