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Discover expert residential and commercial planning services. We guide you through applications, appeals, and land promotion for successful property development.
Planning and development appraisals
Establishing whether a development scheme or project is acceptable in principle in planning terms, technically feasible or financially viable is fundamental to any developer. By drawing on our wealth of experience from working in both private and public development sectors, we can provide expert appraisals on the potential success of proposals and formulate bespoke planning strategies to optimise project delivery.
Planning applications
We prepare and submit a wide range of planning applications from householder extensions to large scale commercial development. We engage with the local planning authority at the earliest opportunity advising clients to submit pre-application advice requests to identify and mitigate potential risks to successful outcomes.
We liaise with an established team of consultants from a wide variety of disciplines which include architects, ecologists, flood and highway engineers. We collate and coordinate all relevant information to inform detail planning and design & access statements to promote the merits of your scheme and formulating the most cost-effective and time efficient route to achieving planning consent.
Appeals
We have a proven track record of success at appealing planning decisions and are well versed in drafting grounds of appeal, preparing written statements and appearing at informal hearings and public enquiries.
Enforcement issues
Receiving an enforcement notice from the local planning authority can be a stressful matter. We can work quickly to resolve issues with the authority through effective negotiation. We can then advise on the best route forward, whether this is via a retrospective planning application to regularise any breach, preparing a certificate of lawfulness, or the submission of an appeal against any enforcement notice.
Land promotion
We have over 30 years’ experience in promoting a wide range of sites through the development plan process.
Abbey Planning will undertake an initial appraisal of your land identifying key constraints and opportunities for development. This will be used to inform a full candidate site submission to the respective local development plan (LDP) consultation process. This will involve a full detailed my viability assessment of how the site can be delivered during the lifetime of the plan in compliance with prevailing planning policies.
We can offer expert advice to guide your site proposals through to the next stages of the LDP process to plan adoption in readiness for the submission of your planning application.
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