Town & Country Planning Consultant
Associate Member of the Royal Town Planning Institute
I am a Planning Consultant based in Co Durham and Derbyshire and serve clients in the Northeast, Midlands and throughout England. I can provide you or your business with all the planning advice and support you need.
My clients, architects, businesses and private individuals appoint me to handle their planning concerns. I am highly recommended by them and get a lot of repeat business.
I have a mission, vision and values helping me obtain a Freeindex directory ‘Highly Recommended’ status and a No.1 ranking for the value and quality of my broad range of services across many development sectors.
I offer a range of services, all provided at the same hourly rate. Town and Country Planning encompasses an exceptionally broad area of expertise. I have highlighted some of those areas below but the list is not exhaustive.
To get you from ‘A’ to ‘B’, your starting point to your goal, I may deploy a strategy that involves one or more of my services. It all depends on how complex your project is.
And, my knowledge and experience encompass more than planning and includes construction, building management and land surveying. I think this gives me an advantage on the planning ‘battlefield’.
21 Years’ Planning Experience
Ranked 1 of 291 Consultants
Customer Rating 4.9 of 5.0
Time Spent Fees £55/hr
‘Highly Recommended’
Free Consultation
Fixed Price Appraisals
AssocRTPI
Member of NAPE
MInstLM
I will co-
Planning Applications are often refused by Local Planning Authorities. Sometimes, for genuine reasons. In other cases it may entirely reasonable to appeal its decision. I can prepare your mandatory full statement of case and lodge your appeal electronically through the Planning Inspectorate’s Portal.
Having managed planning enforcement and compliance teams and with ten years’ experience as an enforcer, I have the necessary skills, knowledge and experience should you find yourself in deep water with the Local Planning Authority. I am a member of the National Association for Planning Enforcement [NAPE] and am proud to served on its Management Committee.
Planning appraisals give you an understanding of the issues relevant to your proposal. They can highlight its strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats and can help you make informed decisions to maximise your chances of success.
Writing planning statements is a main duty of a planning consultant. Statements can be mandatory in certain situations & necessary in others. The most common statement that I write to support applications is the Design & Access Statement but there are others.
If you are looking for someone to help you because you are concerned about development in your area, I can assist you. I can help you formulate your objection and convey your opinions in a concise and accurate manner in letters, reports and in person.
My articles have been published, I have presented workshops at national and local forums and have provided inter-
I can confidently handle both formal complaints to your Council and the Local Government Ombudsman complaints procedures on your behalf. I have significant experience responding to formal and LGO complaints for Local Planning Authorities. If you are aggrieved at the way in which your local planning authority has handled a planning concern you may complain to the LGO, usually after going through the Council’s own complaints procedures first.
sectors
I have assisted many clients in horsicultural developments in the provision of stables, tack rooms and hay barns. Some were secured at appeal.
I have significant experience in securing urban, rural housing and specialist housing through new build and building conversion schemes.
I have secured planning permission, permitted development and provided enforcement defences on numerous agricultural projects.
I do have experience in handling planning applications concerning research development where hazardous substances were a concern.
I can guide you through the planning process for your new commercial development and unlock your site’s potential.
Small scale developments can be problematic. My assistance on a domestic project can guide you through the pitfalls.
Student housing is one of my specialisms and I have considerable experience and had great success in Co Durham and Newcastle upon Tyne.
I have experience of assisting Civil Engineering works. These are sometimes intertwined with developments in other sectors, like housing.
I will often delve into the murky depths of the past and write heritage statements and obtain listed building consents for my clients.
I have assisted many leisure and tourism developments and have secured visitor accommodation, gyms, community centres, pubs and more
I have provided assistance on several horticultural projects, including garden nurseries and garden centre developments.
Purely by chance, this has become one of my specialisms and I have successfully assisted several large scale care and nursing home projects
