We can offer advice and on-going support with the following:
MANAGEMENT OF PLANNING SERVICES
Helping local authorities to rationalise or restructure the delivery of planning services(e.g. through collaborative working, outsourcing or cooperatives)
Developing, with local authorities and stakeholders, strategic approaches to Local Economic Partnerships, infrastructure plans and the Community Infrastructure Levy
Peer-group review and interim management support
Professional and Councillor training, e.g on localism, growth incentives and the presumption in favour of sustainable development
LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FRAMEWORKS
Any stage of the LDF process
Core Strategies and policy development
Area Action Plans and Supplementary Planning Documents
Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessments
Employment Land Reviews
Assessment and validation of evidence base
Site Allocation Documents
Sustainability appraisals for LDD's
INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND DELIVERY
Establishing infrastructure planning and delivery partnerships
Infrastructure delivery plans for LDFs
CIL evidence base and Charging Schedules
Establishing relationship between planning authorities and LEPs
REGENERATION
Visioning and strategy development
Implementation strategies
Masterplanning
Development briefs, site appraisals and feasibility studies
Delivery of regeneration and planning strategies
Implementation of major infrastructure and development projects
Programme development and project management
Land assembly and compulsory purchase
PLANNING: DEVELOPMENT MANAGEMENT
Major planning applications
Appeals, public inquiries and hearings
Sustainability appraisals for major development proposals
ENVIRONMENT & CONSERVATION
Landscape appraisal and environmental strategies
Green Infrastructure Strategies and Infrastructure Planning
Design and access statements
Environmental Impact Assessments
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT
Community consultation and partnership building
Stakeholder workshops
Statements of Community Involvement