Cassidy + Ashton

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The Company

Cassidy + Ashton's planning team is part of the Cassidy + Ashton Group, a multi-disciplinary and award-winning practice of Chartered Architects, Chartered Building Surveyors, Town Planners and Construction Advisers, with over 40+ people.

Cassidy + Ashton’s planning team advises clients across the UK from the South Coast to Scotland and from Kent to Anglesey, with a strong project portfolio in London.

With an experienced and diverse team of planning specialists, Cassidy + Ashton offers the full range of professional services in the fields of town planning, masterplanning and environmental assessment. Where required, clients can also benefit from working with the practice’s in-house architects and building surveyors, providing a truly holistic service.

Specialist Skills

Cassidy + Ashton’s specialist team advises on all matters relating to town planning, masterplanning and environmental issues. In particular the practice has built up specialist skills in major residential developments, complex mixed-use development and environmental assessment along with the other services including planning applications and appeals, development plan advice, site appraisals and heritage assessment.

Experience

The practice has as diverse client portfolio that includes landowners, private developers, local authorities, some of the UK’s most distinguished housebuilders and market leaders across sectors including food and drink, and manufacturing.

The team is currently progressing over 5,000 residential dwellings across the UK.

Recent projects include progression of Whyndyke Garden Village, a 1,400 dwelling urban extension which is one of the Government’s Healthy New Towns. The practice is also leading the planning, design and masterplanning of Blackpool Airport Enterprise Zone, helping to provide 3,000 new jobs working alongside Blackpool and Fylde Councils and major port development.

The Cassidy + Ashton team is also working on a number of residential schemes within London including in Hackney, Camden, Southwark, Westminster, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth and Kingston.

Advice on complex planning applications and appeals is a speciality of the practice. The team obtained planning permission for the UK's first combined solar and gas management generating facility, and is currently advising on a number of major mixed use developments around the country.

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Briefs

Local & Strategic Planning: Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Monitoring

Local & Strategic Planning: Community Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Representation

Local & Strategic Planning: EIP (Examination in Public)

Local & Strategic Planning: Green Belt

Local & Strategic Planning: Minerals Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Sub-regional Planning

Local & Strategic Planning: Waste Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Statements of Community Involvement

Local & Strategic Planning: Core Strategies

Local & Strategic Planning: Planning Strategies

Local & Strategic Planning: Sustainability Appraisal

Local & Strategic Planning: Sustainability Statements

Conservation: Townscape Impact Analysis

Conservation: Ancient Monuments

Conservation: Design Layout

Conservation: Conservation Areas

Conservation: Ecology

Conservation: Historic Building Restoration

Conservation: Historic Towns / Sites

Conservation: Listed Buildings

Conservation: Rural Conservation

Conservation: Urban Conservation

Legal: Advocacy

Legal: Appeals

Legal: Land Tribunals

Legal: Licensed Access to the Bar

Legal: Public Inquiries

Countryside & Environment: Country Parks

Countryside & Environment: Coastal Planning

Countryside & Environment: Green Belt

Countryside & Environment: Renewable Energy Sources

Countryside & Environment: AONB (Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty)

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments

Countryside & Environment: Strategic Environmental Appraisals

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Statements

Countryside & Environment: National Parks

Countryside & Environment: Rural Regeneration

Countryside & Environment: Rights of Way

Countryside & Environment: SSSI (Special Sites of Scientific Interest)

Countryside & Environment: Tree Preservation Orders

Countryside & Environment: Visual Impact Assessments

Countryside & Environment: Wind Farms

Countryside & Environment: Wetlands

Countryside & Environment: Wildlife Centres / Trusts

Agriculture: Agricultural Developments

Agriculture: Barn Conversions

Agriculture: Diversification

Agriculture: Estates

Agriculture: Farms

Agriculture: Horticulture

Agriculture: Liveries

Agriculture: Small Holdings

Agriculture: Planning & Development

Agriculture: Development Applications

Agriculture: DEFRA - Consultancy Advice

Business: Advertisements / Canopies / Blinds

Business: Business and Science Parks

Business: Change of Use

Business: Car Parking / Access

Business: Enforcement

Business: Extensions / Alterations of Premises

Business: Lawful Development Certificates

Business: New Premises

Business: Working from Home

Business: Offices

Design: Design Layout

Design: Characterisation Studies

Design: Townscape Impact Analysis

Design: Tall Buildings

Design: Crime Prevention Design

Design: Masterplanning

Design: Urban Design

Design: Architecture

Design: Implementation

Economic Development: Development Strategies

Economic Development: Feasibility Studies

Economic Development: Viability Assessment

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Events

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Public Participation

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Schools / Community Buildings

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Village/Town Appraisals

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Village Design Statements

Health Planning: Cemeteries

Health Planning: Crematoriums

Health Planning: Health Centres

Health Planning: Hospices

Health Planning: Hospital

Health Planning: Nursing Homes

Health Planning: BREEAM Assessments

Housing: Affordable Housing

Housing: Appeals

Housing: Applications

Housing: Boundaries / Curtilage

Housing: Car Parking

Housing: Housing Needs Studies

Housing: House Extensions

Housing: Objections

Housing: Residential Developments

Housing: Social Housing

Housing: Housing Design Layout

Industrial: Heavy Industry

Industrial: Light Industry

Industrial: Minerals / Aggregates / Extraction

Industrial: Mining

Industrial: Service Industry

Industrial: Mobile Phone Masts

Industrial: Technological Industry

Industrial: Utilities

Industrial: Waste Disposal

Industrial: Site Design Layout

Information Technology: CAD

Information Technology: Internet

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Planning Gain

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 106 Agreements

Research: Private Sector Stock Condition Surveys

Research: Empty Homes Surveys

Research: Viability and Planning Assessments and Inquiries

Research: Feasibility Studies

Research: Land Availabiltiy Studies

Research: Research / Surveys

Research: Site Appraisals

Research: Environmental Impact Assessment

Retail: Advertisements / Canopies / Blinds

Retail: Car Boot Sales

Retail: Change of Use

Retail: Factory Outlet Centres

Retail: Markets

Retail: Out of Town Sites

Retail: Retail Impact Studies

Retail: Shops

Retail: Supermarkets

Retail: Town Centres

Retail: Site Design Layout

Tourism & Leisure: Amusement Centres

Tourism & Leisure: Caravan Parks / Camping Sites

Tourism & Leisure: Cinemas

Tourism & Leisure: Golf Courses

Tourism & Leisure: Guest Houses / B&B

Tourism & Leisure: Family Entertainment Centres

Tourism & Leisure: Fast Food / Take Away Outlets

Tourism & Leisure: Health Clubs

Tourism & Leisure: Hotels

Tourism & Leisure: Marinas

Tourism & Leisure: Parks

Tourism & Leisure: Playing Fields

Tourism & Leisure: Public Houses

Tourism & Leisure: Restaurants

Tourism & Leisure: Stadiums

Tourism & Leisure: Swimming Baths

Tourism & Leisure: Theme Parks

Tourism & Leisure: Tourism

Tourism & Leisure: Wildlife Centres / Zoos

Transport: Buses / Coach Stations

Transport: Car Parks

Transport: Roads

Transport: Rivers / Canals / Waterways

Transport: Travel Plans

Urban Regeneration: Waterfront Sites

Urban Regeneration: Design

Urban Regeneration: Town & City Centre Revitalisation Schemes

Urban Regeneration: Housing Estate Masterplans

Urban Regeneration: Blight

Urban Regeneration: Brownfield Sites

Urban Regeneration: Compulsory Purchases

Minerals & Waste: Mineral Local Plans

Minerals & Waste: Waste Disposal

Minerals & Waste: Minerals/Aggregates Extraction

Minerals & Waste: Quarries

Minerals & Waste: Waste Local Plans

Minerals & Waste: Mining

Minerals & Waste: Coal Mining

Minerals & Waste: Waste Recycling

Minerals & Waste: Waste Minimisation

Minerals & Waste: Oil & Gas Exploration

Minerals & Waste: Incineration

Minerals & Waste: Landfill

Local Authority Services: Development Management

Local Authority Services: Contracted Out Services

Marine: Ports

Enforcement: Appeals

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy: Solar Power

Renewable Energy: Biomass

Employment: City Centre Tall Buildings

Employment: Distribution and Warehousing

Employment: Offices

Infrastructure: Schools Planning