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Planning strategy
Often planning problems aren't planning problems. They're strategy problems. Knowing which application to submit, in what sequence, on what policy footing, is what separates a scheme that gets approved from one that gets refused twice and then abandoned. We work with developers, investors and landowners to map the route through, identifying the angles others miss, the policies that actually help, and the order of moves that turns a difficult site into a delivered one. Strategy first. Applications second.
Site appraisals
Before you spend money on architects, surveys or solicitors, you need to know what the site can actually deliver. Our appraisals cut through the guesswork. We assess planning history, local policy, designations, constraints and precedent, then tell you, plainly, what's achievable, what's a stretch, and what isn't worth pursuing. If there's hidden potential, we'll find it. If there isn't, you'll know before you commit. Either way, you'll have a clear picture before the next pound is spent.
Planning applications
A planning application isn't a form. It's an argument, built from policy, precedent and design, that the council either agrees with or doesn't. We prepare applications that are designed from the outset to be approved: tightly evidenced, properly justified, and structured so that even a sceptical officer struggles to find defensible grounds for refusal. Householder, full, outline, change of use, certificates of lawfulness: we handle the lot, across London and all of the UK
Planning appeals
A refusal isn't the end. It's the start of a different conversation, this time with the Planning Inspectorate, where local politics carry less weight and the strength of your case carries more. Written representations, hearings, inquiries: we build the appeal statement, marshal the evidence, and argue the case. If the refusal was wrong, we work to overturn it. If the route forward is a revised resubmission, we'll tell you that too.
Enforcement resolution
An enforcement notice is serious. But it's rarely as final as it looks. Whether you've been served, are anticipating action, or have inherited an issue with a property you've bought, we step in to assess the position and find a route through. That might mean a retrospective application, a Lawful Development Certificate, an appeal against the notice itself, or a negotiated settlement with the council. We've resolved cases others said were lost. The earlier you bring us in, the more options stay on the table.
Listed building consent
Listed buildings reward careful planning and punish careless work. Unauthorised alterations can lead to enforcement, prosecution or unsellable titles, and even well-intentioned changes need consent. We prepare Listed Building Consent applications that respect the building's significance while securing the changes our clients actually want: extensions, internal reconfigurations, new services, and sympathetic modernisation. Heritage statements, design rationale, conservation officer engagement: all handled.