At PlanningSphere, we specialise in complex planning applications, land promotion and planning appeals. But whatever your planning challenge, we aim to deliver creative solutions that enhance value and promote sustainable development.
Our services
Planning applications
Coordinating submissions and management; and supporting statements (planning statements; design and access statements; statements of community engagement)
Planning appraisals
Advice on development potential, prospects and planning strategy
Listed building consent submissions
Planning appeals
Written representations; hearings; and inquiries (expert witness)
Planning enforcement and legal
Planning contravention notices; certificates of lawful use; certificates against immunity of listing; and agricultural occupancy conditions
Project management
Including coordination of other professional services through the planning process
Site promotion
Strategic sites and development plan allocations
Client-side due diligence
Including pre-acquisition advice and development feasibility
S.106 and Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) negotiations
Communication advice
Coordination of local community engagement
Third-party representations
Our approach
Land-use planning encompasses disciplines that seek to regulate land use in an efficient and ethical way. Our involvement typically includes the project management of planning applications and planning appeals, and the promotion of land through the process of making development plans (such as an area’s Local Plan).
Our core approach is to understand our clients’ business and land interests, and deliver creative solutions that enhance value and promote sustainable development.
We usually adopt the role of lead consultant, and work in partnership with (or co-ordinate the input of) other like-minded property professionals and technical consultants. In situations where clients choose to take the lead and proactively manage projects themselves, we can work as part of their wider team.
Many of our planning projects take place in the Bath and Mendip areas, and around the A350 corridor in Wiltshire. However, we are also working further afield on sites in London, Sussex, Hampshire, Devon, Gloucestershire, Yorkshire and Teesside.
Our project sectors
- Residential development (from single plots to larger scale strategic site promotion)
Custom-build and self-build housing
Care homes and extra-care housing
Mixed-use regeneration
Rural diversification
Tourism (hotels and holiday lets)
Renewable energy installations
Listed buildings and conservation
Town centre/commercial development
Our client types
- Landowners
Property developers
Investors
Home builders
Businesses
Other property professionals
Home owners
Private individuals and community groups with a direct or third-party interest in land and property
