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The firm was established in 1845 and is today one of the country's leading firms of Chartered Surveyors managing in excess of two million acres of land and providing a comprehensive and expanding range of land-based professional services throughout the country.

Our Planning and Development Team has a proven track record in promoting sites through the planning process, in making successful representations to development plans, negotiating planning permissions, undertaking appeals and preparing development agreements. We provide advice and guidance for projects ranging from major mixed use schemes to individual building plots.

Main Planning Services

Smiths Gore can provide a full range of planning services including:-
• Development Plan Monitoring and Representations
• Planning and Listed Building applications
• Mineral and Waste Local Plan Monitoring and Input
• Applications for mineral extraction, waste disposal and waste recycling
• Planning Appeals/Informal Hearings/Public Inquiries
• Site Appraisals and Feasibility Studies for all forms of development
• Environmental Management and Environmental Impact Assessments
• Advice on Planning Policy and legislation
• Planning/Environmental problem solving

Examples of Recent Projects

• Major Housing and mixed-use developments on green field sites
• Redevelopment/conversion schemes in sensitive locations
• Rural development including conversions to residential, diversification and rural leisure
• Appraisals of development potential
• Feasibility studies
• Environmental Impact Assessments in respect of minerals proposals