DLA Town Planning Ltd

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Particular Expertise

We offer general planning advice on proposals of all scales, but with specialist fields in master-planning, housing, commercial, retail, education and tourism/leisure. We are involved in schemes throughout the UK but our main areas of reference are Central, Southern and Eastern England, and London. We also specialise in conservation area and listed building applications, and golf course developments.

Main Planning Services

• Project Management/Lead Consultant - we are specialists in managing schemes through to permission via negotiation, through the development plan process or appeal;
• Pre-application Service - Site Appraisals & Feasibility Studies and Pre-Application Negotiations with Local Planning Authorities & other consultees;
• Public Consultations/Exhibitions;
• Preparation, submission and overseeing of planning and related applications and appeals;
• Promotion of sites through Local Plans and other Local and Neighbourhood Plan representations;
• Strategic projects with both short-and long-term horizons.

Examples of recent projects

We act for national, regional and local house builders and commercial developers, local authorities, private individuals and land owners.

Current Projects

• Master-planning for new urban edge settlements and extensions to existing cities, towns and villages.
• Residential developments forming urban and village extensions, ranging from 80 units to 400 units in Central Bedfordshire, Milton Keynes, Huntingdonshire, Uttlesford and Hertfordshire;
• Site promotion through Local Plan submissions in Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Cambridgeshire and North London;
• Working with Local Authorities, including Dartford, to provide planning services for large urban extensions;
• Heritage specialist projects for national House Builders and individual clients and the retained Heritage Consultants for St Albans Cathedral.
• Working with a range of national golf clubs through our sister company, Quantum Golf Limited.

Legal: Licensed Access to the Bar

Legal: Public Inquiries

Conservation: Ancient Monuments

Conservation: Archaeology

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Briefs

Local & Strategic Planning: Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Monitoring

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

Conservation: Conservation Areas

Conservation: Historic Building Restoration

Conservation: Historic Towns / Sites

Conservation: Listed Buildings

Conservation: Rural Conservation

Conservation: Urban Conservation

Conservation: World Heritage Sites

Agriculture: Barn Conversions

Agriculture: Diversification

Agriculture: Farms

Agriculture: Horticulture

Agriculture: Liveries

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

Countryside & Environment: Gypsy / Traveller Sites

Countryside & Environment: Rural Regeneration

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

Countryside & Environment: Tree Preservation Orders

Housing: Housing Design Layout

Design: Masterplanning

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Public Participation

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Schools / Community Buildings

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Village/Town Appraisals

Health Planning: Cemeteries

Health Planning: Nursing Homes

Housing: Affordable Housing

Housing: Appeals

Housing: Applications

Housing: Boundaries / Curtilage

Housing: Car Parking

Housing: House Extensions

Housing: Light Issues

Housing: Objections

Housing: Residential Developments

Industrial: Light Industry

Industrial: Service Industry

Information Technology: Development Control Application Systems

Legal: Advocacy

Legal: Appeals

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Mediation

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: Land Availabiltiy Studies

Research: Site Appraisals

Retail: Advertisements / Canopies / Blinds

Retail: Change of Use

Retail: Out of Town Sites

Retail: Shops

Tourism & Leisure: Amusement Centres

Tourism & Leisure: Cinemas

Tourism & Leisure: Golf Courses

Tourism & Leisure: Guest Houses / B&B

Tourism & Leisure: Fast Food / Take Away Outlets

Tourism & Leisure: Health Clubs

Tourism & Leisure: Hotels

Tourism & Leisure: Marinas

Tourism & Leisure: Playing Fields

Tourism & Leisure: Public Houses

Tourism & Leisure: Restaurants

Tourism & Leisure: Tourism

Transport: Car Parks

Transport: Motorways

Urban Regeneration: Brownfield Sites

Agriculture: DEFRA - Consultancy Advice

Agriculture: Option Agreements

Agriculture: Development Viabilities

Marine: Conservation

Local & Strategic Planning: Statements of Community Involvement

Local & Strategic Planning: Core Strategies

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Events

Countryside & Environment: Green Belt

Local & Strategic Planning: Area Development Frameworks

Local & Strategic Planning: Planning Strategies

Urban Regeneration: Joint Venture Partnerships

Business: Offices

Infrastructure: Schools Planning

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Neighbourhood Development Plans

Local Authority Services: Contracted Out Services

Local & Strategic Planning: Duty to Cooperate

Local & Strategic Planning: Sustainability Statements

Health Planning: Care Homes