Keppie Planning Ltd

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Practice Profile

Keppie Planning was established in 1991 and offers a comprehensive solution to planning and development issues over the entire spectrum of development activity throughout the UK, and is highly experienced in dealing with a wide range of planning issues from initial appraisals and assessments through to major appeal work and masterplanning exercises.

In our role as planners we are required to lead the consultant team to pull the disciplines together, ensuring that their work is focused, on the central planning objective. Within this framework we are often responsible for reporting to the client at regular strategy meetings to discuss tactics, advise on procedure, review progress and take instruction.

We pride ourselves on the number of loyal Clients we retain and the strong business relationships we have based on trust, mutual respect and collaboration.

Ethos

A key aim of town planning is the creation of environments where people can thrive. Successful town planning is therefore seen as the management of sustainable growth and the creation of places where people actually choose to live and work.

To achieve this aim, town planning must ensure the conscious control of new development within cities, towns, villages and landscapes over time. Town planning must also assess how people and communities could be affected by development and ensure that all considerations, e.g. social, economic, cultural and ecological are given due attention in the decision-making process.

Best Practice

Keppie work on a wide range of projects including some of the highest profile schemes in the UK to small domestic scale developments and act for a range of public and private sector Clients including; local authorities, landowners, investors and developers.

Rigorous analysis is critical to understanding the way in which places work in order to provide competent, quality design solutions. The depth of understanding of the town planning process and planning law, along with our performance gives our Clients confidence in our ability to deliver results. In all cases, it is our objective to apply best practice of adding value to our Client’s development proposals. The range of services available from our planning and development team includes the following areas:

• Advice on, and submission of, all forms of town planning applications

• Development Appraisals

• Appeals and Inquiries

• Environmental Impact Assessment co-ordination

• Development advice

• Redevelopment and Urban Regeneration

• Negotiations, Consultations and Community Engagement

• Sequential Testing

• Masterplanning

• Section 75 & 106 negotiations

• Development and Design Briefs

• Development Promotion: Development Plan Monitoring and Representations.

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We are a modern, forward-thinking practice which is committed to providing a creative, innovative and deliverable product for our clients.

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Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Representation

Local & Strategic Planning: EIP (Examination in Public)

Local & Strategic Planning: Green Belt

Local & Strategic Planning: Sub-regional Planning

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Briefs

Local & Strategic Planning: Local Plans

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan Monitoring

Local & Strategic Planning: Statements of Community Involvement

Local & Strategic Planning: Area Development Frameworks

Local & Strategic Planning: Planning Strategies

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan - Viability Assessments

Conservation: Ancient Monuments

Conservation: Archaeology

Conservation: Conservation Areas

Conservation: Ecology

Conservation: Historic Building Restoration

Conservation: Historic Towns / Sites

Conservation: Listed Buildings

Conservation: Rural Conservation

Conservation: Urban Conservation

Conservation: World Heritage Sites

Legal: Public Inquiries

Legal: Advocacy

Legal: Appeals

Countryside & Environment: Renewable Energy Sources

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

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Impact Assessments

Countryside & Environment: Environmental Audits

Countryside & Environment: Gypsy / Traveller Sites

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: Coastal Planning

Countryside & Environment: Countryside Access Strategies

Countryside & Environment: Country Parks

Countryside & Environment: Green Belt

Agriculture: Option Agreements

Agriculture: Planning & Development

Agriculture: Development Viabilities

Agriculture: Development Applications

Agriculture: Agricultural Developments

Agriculture: Barn Conversions

Agriculture: Diversification

Agriculture: Estates

Agriculture: Farms

Agriculture: Horticulture

Agriculture: Liveries

Agriculture: Small Holdings

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: Masterplanning

Design: Urban Design

Economic Development: Marketing

Economic Development: Development Strategies

Economic Development: Feasibility Studies

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Events

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Public Participation

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Schools / Community Buildings

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

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: Local and Strategic Housing Market Assessments

Housing: Housing Design Layout

Industrial: Site Design Layout

Industrial: Heavy Industry

Industrial: Light Industry

Industrial: Minerals / Aggregates / Extraction

Industrial: Mining

Industrial: Utilities

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Mediation

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Planning Gain

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 106 Agreements

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 75 Agreements

Overseas: Other Planning Systems

Research: Local and Strategic Housing Market Assessments

Research: Housing Needs Assessments

Research: Viability and Planning Assessments and Inquiries

Research: Feasibility Studies

Research: Land Availabiltiy Studies

Research: Research / Surveys

Research: Site Appraisals

Retail: Advertisements / Canopies / Blinds

Retail: Change of Use

Retail: Factory Outlet Centres

Retail: Motorway Service Areas

Retail: Out of Town Sites

Retail: Retail Impact Studies

Retail: Shops

Retail: Supermarkets

Retail: Town Centres

Retail: Town Centre Management

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

Transport: Buses / Coach Stations

Transport: Car Parks

Transport: Cycle Ways

Transport: Motorways

Transport: Ports

Transport: Railways

Transport: Roads

Transport: Rivers / Canals / Waterways

Transport: Traffic Management

Urban Regeneration: Blight

Urban Regeneration: Brownfield Sites

Urban Regeneration: Compulsory Purchases

Urban Regeneration: PPP (Public & Private Partnerships)

Urban Regeneration: Waterfront Sites

Minerals & Waste: Quarries

Minerals & Waste: Coal Mining

Minerals & Waste: Waste Recycling

Minerals & Waste: Landfill

Local Authority Services: Development Management

Local Authority Services: Contracted Out Services

Marine: Conservation

Marine: Energy

Marine: Land use

Enforcement: Investigation

Enforcement: Appeals

Enforcement: Remedial Action

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy: Solar Power

Renewable Energy: Biomass

Renewable Energy: Anaerobic Digestion

Employment: City Centre Tall Buildings

Employment: Distribution and Warehousing

Employment: Offices