Darren Parker
Operations Director - Planning (England, Scotland and Wales)
Planning in the UK and Ireland
With over fifty years' experience in interpreting local and national planning policies, we have deep expertise throughout the entire planning life-cycle. As one of the largest planning consultancies in the UK and Ireland, we work collaboratively with our clients from our network of regional offices to provide workable solutions to complex issues.
Our planning expertise
Making it easy for clients to navigate the planning process, our end-to-end expertise covers:
Development planning - delivering permissions and approvals for projects across all sectors of development.
Strategic planning - placing our client's future projects in the development plan for an area or region to be delivered during the next 10,15 or 20 years.
Our planning expertise is supported by our in-house environmental, transport and heritage specialists to provide a comprehensive planning and environmental consultancy service.
Development planning
Assessment of prospects of obtaining planning permission; timing and cost
Non-Statutory and Statutory pre-application Consultation
Lawful and Permitted Development
Planning permissions, Conservation Area Consent and Listed Building Consent
Development Consent Orders and Developments of National Significance
Energy and Waste Planning
Advertisement Consent
Management of the planning application team
Retail Impact Assessment
Environmental Impact Assessments and Statements
Negotiation of planning conditions and section 106 agreements
CIL advice
Discharge of planning conditions, variation of conditions and extensions of time
Planning Appeals – Written Representations, Hearings and Inquiries
Instructions to Counsel
Judicial Review
Hazardous Substances Consent
Compensation claims - Certificates of Appropriate Alternative Development
Compulsory purchase related to “no scheme” development scenarios
Strategic planning
Development potential appraisal
Managing technical assessments
Housing needs assessment
Housing market intelligence
Housing land supply assessment
Housing delivery testing
Employment land need and supply analysis
Sustainability Appraisals
Strategic site searches
Viability assessments
Candidate site submission
Site promotion brochures
Local Plan Hearing Statements
Expert Witness attendance at examinations
Development plan monitoring
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Key contacts
Paul Hill
Senior Director - Planning (Midlands)
Karen Jones
Operational Director - Planning (London)
Chris LeCointe
Operations Director - National Planning and Infrastructure
