Planning in the UK, and especially in Greater London, is notoriously complex. It's a maze of policies, regulations, and standards that demands specialised, up-to-date knowledge and expertise to navigate successfully. Over the past decade, we’ve developed a strong approach and proven methodology. This has helped us build an exceptional track record of successfully securing planning permission for clients across Greater London and the Home Counties. The key aspects of our approach to planning are listed below:
  • Collaborative – We start the conversation with planners early and advise most of our clients to seek pre-planning advice prior to submitting a full planning application. Our experience shows that when properly consulted and liaised with, most planning case officers will be receptive to conduct a professional dialogue, increasing the chances of success.
  • Strategic – We tailor a custom planning strategy for each project based on its circumstances such as planning history, local context and specific challenging elements. We sometimes split applications or introduce minor tweaks to the scheme during the consideration period in conversation with the officers to prevent one contentious element from jeopardising approval of the main scheme.
  • Professional – We have found that the quality and clarity of the submission in terms of background research, planning history of the property and context, precedent and the arguments presented to support the case has a tremendous effect on the success rate.