Land is a finite resource and those seeking to achieve the most beneficial use of their land/buildings, need to ensure that proposals for development are promoted in the most effective manner based on solid planning advice. A Chartered Town Planner is a planning specialist who is regulated by the Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI). They have the experience and knowledge of the planning system, to produce informed proposals which comply with both local and national planning policies, whilst meeting the needs and wishes of clients.
Packaging planning applications & planning appeals in a professional and appropriate manner could mean the difference between success and failure. Increasingly other property professionals are now advising their clients to instruct planning consultants at an early stage of the development process, as they are able to advise on the best way of approaching a potential development site. It is important to ensure you hire the right professional for the right project. Planning is not a protected profession.
Anyone, from Architects and Surveyors to home improvement companies will claim to offer planning services, but they don’t have the in-depth knowledge of the planning system that a Chartered Town Planner has. By hiring us, you will receive the very best advice, ‘quality assured’ by the Royal Town Planning Institute, the professional body for planning. We work with our clients, stakeholders and the Local Planning Authority involved in granting planning permission.
Our knowledge and expertise will ensure your project gets the support it needs to gain the necessary planning permission.
Chartered Town Planning Consultants:
- Provide accurate, impartial and cost-effective professional planning advice to ensure their client’s planning applications receive a smooth journey through an often expensive and complex planning process.
- Offer a fresh, independent approach to solving complex planning issues.
- Understand how to add value and get the most for their clients from the planning system.
- Build effective relationships with the Local Planning Authority, community and other affected by their clients planning applications.
- Hold professional indemnity insurance, protecting them and their client.
- Direct instructions to Barristers, without their client having to use a solicitor as an intermediary.
- Are accountable to an Independent Code of Professional Conduct.