The statutory development plan remains a cornerstone of the planning system.

The ongoing root and branch review of the planning system is designed to improve the efficiency of the decision making process and having a relevant and up to date development plan is considered to be a pre-requisite of an efficient planning system. Speed will not mean cutting corners.

Developers are well advised to ensure that they participate in the development plan process. We can provide a development plan monitoring service and can assist with submissions designed to protect your property interests or to promote new opportunities. Such exercises may well prove to be invaluable in current market conditions when forward planning may pay dividends when the effects of the credit crunch begin to ease.

We also have experience in appearing at local plan inquiries for both public and private sectors.