Quod

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Quod advises clients from a wide range of sectors and across different consenting regimes. We are proud of our reputation for providing advice which adds value for clients, particularly on larger or more complex projects requiring a strategic approach.

Our focus on delivering the right outcomes has earned us the privilege of working with a wide range of brilliant clients on some of the most exciting projects in the country. This has helped us to recruit and retain some of the very best people in the industry.

Quod advises the public and the private sector. Our client base includes Albion Land, Argent, Barratt, Berkeley Group, British Land, Canary Wharf Investments, Delancey, Grainger plc, DHL, GLP, Grosvenor Group, Hammerson, LCR, Legal & General, Lend Lease, London Square, Marshall Group Properties Ltd, Muse Developments, Places for People, South Oxfordshire DC, St William, Stratford City Business District Limited, Travis Perkins, TJ Morris, Wellcome Trust and Westfield. We also advise some of the country’s largest infrastructure providers including Aquind, Bradwell Power Generation Company Ltd, EDF Energy, Heathrow Airport Limited, Horizon Nuclear Power, Leeds Bradford Airport, London City Airport, Thames Water, and Transport for London (TfL).

Uniquely, we combine mainstream planning advice with industry leading expertise on socio-economic issues, environmental assessments, infrastructure, and development economics including affordable housing and viability. We like to really understand the client’s needs and then help them to navigate the planning system to deliver outstanding projects. We value meaningful engagement with communities, stakeholders, and decision makers in the process and we understand the need for a highly commercial approach in order to be able to deliver the best outcomes.

We enjoy what we do and we want clients to enjoy working with us, so whatever your interest we would like to be talking to you.

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: Statements of Community Involvement

Local & Strategic Planning: Core Strategies

Local & Strategic Planning: Area Development Frameworks

Local & Strategic Planning: Planning Strategies

Local & Strategic Planning: Duty to Cooperate

Local & Strategic Planning: Sustainability Appraisal

Local & Strategic Planning: Sustainability Statements

Local & Strategic Planning: Development Plan - Viability Assessments

Conservation: Townscape Impact Analysis

Conservation: Design Layout

Conservation: Conservation Areas

Conservation: Historic Building Restoration

Conservation: Historic Towns / Sites

Conservation: Listed Buildings

Conservation: Urban Conservation

Conservation: World Heritage Sites

Legal: Appeals

Legal: Covenants

Legal: Judicial Review

Legal: Public Inquiries

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: Gypsy / Traveller Sites

Countryside & Environment: Rural Regeneration

Countryside & Environment: Rights of Way

Countryside & Environment: Wind Farms

Agriculture: Planning & Development

Agriculture: Development Viabilities

Agriculture: Development Applications

Business: Business and Science Parks

Business: Car Parking / Access

Business: Extensions / Alterations of Premises

Business: Lawful Development Certificates

Business: New Premises

Design: Masterplanning

Design: Design Layout

Design: Tall Buildings

Economic Development: Viability Assessment

Economic Development: Community Infrastructure Levy - Examination

Economic Development: Funding Advice

Economic Development: Development Strategies

Economic Development: Funding Applications

Economic Development: Economic Research

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Community and Stakeholder Consultation Events

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Neighbourhood Development Plans

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Registration of Community Assets under Localism Act

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Public Participation

Neighbourhood & Community Planning: Schools / Community Buildings

Health Planning: Nursing Homes

Housing: Affordable Housing

Housing: Applications

Housing: Housing Needs Studies

Housing: House Extensions

Housing: Objections

Housing: Residential Developments

Housing: Social Housing

Housing: Viability Assessments

Industrial: Light Industry

Industrial: Minerals / Aggregates / Extraction

Industrial: Nuclear

Industrial: Oil & Gas

Industrial: Telecommunications

Industrial: Utilities

Information Technology: Development Control Application Systems

Information Technology: GIS

Information Technology: Internet

Information Technology: CAD

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Affordable Housing Viability

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Expert Witness

Negotiation & Dispute Resolution: Section 106 Agreements

Overseas: Other Planning Systems

Research: Feasibility Studies

Research: Land Availabiltiy Studies

Research: Research / Surveys

Research: Site Appraisals

Research: Environmental Impact Assessment

Research: Local and Strategic Housing Market Assessments

Research: Housing Needs Assessments

Research: Gypsy and Traveller Accommodation Assessments

Research: Viability and Planning Assessments and Inquiries

Retail: Impact Tests

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

Tourism & Leisure: Cinemas

Tourism & Leisure: Fast Food / Take Away Outlets

Tourism & Leisure: Hotels

Tourism & Leisure: Playing Fields

Tourism & Leisure: Public Houses

Tourism & Leisure: Restaurants

Tourism & Leisure: Stadiums

Tourism & Leisure: Swimming Baths

Tourism & Leisure: Tourism

Tourism & Leisure: Sport & Recreational Strategies

Transport: Transport planning and design

Transport: Airports

Transport: Motorways

Transport: Ports

Transport: Railways

Transport: Roads

Transport: Underground (Tube) Systems

Urban Regeneration: Brownfield Sites

Urban Regeneration: Compulsory Purchases

Urban Regeneration: Design

Urban Regeneration: Town & City Centre Revitalisation Schemes

Urban Regeneration: Housing Estate Masterplans

Minerals & Waste: Waste Disposal

Minerals & Waste: Waste Local Plans

Minerals & Waste: Mining

Minerals & Waste: Waste Recycling

Minerals & Waste: Oil & Gas Exploration

Local Authority Services: Development Management

Marine: Energy

Renewable Energy: Wind Power

Renewable Energy: Solar Power

Renewable Energy: Biomass

Renewable Energy: Energy Efficiency

Employment: City Centre Tall Buildings

Employment: Distribution and Warehousing

Employment: Offices

Employment: Impact Tests

Infrastructure: Community Infrastructure Levy - Evidence Studies

Infrastructure: Infrastructure Planning for Local Plans

Infrastructure: Health Assessments

Infrastructure: Schools Planning