Planning Consultancy with Bell Ingram

Whether your development project is an empty field or an existing building that requires renovation or conversion, our considerable knowledge and experience in development planning ensures the best results for you.

Bell Ingram Design provide a comprehensive range of planning related services which combined with our architectural team offers the full package of skills required to take any development opportunity from initial inception through to construction management.

Planning is a key aspect of the development process and with a dedicated member of staff providing planning related services Bell Ingram can assist in a wide range of tasks including:

• Development opportunity identification surveys
• Planning prospects reports
• Promotion of development opportunities
• Pre-application consultation
• Preparation of planning applications
• Development justification reports
• Negotiating planning agreements
• Planning appeals
• Guidance on planning legislation and procedures
• Assistance with planning enforcement issues
• Guidance on grant schemes and securing funding

The entire planning system is currently in the midst of an overhaul and this will lead to number of changes to the rules and regulations. As part of this all local authorities will have to prepare new local development plans which will guide the location of new development across their areas.

This provides an opportunity for the promotion of potential development sites, which if successful, would provide a significant boost to both development prospects and land values.

Building Surveying and Building Conservation Management

We can assist you in identifying or assessing development opportunities which you may possess and promote these through the planning system to ensure that you maximise the potential of your land assets.

Similarly, the development management framework, which sets out how local authorities deal with planning applications, is also changing with a raft of new rules and procedures being introduced. We can provide guidance on this and also oversee the preparation and submission of planning applications.

Furthermore, our team can assist in any post-application planning matters such as negotiating the terms of planning agreements with the local authority or undertaking planning appeals.

Bell Ingram Design represent a broad range of clients including private estate owners, farmers, house builders, property developers, public agencies and individual property owners. We have developed good working relationships with external consultants, planning authorities and service providers. Our colleagues in other divisions of Bell Ingram dealing with Microgeneration, Estate Management, Estate Agency, Pipelines and Utilities can provide additional expertise to assist projects where required.

Our network of UK offices means we are well represented and capable of looking at projects in the majority of locations.

View more planning consultancy case studies, plus view a selection of Bell Ingram Design's previous work on the Bell Ingram Design micro-site

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