Development Planning Experts

SW Planning guide clients from all sectors of the development industry – private landowners, developers, national corporate organisations and public sector bodies, through the planning process for a range of development types.

We offer a personal, high quality consultancy service, seeking to understand and define objectives, and formulating strategies to help deliver viable planning solutions. We are experienced at working on both large and small projects and within larger development consultancy teams,

Commercial Planning Specialists

SW Planning is a planning consultancy with a proven track record for securing viable and deliverable development schemes. Planning is a key, and often complex, factor in all transactions involving land and buildings, and gaining the right permission is crucial to a site's value.

We specialise in providing commercial planning advice, identifying potential, and adding value to our clients' land and property. This is achieved through identifying and understanding the wider implications of development planning issues, and adopting a fully integrated approach to development in order to minimise risks and produce deliverable, cost effective and sustainable solutions. We are committed to our clients and building lasting relationships, based on being:

commercially aware;
efficient and effective;
committed to quality; and
focused on delivering successful outcomes that meet our clients requirements

Professional Planning Consultancy Services

Our planning consultancy services are designed to lead our clients through the complexities of the development process. We tailor our solutions to each client's needs and we provide a cost effective and responsive approach, dealing with all aspects of planning & the development process.

The planning services we provide include:
Planning audits and appraisals
Strategic development planning advice
Planning applications
Listed building, conservation area and advertisement consent processes
Negotiations of conditions and S106 legal obligations
Project management including consultant team appointments and coordination
Planning appeals and expert witness evidence
Direct instruction of Counsel
Asset protection and enhancement (Development plan monitoring and representations)
Planning and development briefs
Public consultation and community engagement