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The Company

Established in 1987 and operating in the North West of England, mainly north Lancashire and Cumbria – in particular the Lake District.

Notable for ingenious and creative solutions, frequently resolving seemingly intractable problems and delivering substantive planning gain for clients.

Planning is the central pillar of a practice where core skills and competencies also include:-

• Structural engineering

• Design

• Project management

• Civil engineering

The practice's structural engineering prowess engenders a strong pragmatism to handling planning issues.

Main Planning Services

• For LAND AND PROPERTY OWNERS: planning gain from changes of use and expansion of current operations including the identification of profitable latent lawful uses.

• For CONTRACTORS, BUILDERS AND ARCHITECTS: planning and engineering support at all stages from conception through to implementation.

• For PROPERTY INVESTORS: advice on planning potential.

• For HOME OWNERS: anything slightly unusual.

• For PLANNING VICTIMS: practical assistance with appeals.

Examples of Recent Work

• Planning advice and help central to a £100m+ business sale.
• The substantial increase of pitches on caravan parks.
• Several substantial (£3/4m+) large home refurbishment projects (planning; design; engineering and project management)
• The successful application for a Certificate of Lawful Use – where the applicant had previously lost a Planning Appeal for the same.
• The planning; design; installation and commissioning of a bridge in the Lake District National Park.
• The successful change of use for a listed building.
• Responsible for the Conservation Plan for Historical Buildings for the Dounreay Site Restoration Scheme on behalf of UKAEA.
• Numerous successful Planning Appeals