All too often, developers incur delays to their projects and abortive design fees because of inadequate preparation at feasibility stage. This often arises from misunderstanding of planning policy or the adoption of an unrealistic or insufficiently flexible approach.
I can offer:
the investigation of the prospects for planning permission for the development of a piece of land, including the evaluation of planning policy, with recommendations of optimum courses of action.
negotiation with planners to secure the best possible understanding of planning requirements and better understanding, on their part, of the physical and economic limitations of the proposal and its site.
the preparation of development briefs at area-wide or individual site level.
concept design (with design and access statement) for sites and proposals.
the preparation of design and access statements for outline proposals (see design and access page).
urban design schemes.
"rescue packages" and troubleshooting for cases in which development proposals have gone seriously wrong in the planning process and need to be resolved minimum cost.
assistance with the critical analysis of emerging planning policy and land allocations, for landowners and developers, including their testing at examinations for soundness.
expert witness services in appeals.