Our team have over 20 years’ experience in planning for retail and leisure.

We can advise on the requirements and level of detail required for any proposal. We are able to undertake NPPF compliant sequential and impact assessments.

Working directly for high street and food retailers, securing new builds and extensions. Assisting in gaining consent for road side facilities by justifying new drive thru operators and hotels and leisure uses.

We have and can continue to work as a consultant for Local Authorities, advising on the need for more floorspace over their local plan periods, advising on policy wording for their Local Plans and assessing planning applications and appearing at Inquiries as a expert witness on their behalf.

We can advise on masterplans and the requirement for retail and leisure floorspace in town centres and SUE’s.

More recently the direction has been towards justifying the loss or retail from the high street to other uses and assessing the impact this might have on designated centres.

We can review portfolios and advise on the need or planning permission for changes of use, amalgamation or division of units, shopfronts and advertisements.