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Qualified in 1982 Carolyn spent the first 5 years of her career in local government before moving into private practice. She was an Associate with one of the larger city based practices before establishing Apcar Smith Planning in 1993. She has extensive experience of residential & commercial developments in urban and rural areas.
Initial advice and appraisals on development potential; planning applications and negotiations with local planning authorities; applications for certificates of lawfulness and prior approval matters; development briefs; written representation appeals; informal hearing appeals; expert evidence at public inquiries; representations on emerging local plans, EIP's and local plan inquiries; advice on enforcement notices and enforcement notice appeals; instruction of barristers for planning matters; and third party representations.
Various planning permissions granted by local planning authorities or on appeal including housing developments ranging from one to fifty units, blocks of flats of eight to sixty units, multiplex cinema, hotels, high street changes of use, offices, industrial and warehouse developments, hostels, nursing homes, care homes, schools and nurseries. These involve a mix of new build and conversions.
Clients include residential developers, commercial developers, land owners, end users (eg. retailers, banks, restaurants, nursing home operators), land speculators and development funders.
To provide a professional and personal service to each client, on time and within budget.
Legal: Licensed Access to the Bar
Legal: Public Inquiries
Conservation: Ancient Monuments
Local & Strategic Planning: Development Briefs
Local & Strategic Planning: Local Plans
Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Monitoring
Conservation: Conservation Areas
Conservation: Listed Buildings
Conservation: Urban Conservation
Agriculture: Barn Conversions
Agriculture: Diversification
Business: Car Parking / Access
Business: Enforcement
Business: Extensions / Alterations of Premises
Business: Lawful Development Certificates
Business: New Premises
Business: Working from Home
Housing: Housing Design Layout
Health Planning: Cemeteries
Health Planning: Crematoriums
Health Planning: Health Centres
Health Planning: Hospital
Health Planning: Nursing Homes
Housing: Affordable Housing
Housing: Applications
Housing: Car Parking
Housing: House Extensions
Housing: Objections
Housing: Residential Developments
Housing: Social Housing
Industrial: Light Industry
Industrial: Service Industry
Legal: Advocacy
Legal: Appeals
Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness
Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Planning Gain
Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 106 Agreements
Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Representation
Local & Strategic Planning: EIP (Examination in Public)
Local & Strategic Planning: Green Belt
Research: Feasibility Studies
Research: Site Appraisals
Retail: Advertisements / Canopies / Blinds
Retail: Change of Use
Retail: Out of Town Sites
Retail: Shops
Retail: Town Centres
Tourism & Leisure: Amusement Centres
Tourism & Leisure: Cinemas
Tourism & Leisure: Guest Houses / B&B
Tourism & Leisure: Fast Food / Take Away Outlets
Tourism & Leisure: Health Clubs
Tourism & Leisure: Hotels
Tourism & Leisure: Public Houses
Tourism & Leisure: Restaurants